Ended up going to Druridge Bay on Wednesday with a friend, its just a little way up the Northumberland Coast and not too difficult to get to which was rather handy as I'd never been there before. Originally we went out to get a few photos of the northern lights but there wasn't anything to be seen which was a shame, so instead we just did some normal star scape photos which really I'd never done much of before just the odd attempt whilst doing other things so it was a first for me. Didn't help that there was a fair bit cloud about but there was enough of gaps in it to get some photos and it was blowing a gale constantly for the hour we where there.
Reasonably happy with the results, few things I've picked up on that I need to think about next time, mainly to try lowering the iso as the shots are a little noisey, I'll have to up the exposure time which will be a bit more awkward but I should be able to go to 60 seconds before seeing star trails and I need to make sure I do a test shot and look for a level horizon, dunno how I missed that one as I usually do.
Druridge Bay Milky Way by
russellcram, on Flickr
Druridge Bay Milky Way by
russellcram, on Flickr
Druridge Bay Starscapes by
russellcram, on Flickr