Europe's first "dark sky park"

Yea, getting there is easy-peasy.
It's the unpredictable nature of the weather is the main problem.
Sounds like it would be a nice place to rent a cottage in the summer/autumn anyway.
Should be good scenery there too.

Michael.

michaeloconnell wrote:

Sounds like it would be a nice place to rent a cottage in the summer/autumn anyway.
Should be good scenery there too.

As for accommodation have a look at this: click here

And the local club details are here: Wigtownshire Astronomical Society

I did a quick check.
Ryanair fly into Prestwick and at the moment
you can book a return from Shannon including taxes for a tenner.
3 days car hire for would be 100
A Single/Twin Room & meals for 3 nights at that place would cost 100.
Factor in petrol and you could do a 3 day visit for around 300 Euro.
Less if you went for 2 nights.

I looked at the ferry from Belfast to Stranrar
which runs quite often and may suit those up north.
I'd think about driving over but you would want to make it a
week to be worthwhile.

So, what dates have you got planned for the IFAS Dark Skies Trek to Galloway Frank?

Anytime around the New Moon and I'm game!


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This weekend's Sunday Times Travel supplement has an article on Galloway Forest park and the author's (Jeremy Lazell)unsuccessful attempt to do some observing there .. rain!
He gives the usual info/cost/contact details and goes on to say that while Galloway is the only Dark Sky park in Britain that 'on the Philip's Dark Skies map it is not the only grey patch'.
He gives detail of a few other 'grey patches' in England/Wales and interestingly gives a good plug for 'grey patches' in the West Of Ireland.
He gives the Kerry Astronomy Club web address and mentions Ladies View car park 'for fantastic open-sky views'. He also gives SAC web address 'that holds events on the wild,abandoned Burren which has fantastically dark 360-degree views'.
Sorry, I did not manage to find a link to the article.