

Astrofarm France Residential Astronomy Centre
Astrofarm is a residential astronomy centre set in the glorious French countryside with velvet dark, clear skies, a fully equipped observatory, tailored accommodation and a huge warm welcome! Situated in Confolens in the Charente region of the South West of France, our location offers stunning views, great weather and a taste of the French life. From week-long holidays to short weekend breaks, we have something to suit both the astronomer and astro-photographer. We pride ourselves on our hospitality and have carefully designed our centre to provide you with a great experience – so good that you will want to come back time and time again.


Meet the team that keeps Astrofarm running …
Your hosts Sue and Joe and the Astronomy Team are here to make your visit as stress free and pleasant as possible. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries and we will do our best to help. We really don’t mind your questions and look forward to meeting you here at Astrofarm very soon.

Sue
Business Manager

Joe
Resident Site Manager

Paul
Tech & Radio Astro lead

Owen
Sky & Observation Lead

John
Astro-photography Lead

Pete
Kit & Astro Centre Lead
We do astronomy at Astrofarm! With amazing skies, a fully equipped observatory, tons of kit, special events, astro-photography …… we have it all going on at Astrofarm.

Astrofarm astronomy centre includes accommodation and meals to suit the needs of the ‘up all night’ astronomer looking for flexibility and warm hospitality.
