Hideaway, Wander and Wonder

In a leafy corner of the North York Moors National Park you’ll find two handcrafted hideaways tucked away in a pretty cottage garden on the edge of Dalby Forest.

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Sutton Bank – White Horse Circuit dark skies walk

Once described by James Herriot as the finest view in England, what better place to start your dark skies adventure.

Heading off across Roulston Scar, where ancient tribes...

Illuminated Whitby Abbey

This Halloween, Whitby Abbey will once again come to life with dramatic after-dark illuminations and spooky goings-on for everybody to enjoy.

The abbey’s Gothic ruins are famous for inspiring Bram Stoker’s...

Whitby Night Photography Workshop

Do you fancy trying your hand at photographing something different? If so, then why not join local landscape photographer Richard Burdon and learn how to shoot stunning images of the...

Dark Skies with Dani Robertson

Join us to celebrate the dark skies and all the wonderful night-time creatures this October! We’re extremely excited to welcome Dani Robertson, Dark Skies expert and nature writing author, to...

Summertime Farewell

Coinciding with the end of British Summertime, and the North York Moors National Park’s Dark Skies Festival, join River Mountain Experience for a Summertime Farewell walk on the moors before...

Dark Skies - walking in heartbeat country

Join Walk Yorkshire to explore Heartbeat Country after night fall.

Surrounded by high moors and interlaced with cascading streams and waterfalls, Heartbeat Country is a walker’s paradise. You will...

Dark Skies Festival Night Walk – Sutton Bank with Large Outdoors

Enjoy the very special experience of walking at night through the Sutton Bank landscape, under the North York Moor’s dark skies.

Wander in awe as you walk under a...

Astro Photography Workshop at Ampleforth Abbey

Join experienced astro-photographer Steve Bell for a unique opportunity to learn how to capture the beauty of the night sky at Ampleforth Abbey. From the Milky Way to other celestial...

Dancing with The Long Dead Stars at the Dark Skies Festival

Join electronic dance artists The Long Dead Stars who will be performing from their album Whitby Mudstone and sharing new tracks too! Dance in the gardens of Whitby YHA with...

Mad Alice's Ghost Train

Join Mad Alice as she takes you on a spine-tingling ghost train ride through the haunted heart of the North York Moors. Step aboard a one-of-a-kind journey and experience an...

Hole of Horcum – Levisham circular walk at night

The Hole of Horcum also known as the Devil’s Punchbowl is a spectacular natural amphitheatre scooped out of Levisham Moor, that only gets better under the starry night skies we...

Dark Skies with Whitby Astronomical Society

Join Whitby Astro Society for chance to learn all about the stars and planets with an in depth talk, a look through telescopes set up in the garden and a...

Evening adventure walk from Clay Bank

Join River Mountain Experience for a short, 3.5 hour walk from Clay Bank car park on to the stunning Wainstones as darkness falls. Experience spectacular night views over a colourful...

'Stories of the Stars' at Ryedale Folk Museum

Join Ryedale Folk Museum for 'stories of the stars' and discover how our ancestors would have used them. Explore the Museum in the dark then meet at the Manor House...

Dark Skies Experience at Sutton Bank with Large Outdoors

Discover the stunning dark skies of the North York Moors, one of the UK’s best stargazing spots with Large Outdoors. With telescopes and expert guide, explore the beauty of the...

'Stories of the Stars' at Ryedale Folk Museum

Join Ryedale Folk Museum for 'stories of the stars' and discover how our ancestors would have used them. Explore the Museum in the dark then meet at the Manor House...

Evening adventure walk from Clay Bank

Join River Mountain Experience for a short, 3.5 hour walk from Clay Bank car park on to the stunning Wainstones as darkness falls. Experience spectacular night views over a colourful...

Robin Hood's Bay – A smugglers paradise night walk

Join Walk Yorkshire for this magical coastal walk that starts and finishes in Robin Hood's Bay the busiest smuggling community on the Yorkshire coastline during the 18th century. With countless...

Dark Skies Experience at Sutton Bank with Large Outdoors

Discover the stunning dark skies of the North York Moors, one of the UK’s best stargazing spots with Large Outdoors. With telescopes and expert guide, explore the beauty of the...

Mad Alice's Ghost Train

Join Mad Alice as she takes you on a spine-tingling ghost train ride through the haunted heart of the North York Moors. Step aboard a one-of-a-kind journey and experience an...

The Cistercian Walk at night – A circular walk from Helmsley to Rievaulx Abbey and back to Helmsley

This is a 7 mile circular walk linking ancient monuments set within the beautiful North York Moors and their incredible starry nigth skies.

Starting in the charming Yorkshire market...