Valentine’s weekend: Stars and Moon walk

Valentine’s weekend: Stars and Moon walk

Would you like to learn more about the night sky? Celebrate love under the night sky at our Stars and Moon walk event! Join us at the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre for a romantic evening surrounded by nature’s beauty. Enjoy a gentle stroll as you gaze at the twinkling stars above. We’ll enjoy hot chocolate and treats before going outdoors for a stargazing stroll to look at stars, planets, and constellations and share resources for improving your celestial knowledge.

The Glenlivet and Tomintoul area is one of the best places in the Cairngorms National Park to discover the wonders of the night sky. It is Scotland’s second International Dark Sky Park and one of the most northerly in the world.

As we will be outside for a portion of the session, please dress appropriately for cold and changeable weather. Sturdy shoes, lots of layers, along with gloves and hat will make your stargazing experience more enjoyable.

If conditions are unsuitable on the day of the event the organiser will email attendees.

Valentine’s weekend: Stars and Moon walk

Would you like to learn more about the night sky? Celebrate love under the night sky at our Stars and Moon walk event! Join us at the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre for a romantic evening surrounded by nature’s beauty. Enjoy a gentle stroll as you gaze at the twinkling stars above. We’ll enjoy hot chocolate and treats before going outdoors for a stargazing stroll to look at stars, planets, and constellations and share resources for improving your celestial knowledge.

The Glenlivet and Tomintoul area is one of the best places in the Cairngorms National Park to discover the wonders of the night sky. It is Scotland’s second International Dark Sky Park and one of the most northerly in the world.

As we will be outside for a portion of the session, please dress appropriately for cold and changeable weather. Sturdy shoes, lots of layers, along with gloves and hat will make your stargazing experience more enjoyable.

If conditions are unsuitable on the day of the event the organiser will email attendees.

St Andrew’s, Aviemore and Alvie and Insh churches invite you to follow the glowing trail as it guides you through Alltnacriche’s grounds, with live action scenes to take you back in time to Jesus’ birth. Join the jostling at the Inn! Come across the wise men reflecting at their evening’s camp site! Discover the shepherds settling down for the night, BEFORE their big fright! And come to the very simple stable.

Hot drinks and mince pies served at the end of the trail.
Free entry, but donations welcome.
Last entry at 5.30 pm

Join us for festive family stargazing on Thursday, December 19th, 2024. We’ll have tea, hot chocolate and festive treats in the Discovery Centre before going outside to look for stars, planets, and constellations. Santa hats, bells, and reindeer noses and antlers welcome!

Toilets are available in the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre.

If the weather isn’t suitable on the day, we’ll endeavour to run an alternative session on the 20th.

As we will be outside in December, please dress extra warmly for cold and changeable weather. Please also wear appropriate shoes for wet, and wintry conditions.

21 December 2024

Dark Skies Walk – Ursid Meteor Shower, catch the shooting stars of the last major meteor shower of the year, the Ursids. At its peak, observers may be able to view as many as 10 meteors in an hour.

Please be aware this is an outdoor event and participants should come dressed for walking in the dark in winter for 2 – 2.5 hrs

13th December 2024

Dark Skies Walk – The Geminids are considered to be one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, with the possibility of sighting around 120 meteors per hour at its peak.

The shower owes its name to the constellation Gemini because the meteors seem to emerge from this constellation in the sky.

Sunday 1 December 2024

Dark Sky walk – The New Moon phase is the best time to explore the night sky. Find planets, stars, and constellation. There are two New Moons in December 2024. The first one falls on the first day of the month.

This is an outdoor event, following a short presentation participants should expect to be outdoors for 2 – 2.5 hours and come dressed for a winters evening walk.

All abilities gentle guided sociable walk with local insight, chat and live musical interludes. Leaving from The Grantown Hub – cash and card payments before departure (in aid of fiddler of Strathspey Festival funds).

Discover the hidden secrets of Grantown-on-Spey and its heritage with an expert local guide and musical contributions to lighten the mood and your steps. Meet at The Grantown Hub. Cash or card payment before departure.

Join John Halliday a STGA guide on a walk along the Dava Way from near the former Dava Station to Grantown.
This is a distance of 13.8km or 8 miles along the former railway line.

The estimated 4 hour walk with stops along the way from the Dava Moor, Huntly’s Cave, The Braes of Castle Grant, the East Lodge and finishing in the Square beside Burnfield.

Numbers are limited to eight as transport will be provided at 10 am from Burnfield Car Park beside Grantown Museum.