Join your local amateur astronomy society! Our guide to societies in the UK and Ireland

Amateur astronomy societies are a great way of meeting fellow stargazers, and there are branches across the UK and Ireland.

Whether you are just getting started in astronomy or are a seasoned observer, astronomy societies are a great way to learn, socialise and meet other members who are only too happy to share their experiences and knowledge.

If you have found yourself asking "where is there an astronomy club near me?" Then you have come to the right place.

Below is a list of over 200 amateur astronomical societies around the UK and Ireland, so you can find an astronomy club near you.

If your astronomy club is not listed and you would like to be included, let us know at contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com.

England astronomy societies

Bedfordshire

• Bedford Astronomical Society
• Cranfield Astronomical Society
• Luton Astronomical Society

Buckinghamshire

• Aylesbury Astronomical Society
• Milton Keynes Astronomical Society
• Wycombe Astronomical Society

Berkshire

• The Hershel Astronomical Society
• Maidenhead Astronomical Society
• Newbury Astronomical Society
• Reading Astronomical Society

Bristol

• The Bristol Astronomical Society

Cambridgeshire

• Cambridge Astronomical Association & Cambridge Young Astronomers
• Papworth Astronomy Club
• Peterborough Astronomical Society
• St Neots Astronomy Association

Cheshire

• Altrincham & District Astronomical Society
• Chester Astronomical Society
• High Legh Community Observatory (Facebook)
• Macclesfield Astronomical Society
• Mid-Cheshire Astronomical Group
• South Cheshire Astronomical Society
• Wincham, Pickmere & District Astronomy Group

Cornwall

• Callington Astronomy Group (Facebook)
• Cornwall Astronomy Society
• Kernow Astronomers
• Roseland Observatory Society

Cumbria

• Border Astronomical Society
• Cockermouth Astronomical Society
• Eddington Astronomical Society

Derbyshire

• Chesterfield Astronomical Society
• Derby and District Astronomical Society
• Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society
• Rosliston Astronomy Group
• White Peak Astronomical Observing Group (Facebook)

Devon

• Norman Lockyer Observatory Soc
• North Devon Astronomical Society
• Plymouth Astronomical Society
• Tiverton and Mid Devon Astronomy Society
• Torbay Astronomical Society

Dorset

• Wessex Astronomical Society
• Weymouth Astronomy

East Midlands

• East Midlands Stargazers

East Sussex

• Brighton Astro
• East Sussex Astronomical Society
• Eastbourne Astronomical Society
• Foredown Tower Astronomers
• Lewes Astronomical Society
• Seven Sisters Astronomical Society
• The Local Group
• Wadhurst and District Astronomical Society
• Wealden Astronomers

East Yorkshire

• Brough Astronomy
• East Riding Astronomers
• Hull and East Riding Astronomical Society
• Mexborough and Swinton Astronomical Society

Essex

• Castle Point Astronomy Club
• Clacton and District Astronomical Association
• East Essex Astronomy Club
• Loughton Astronomical Society
• North Essex Astronomical Society
• Thurrock Astronomy Society

Gloucestershire

• Cam and Dursley Astronomy Club
• Cotswold Astronomical Society

Greater Manchester

• Heaton Park Astronomy Group
• Manchester Astronomical Society
• Oldham & Rochdale Astronomy
• Salford Astronomical Society
• West Disbury Astronomical Society

Hampshire

• Andover Astronomical Society
• Basingstoke Astronomical Society
• Cody Astronomical Society
• Fordingbridge Astronomers
• Hampshire Astronomical Group
• Solent Amateur Astronomers

Herefordshire

• Herefordshire Astronomical Society

Hertfordshire

• Hertford Astronomy Group
• Letchworth & District Astronomical Society
• South West Herts Astronomical Society

Kent

• Ashford Astronomical Society
• Cranbrook and District Science and Astronomical Society
• Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford
• Edenbridge and District Astronomers
• Herne Bay Amateur Astronomical Society
• Mid-Kent Astronomical Society
• Orpington Astronomical Society
• South East Kent Astronomical Society
• Thanet Astronomy Group

Lancashire

• The Astronomy Centre
• Blackpool & District Astronomical Society
• Bolton Astronomical Society
• Earby Astronomical Society
• Euxton Astronomy
• Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society
• Preston & District Astronomical Society
• Southport Astronomical Society
• Wythenshawe Park Stargazers Club

Leicestershire

• Leicester Astronomical Society
• Melton and District Astronomical Society

Lincolnshire

• Cleethorpes and District Astronomical Society
• Lincoln Astronomy

London

• Baker Street Irregular Astronomers
• Croydon Astronomical Society
• Flamsteed Astronomy Society
• Astronomical Society of Haringey
• Havering Astronomical Society
• The Hampstead Garden Suburb Astronomical Society
• West of London Astronomical Society

Merseyside

• Liverpool Astronomical Society

Norfolk

• Breckland Astronomical Society
• King's Lynn and District Astronomy Society
• The North Norfolk Astronomy Society
• Norwich Astronomical Society

North Yorkshire

• Harrogate Astronomical Society (Facebook)
• Reeth Informal Astronomy Group
• Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society
• York Astronomical Society

