Our Hot Tub Guide To Meteor Showers In 2014

There’s nothing more perfect for a romantic honeymoon or couples getaway than seeing a shooting star with someone special. It’s an absolute back to nature experience too. But a meteor shower – now that’s a whole new kind of light show! So picture this…

You are lying back in your traditional Finnish wooden hot tub in steaming spring water that is a constant 40°C. Behind you sits your luxury log cabin and stretching out in front a totally unspoilt 100 acre lake. Champagne glass in hand, you savour the long evening of drama that the night sky puts on for you both. The reflection of the stars on the still lake surface doubles the atmosphere. Your totally secluded getaway is hidden from the world.

After seeing the show, reach for your luxury white towels and snuggle up in front of your clear view log fire…

To make this happen simply book one of our getaways and escape on a Cotswolds holiday at one of the below dates. Great with loved ones or a group of friends. We can’t guarantee a cloudless night but we can promise a Cotswolds sky free of light pollution. Meteor showers are like fishing – You do it, you experience nature – and one day you may just catch what you’re there for.

Lyrids:

April 16^th-25^th (peaking 22^nd April)

Rate per hour: 10-15

Description: Bright fast meteors, some with trains. Associated with Comet Thatcher

Eta Aquarids:

April 24^th-May 20^th (peaking 5^th May)

Rate per hour: 35

Description: Low in sky. Associated with Comet Halley

Capricornids:

July – August (peaking 8^th-26^th July)

Rate per hour: 5

Description: Bright meteors

Alpha Capricornids:

July 15^th-August 25^th (peaking 2^nd August)

Rate per hour: 5

Description: Yellow slow fireballs

Perseids:

July 23rd^th-August 20^th (peaking 12^th-13^th August)

Rate per hour: 75

Description: Many bright fast meteors with trains. Associated with Comet Swift-Tuttle (1737, 1862, 1992)

Orionids:

October 16^th-27^th (peaking 22^nd October)

Rate per hour: 25

Description: Fast with fine trains. Associated with Comet Halley

Taurids:

October 20^th-November 30^th (peaking 4^th November)

Rate per hour: 10

Description: Very slow meteors

Leonids:

November 15^th-20^th (peaking 17^th-18^th November)

Rate per hour: 30-300

Description: Fast bright meteors with fine trains. Associated with Comet Tempel-Tuttle

Geminids:

December 7^th-16^th (peaking 14^th December)

Rate per hour: 75

Description: Plenty of bright meteors, few trains