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Reach for the stars: the best dark-sky destinations in Britain

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The Cambrian Mountains have nine official Dark Sky Discovery Sites, an International Dark Sky Park and an astro-tourism trail.

Andromeda galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbour, is just 2.5 m light years away with the naked eye.

Exmoor, Devon , is Europe ’s first international Dark Sky Reserve, with no human-made pollution.

The Isle of Rum in the Inner Hebrides has no public lighting and only 40 full-time residents.

Galloway Forest Park has more than 7,000 stars on a clear night .

Moffat is Europe ’s first dark sky town, it has special street lighting designed to keep light pollution to a minimum.

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