Coastal Night Walk & Stargazing

Coastal Night Walk & Stargazing

Friday 20th January 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm

Robin Hood's Bay Car Park
Robin Hood's Bay Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4QN

When the skies are clear and close to a new moon, what you’ll see here will take your breath away. Then, standing on the coastline looking out to sea, you’ll be greeted by an inky darkness and a vast star-filled sky.

Meanwhile, you’ll hear the rhythmical sound of waves on the shore, smell salty sea air and feel the breeze against your skin. It’s refreshing, rejuvenating and massively uplifting.

But this event is so much more than a night walk.

Fabian, our walk leader for the evening, will drop in celestial information here and there and talk about deep time. You’ll also find out about the geology of this coastline too, as the area is steeped in ancient rocks and fossils, akin to the dinosaur coast.

But that’s not it. Instead, we’ll guide you through a sensory journey ramping up your feel-good factor. Once “in the zone” through this mindful activity, stargazing can increase your ability to feel awe. An emotion now considered more important than happiness.

Walking at night has many benefits and is a compelling way of reconnecting you to nature – regardless of whether it’s cloudy or clear. So you’ll feel amazingly refreshed and restored no matter what the skies do.

To end the evening, we’ll head to the local pub for a drink or maybe a hot chocolate – so you can chat a little more with your fellow participants.


Event organiser

Adventures for the Soul

Adventures for the Soul is organising this event

Please contact Adventures for the Soul directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.



Forthcoming events

Below is a list of events at Robin Hood's Bay Car Park. View these events on a calendar.

  • Coastal Night Walk & Stargazing

    Friday 20th January 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm

    Robin Hood's Bay Car Park, Whitby, YO22 4QN

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  • Coastal Night Walk & Stargazing

    Saturday 21st January 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm

    Robin Hood's Bay Car Park, Whitby, YO22 4QN

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  • Dark Skies walk at Robin Hood’s Bay

    Thursday 23rd February 2023 from 18:45pm to 21:45pm

    Robin Hood's Bay Car Park, Whitby, YO22 4QN

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  • Lantern walk: Shine a light on queer history

    Friday 24th February 2023 from 19:00pm to 20:00pm

    Robin Hood's Bay Car Park, Whitby, YO22 4QN

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