Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival

Friday 6th to Sunday 22nd September 2019
See website for details

The first Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival, celebrating the dark skies and landscapes of the Norfolk Coast.

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A variety of events and activities across the area will allow us to discover the sights and sounds of the AONB after dark and appreciate how the lack of light pollution adds to the feeling of tranquility that makes the coast so special.

Events include:

Celestial wonders under dark skies in Norfolk (with King's Lynn and District Astronomy Society at Deepdale Camping & Rooms
Stargazing at Kelling Heath Dark Sky Discovery Site
Creatures of the Night
Wild at Night
Norfolk Wildlife Trust Cley Visitor Centre evening stroll and BBQ
Norfolk Wildlife Trust Bats at Cley-next-the-Sea
An Introduction to the art of night walking with Dixe Wills
Creatures of the Night
Splendours of the dark skies of the Norfolk Coast (with King's Lynn and District Astronomy Society
Snapshot of the skies

Full programme on the website.

The Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival is organised by the Norfolk Coast Partnership. The Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a protected landscape in Norfolk, England. It covers over 450 sqkm of coastal and agricultural land from The Wash in the west through coastal marshes and cliffs to the sand dunes at Winterton in the east.