What an amazing experience. ...The welcome,knowledge,atmosphere,view,equipment all worked together... read more
There's a very good small observatory at Battlesteads hotel nearby, or check out the dark skies website for national park events
What an amazing experience. ...The welcome,knowledge,atmosphere,view,equipment all worked together... read more
We had a great time - ok it wasn't the clearest night but it was amazing seeing Jupiter and the... read more
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What an amazing experience. ...The welcome,knowledge,atmosphere,view,equipment all worked together to give a wonderful evening. My husband LOVES astronomy and this was his birthday....He LOVED it....I am a total novice and came away excited about stars and planets. We got to view Jupiter and 2 of...More
We had a great time - ok it wasn't the clearest night but it was amazing seeing Jupiter and the communication satellite when it flashed in the sky. The staff are knowledgeable and very entertaining and made the hours go by. It June it doesn't...More
We came up from Leeds to this wondrously dark part of England for a talk on the Aurora and to have a gander at some of those space things as well. Let me tell you, I've never been so amazed at what I was shown....More
Went up on Friday night for the Aurora night. Unfortunately there was heavy cloud so no aurora could be seen. However the team were fantastic. The three hours flew by with informative talks and a great cuppa. What impressed me most was the enthusiasm of...More
Delighted that you had a good night and we are fortunate in having such an enthusiastic and committed team of staff and volunteers. We look forward to welcoming you back perhaps in the Autumn / Winter months which is obviously a very different experience. Best...More
We attended the midnight event on 17th June 2017 and had a great night. Cloud threatened to start off with but soon cleared. The staff were knowledgeable, enthusiastic, passionate, helpful and inspiring. We saw Jupiter, Saturn, M13 Globular Cluster, Binary Star Systems the moonrise and...More
Many thanks for your review Neil and so glad that you had such a good night and the clouds cleared ! I hope that the 'midge damage' heals soon and that we can welcome you back in the Autumn / Winter months which is a...More
Great evening on the 16th June despite awful weather. The guys were brilliant - thoroughly entertaining throughout and very informative. Cannot wait to come back in July - hopefully the clouds will stay away but even if they don't, I know I am in for...More
We visited on 30th May for the 'Universe full of Stars' evening. In fact our whole weeks holiday in Northumberland was based on visiting the 'Dark Skies', and it was the anticipation of going to kielder that made us choose a holiday cottage in Northumberland....More
This review is for the kielder observatory and it's staff, and not the weather we experienced during our trip - mother nature can be a cruel mistress, and she taunted us with clear skies for our two hour drive to get the keilder (from our...More
Thank you very much Aaron for taking the time to submit such a detailed review which is very helpful and we will certainly take your comments and suggestions on board. We are always very disappointed when the weather prevents observing and we constantly strive to...More
We had been wanting to go to kielder observatory for a long long time. After numerous review reading we finally decided on the 'aurora night' event. We booked in advance, so had been waiting for this event for quite sometime. I am really sad to...More
Thanks you very much for your feedback which we have considered carefully and put a number of things in place to try and compensate in part for poor weather conditions. We are very sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the night and if you...More
Absolutley loved it. The staff were very passionate and giving us lots of information about what we were looking for. They all had different specialities which was great. We were lucky with the weather and got to see Jupiter/Saturn/Star Clusters etc. They were even able...More
Many thanks for your review Chloe and delighted that you had a good night and its always special when the ISS makes a guest appearance ! Hope to see you back again in the future and can I encourage you to check the website for...More
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