Stithians Lake Starry Campout

We would be delighted if you would like to join us at our first Starry Campout at Stithians Lake, celebrating the legacy of astronomer and social activist Mary Lockyer through stargazing and prehistoric heritage appreciation!

    Stithians Lake Starry Campout
    Friday Sept 6th – Sunday 8th Sept
    Stithians Lake, Cornwall

You are welcome to join us by booking a camping pitch or join us on Saturday for drop-in activities. Ideally, please let us know you’re coming to join us by making your free booking via our booking site here:
    
https://pretix.eu/mayescreative/starrycampout/

    Saturday afternoon: Drop in activity Schedule:
    (all activities are liable to change due to the weather)

**2 for 2.30 start: Family Prehistoric Cup mark stones walk around the lake. A relatively flat walk around the lake - 4-5 kilometers total. Please contact us to discuss access. Not suitable for wheelchairs. Meet outside the Stithians Lake Cafe

**1-5pm Drop-in Creative activities next to the Stithians Lake Cafe (cafe is open until 3pm):
 * Cornish Maids – Fran Rowse leads cut-out workshops inspired by Mary Lockyer’s hidden story as a female photographer
*  Gelli Printing
*  Make your own Planisphere
        
**6pm onwards
* Cornish storytelling with Ali around the campfire
* Bring your own barbecue and/or food to share and cook!
* Saturday evening stargazing/‘what’s in the sky’ projection indoors if cloudy or wet

** 9pm onwards
* stargazing with astronomer Carolyn Kennett
     
Mary Lockyer & local Wendron Stone Circle information will be available.
     
Further Info:
    Walking at Stithians Lake
    Located a few miles from the A30, the reservoir is surrounded by farmland and moorland, including a network of paths for tranquil or more active expeditions. There is a great walk from the café to the imposing Stithians dam. Take care: the route does involve a section of country lanes. There is also a 5 mile circular route which runs adjacent to the lake through meadows, wet woodland and heathland, which are environmentally managed by our dedicated Countryside Team.
     
    Stithians Lake camping website
    https://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/stithians-campsite
    Stithians Lake website
    https://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/stithians

Would you like to join us for the weekend?

There are a few weekend non-electric camping pitches left, but these are only bookable by phoning Matt at Stithians Lake on 01209 860301.

    This campout, walks and activities are part of our Mary Lockyer: Starlight heritage and creative practice project, which researches and shares the story of the inspiring Edwardian astronomer, photographer and social activist Mary Lockyer. We have chosen this location as being close to the Wendron Stone Circles which the Lockyers visited to look for astronomical alignments. The remaining stones from the circle are not easy to access but we will be sharing information about their story and archaeoastronomy.

    For more information about the project and Mary Lockyer, please see our website at www.mayescreative.com. With thanks to National Lottery Heritage Fund and Feast Cornwall for funding support and to our project supporters Norman Lockyer Observatory, the Royal Astronomical Society and Exeter University.

    We hope you are able to join us.
    We are available before the event if you have any unanswered questions about access or content. Please message us here or via our website.

    Thanks to Jamie Ashley for stargazing image