# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Fully booked: Stargazing at the Castle
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Please note: this event is now fully booked and the waiting list is at capacity.

Join West Yorkshire Astronomical Society for a magical evening of stargazing at Pontefract Castle. 

Learn how to look through telescopes. Discover new ways to understand the night sky. 

Don't worry if it's cloudy weather - we've got a back-up plan! We will have constellation crafts and a stellarium viewer of the night's sky in the Visitor Centre. 

There will be lots of knowledgeable people on hand to help you learn more. 

This activity is aimed at families, but all are ​welcome.

Free, booking required as spaces are limited.

Book at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wakefield-museums-castles/stargazing-at-the-castle/e-xpvrya
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pontefract/fully-booked-stargazing-at-the-castle/200029354174229
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 663

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Pontefract
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Pontefract Castle (official)
- **lat**: 53.695509509389
- **long**: -1.3038279575084
- **full address**: Pontefract Castle (official), 1 Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 2JE, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Fully booked: Stargazing at the Castle being held?
  - **A:** Fully booked: Stargazing at the Castle takes place on Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Pontefract Castle (official), 1 Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 2JE, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Fully booked: Stargazing at the Castle?
  - **A:** Fully booked: Stargazing at the Castle is organized by Pontefract Castle (official).

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