In 2022, a night under the stars in Northumberland topped a list of 40 things to do in the UK before turning 40.
I still have a decade to tick it off my bucket list but since the opportunity came up, there's no way I was going to turn my nose up at it. And I've felt too old a lot of Newcastle's nightlife for a while, so I swapped it for that of its neighbouring county, which is less about hitting pubs and clubs.
Instead you might take a flask of hot chocolate out into some of the most remote areas and spot shooting stars, constellations, and even the aurora if you're really lucky (or extremely organised). Northumberland is home to the largest gold tier dark skies park in Europe and fourth largest in the world, with the county's five observatories benefitting from an almost complete lack of light pollution.
