The UK is getting colder and darker by the hour – it is, in other words, the perfect time of year to start thinking about your next getaway. Whether you’re pining for a dose of winter sun or planning on jetting off on a huge trip in 2025, travel magazines are out to inspire you. The likes of Lonely Planet, National Geographic and Condé Nast Traveller have all recently published their lists of the hottest places to travel next year.
And now it’s the turn of news media outlet Euronews, which has just unveiled its take on the travel trends to watch out for in 2025. The platform’s trend predictions feature everything from ‘destination dupes’ (ie affordable alternatives to popular destinations) to ‘coolcations’ (holidaying to colder climates in summer). You can check out all Euronews’ 2025 travel trends here.
And among Euronews’ travel trend predications for 2025 is a British destination. Euronews reckons next year that ‘cosmic getaways’ will be hot, and people will travel more to see stuff like comets and the northern lights. The publication highlighted Northumberland as a ‘suggested destination’ for a cosmic getaway.
Listing Northumberland alongside Chile and Iceland, Euronews said: ‘Northumberland National Park, along with most of Kielder Water & Forest Park, offer some of the UK’s most pristine dark skies.
‘Together, they form England's first International Dark Sky Park, a designation awarded in 2013 by the International Dark Sky Association in recognition of their joint commitment to conserving the dark skies and reducing light pollution, making them ideal destinations for stargazers.’
This isn’t the first time that Northumberland has been recognised for its stargazing prowess. Earlier this year it was touted for being home to the UK’s best dark sky national park. It was also crowned the third best place for stargazing in the world – yep, the entire world!
Northumberland also features in Time Out’s list of the best places for stargazing in the UK – see the full list here.
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