Galloway Forest Park

Where in the World: dumfries & Galloway, scotland

Website: gallowayforestpark.com status: international dark sky Park the first international dark sky Park in the UK, scotland's Galloway Forest Park is super-dark for one reason: its 185,000-acres of trees. However, in clearings at the Glentrool, clatteringshaws and Kirroughtree visitors centre there are areas set up especially for astronomy, complete with seasonal star-charts. the scottish dark sky observatory (scottishdarkskyobservatory.co.uk) occasionally runs observing sessions.