text: is there a phenomena like the northern lights that can be seen in the uk.?   yes, you can sometimes see the northern lights in the uk.  i used to live in the south east of england near the sea, and i was fortunate enough to see the northern lights even from there.  if you have a look on some astronomy websites, they should be able to give you "space weather" updates, and let you know what the chance of an aurora occurring is.