Register your interest
Your place on the interest list means you can be contacted when a promising clear-sky window appears.
Guaranteed stargazing
Waiting for the right night.
Because Witchmark is privately run, I can wait for a promising clear night rather than asking guests to book months ahead and simply hope for good weather.
How booking works
A personal approach to the weather
Witchmark is my private observatory, not a venue running a fixed commercial programme. That gives me the freedom to put the sky first.
British weather is unpredictable, so visitors register their interest before any date is offered. When I believe a clear night is forecast and the observing conditions are suitable, I send a private ticket link to everyone on the list.
There are only ten spaces, offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wait for the forecast
Events are released only when the forecast and observing conditions look suitable.
Book one of ten places
A private booking link is sent to everyone registered. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
I only invite guests when I believe we have a genuine opportunity to observe. Every Witchmark evening is centred on guided stargazing and actual use of a telescope.
My clear-sky promise
What guaranteed means
The evening is built around observing
I do not want guests travelling to my observatory only to spend the entire evening indoors beneath cloud. Places are released because the available forecast supports genuine telescope observing.
If conditions unexpectedly deteriorate before the session, the evening will be handled in accordance with the published rescheduling or refund policy.
The exact objects visible will vary with the season, the time and the atmosphere, but the purpose remains the same: to share meaningful time beneath the sky.
Actual telescope useYour ticket includes guided observing and time using a telescope.
No indoor substituteThe experience is sold as a stargazing evening, not merely a talk.
Only suitable nightsThe booking window opens when the weather and observing outlook justify it.
