Dark Skies of Exmoor Stargazing break at Yarn Market Hotel - October 2026
Friday 16th October 2026 from 18:00pm to Sunday 18th October 2026 15:00pm
Yarn Market Hotel
High Street, Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6SF, South West
Enjoy a weekend stargazing break at the Yarn Market Hotel, including expert talks and guided stargazing sessions. The break includes accommodation for 2 nights with dinner, bed, breakfast and lunch, including a Sunday roast. During the weekend there will be talks and stargazing hosted by Terry Evans, chairman of the Crewkerne & District Astronomical Society.
This event takes place as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2026.
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Fri 16th Oct
Sat 17th Oct
Sun 18th Oct
Local light pollution
Yarn Market Hotel is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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