Nats wrote:
Im moving down to Yorkshire from Newcastle and am hoping to take
advantage of some dark skies in the area once I have moved as my
present location of North Shields is rubbish. Where would be the best
place to go to observe in dark skies?

According to the Dark Skies map (and I'm not saying that this accurate!),
the Skipton area is far enough from the heavy light pollution of Greater
Manchester / Leeds / Bradford. If you really want to remove yourself from
civilisation, head further north into the Dales.