A picture of Sittingbourne in the county of Kent
Submitted on 25th February 2009

A picture of Ightham Mote in the town of Sevenoaks, in the county of Kent
Submitted on 6th August 2009

A picture of Ightham Mote in the town of Sevenoaks, in the county of Kent
Submitted on 6th August 2009

A picture of Leeds Castle in the town of Maidstone, in the county of Kent
Submitted on 18th February 2009

A picture of Sittingbourne in the county of Kent
Submitted on 25th February 2009

A picture of Leeds Castle in the town of Maidstone, in the county of Kent
Submitted on 25th February 2009

A picture of Leeds Castle in the town of Maidstone, in the county of Kent
Submitted on 25th February 2009

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The English county of Northumberland has Europe's largest area of protected night sky - The Northumberland International Dark Sky Park, which is 572 sq miles in size. With such low levels of light pollution it is officially the best place to stargaze in England, on a clear night allowing you to see 2,000 night time objects at any one time, including the Andromeda galaxy, which is over 2.5 million light years from earth.

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