Where are the best places to see the Northern Lights in England/UK?

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Lord Charles

I have seen the Nothern Lights several times, and urge you to go for it and do the same if you can. I believe you can see them from the far North of Scotland (Aberdeen upwards as somenne has already said). For the best chances, go to Iceland - but that's a pretty expensive option.

A more practical option may be to go to the Isle of Lewis, or Harris in the Outer Hebrides. You can fly there via Glasgow or Edinburgh or take a ferry from Skye or Ullapool. Once you are outside Stornoway, there is almost no light pollution and October is a good month to see them. It's also a beautiful place to travel by day, fantastic beaches and loads of wildlife including red deer and golden eagles. There some good, inexpensive B&Bs. E-mail me if you would like to know more.

lukee

Not sure you can see them in the UK - they are generally only visible from countries Finland, Norway or Sweden. Do an internet search for the northern lights.

Penfold

You'll have to go the very north of Scotland. A friend who studied in Aberdeen said he occasionally saw them whilst he was studying there but it was only occasionally.

dave

There are no "best places" so to speak. It depends on how powerfull they are and the far north of scotland isn't the only place you can see them (ive seen them in southern England) although common sense dictates the further north the better your chances. To be Honest, youve got to be lucky, there might be a good display up above but that doesn't matter when you have 100% cloud cover, which it often is here.

Pedantic Scorpion

North of Scotland. Pretty sure you can't see them at all in southern Scotland or Enlgand.

allgiggles1984

Blackpool lights

imicola

You'd have to go as far North as possible, so Scotland would be your best bet....I doubt you'd be able to see them in England.

But that part of Scotland is really beautiful and rugged - amazing if you like walking/hiking/hill climbing/mountaineering!

english guy 1985

not possible in England, you can see them in Scotland but im not sure if you can see them as well as you can in Scandinavian countries.

tone

You will need to go to the north of Scotland to stand a chance really. The best places in Europe are the Scandinavian countries. However there are no certain days or times, this naturally occurring phenomena is largely unpredictable.

AI W

The further North you go the greater the chance of seeing them, you can see loads of stars really clearly in Whitby though.

Dark Crusader

far top of scotland

javber26

This web site allows you to monitor geomagnetic activity in real time, and will let you know when aurora may be visible from the UK.

http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/

J I H

Dunno about England but Aberdeen is the best place in Scotland & there are plenty of hotels. Why do you think that there is a famous song about the northern lights?