Scenic drive
Galloway Forest Park dark sky viewing
Newton Stewart, Scotland
The UK's first Gold Tier Dark Sky Park, with some of the clearest night skies in Britain.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Park at a forest car park on a clear night and look up. The Milky Way is visible to the naked eye on moonless nights. The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory is nearby.
Good to know
- Check the cloud forecast
- Go on a moonless night
- Bring a red torch and warm clothes
- Best time
- Moonless, clear winter nights
- Getting there
- Forest car parks off the A712 and A714
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs welcome
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