Northamptonshire

• Nene Valley Astronomical Society
• Nortants Amateur Astronomers
• Northamptonshire Natural History Society (Astronomy Section)
• Stanion & Northants Astronomy Club

Northumberland

• Kielder Observatory
• Newcastle Astronomical Society
• Northumberland Astronomical Society

Nottinghamshire

• Bassetlaw Astronomical Society
• Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society
• Nottingham Astronomical Society

Oxfordshire

• Abingdon Astronomical Society
• Bicester Astronomy Club (Facebook)
• Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group

Shropshire

• Shropshire Astronomical Society

Somerset

• Bath Astronomers
• Beckington Astronomical Society
• Bridgewater Astronomical Society
• Crewkerne and District Astronomical Society
• Exmoor StarGazers
• Somerset Levels Stargazers
• South Somerset Astronomical Society
• Wells & Mendip Astronomers
• The William Herschel Society

South Yorkshire

• Doncaster Astronomical Society
• Sheffield Astronomical Society

Staffordshire

• North Staffordshire Astronomical Society

Suffolk

• DASH (Darsham and Surrounding Hamlets Astronomical Society
• Lowestoft & Yarmouth Regional Astronomers
• Orwell Astronomical Society
• Stour Astronomical Society

Surrey

• Ewell Astronomical Society
• Farnham Astronomical Society
• Guildford Astronomical Society
• Walton Astronomy Group

Tyne & Wear

• Newcastle Astronomical Society
• South Shields Astronomical Society
• Sunderland Astronomical Society

Warwickshire

• Coleshill & North Warwickshire Astronomy Society
• The Rugby and District Astronomical Society
• The Stratford upon Avon Astronomical Society

West Midlands

• Birmingham Astronomical Society
• Coventry and Warwickshire Astronomical Society
• The Heart of England Astronomical Society
• Knowle Astronomical Society
• Wolverhampton Astronomical Society
• Walsall Astronomical Society

West Sussex

• Adur Astronomical Society
• Crawley Astronomical Society
• Horsham Astronomy Group
• South Downs Astronomical Society
• Worthing Astronomers
• Worthing Astronomical Society

West Yorkshire

• The Batley and Spenborough Astronomical Society
• Bradford Astronomical Society
• Leeds Astronomical Society
• Hebden Bridge Astro Society
• Huddersfield Astronomical Society
• Keighley Astronomical Society
• Wakefield Astronomical Society
• West Yorkshire Astronomical Society

Wiltshire

• Salisbury Astronomical Society
• Swindon Stargazers
• Wiltshire Astronomical Society

Worcestershire

• Bromsgrove Astro
• Carolian Astronomy Society
• Redditch Astronomical Society
• Worcester Astronomical Society

Isle of Wight

• Vectis Astronomical Society

Isle of Man

• The Isle of Man Astronomical Society

Wales astronomy societies

Blaenau Gwent

• Heads of the Valleys Astronomical Society

Clywd

• North Wales Astronomical Society

Gwynedd

• Gwynedd Astronomical Society

Mid Glamorgan

• Bridgend Astronomical Society

Monmouthshire

• Abergavenny Astronomical Society
• Monmouth Astronomical Research Society
• Usk Astronomical Society

Pembrokeshire

• Preseli Astronomy Group

South Glamorgan

• Barry Astronomical Society
• Cardiff Astronomical Society

West Glamorgan

• Swansea Astronomical Society

Scotland astronomy societies

Aberdeenshire

• Aberdeen Astronomical Society
• Aberdeen West Astronomy Group

Argyll & Bute

• Bute Astronomical Society

Ayrshire

• Ayrshire Astronomical Society
• Astronomers of the Future Club

Caithness

• Caithness Astronomy Group

Dumfries & Galloway

• Dumfries Astronomy Society
• Galloway Forest Astronomical Society
• Moffat Astronomical Society

Dundee

• Dundee Astronomical Society

Edinburgh

• The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh

Fife

• Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club

Glasgow

• The Astronomical Society of Glasgow

Inverness

• Highlands Astronomical Society

Moray

• Sigma - Moray's Astronomy Club

North Lanarkshire

• Airdrie Astronomical Association

Renfrewshire

• Renfrewshire Astronomical Society

Ross-shire

• Stornoway Astronomical Society

Scottish Borders

• Ancrum Astronomy Club
• Tweedale Astronomical Society

South Lanarkshire

• Clydesdale Astronomical Society

Stirling & Falkirk

• Association of Falkirk Astronomers
• Stirling Astronomical Society

Strathclyde

• Renfrewshire Astronomical Society

Northern Ireland astronomy societies

• Irish Astronomical Association
• Northern Ireland Amateur Astronomy Society

Republic of Ireland astronomy societies

Cork

• Cork Astronomy Club

County Westmeath

• Midlands Astronomy Club

Dublin

• Astronomy Ireland
• Irish Astronomical Society

Galway

• Galway Astronomy Club

Kerry

• Kerry Astronomy Club

Limerick

• Limerick Astronomy Club

Meath

• Meath Astronomy Group (Facebook)

Waterford

• South East Astronomy

Have we missed your society? Let us know by emailing contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com.