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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. At nearly 580 square miles, our dark sky zone, known as Northumberland and Kielder Water and Forest International Dark Sky Park, is the second largest area of protected night sky in Europe, and achieved this status thanks to the International Dark Skies Association, the leading international organisation working to combat light pollution worldwide. /*
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At 572 square miles (1,483 square kilometres) it is also Europe’s largest area of protected night sky.

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Go David! Due to its pristine skies it was awarded gold tier designation by the International Dark Sky Association, making it officially the best place in England for people to go to enjoy the heavens.”.

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Star gaze in Northumberland’s Dark Sky Park, Cawfields at night.

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At nearly 580 square miles, our dark sky zone, known as Northumberland and Kielder Water and Forest International Dark Sky Park, is the second largest area of protected night sky in Europe, and achieved this status thanks to the International Dark Skies Association, the leading international organisation working to combat light pollution worldwide. Luxury Bell Tents in Northumberland.



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It is estimated that 85% of the UK population has never seen a truly dark sky or experienced the sense of wonder that a clear night filled with billions of stars can give!

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Northumberland Dark Sky Park FAQs: What is a Dark Sky Park? The new zone - now known as the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park (NIDSP) - is the first of its kind in England and one of the largest in the world, joining the likes of Death Valley and Big Bend Dark Sky Parks in the USA.



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