Northern Lights in the United Kingdom

Your best chances are in the far north of Scotland, where Shetland and Orkney see the aurora several times in a typical winter. Further south it takes a strong storm: Northern Ireland and northern England see it on a few nights a year, and southern England only in the biggest storms.

Go between September and March. The aurora is usually low in the northern sky, so find a dark spot with a clear view north, such as Kielder in Northumberland, and watch the cloud forecast.