Bolderwood Car Park - Forestry Commission

Bolderwood Car Park - Forestry Commission

New Forest National Park, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7GQ

This car park is one of the main locations in the New Forest and features parking and a field ideal for telescopes or lying out on a blanket spotting shooting stars! There are also toilets nearby although we’re not sure if they are open 24 hours!


Bolderwood Car Park - Forestry Commission is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

Weather forecast

  • 28/03/24

    10° 89%
  • 28/03/24

    35%
  • 29/03/24

    89%
  • 29/03/24

    92%

Weather forecast for Furzey Gardens (2.6 miles away) updated 28/03/24 at 20:00.




Events nearby

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  • Isle of Wight Observatory open night

    Thursday 28th March 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:30pm

    The Isle of Wight Observatory, Newchurch, PO36 0LX (24.6 miles away)

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  • Wessex Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Tuesday 2nd April 2024 from 00:00am to 21:00pm

    Allendale Centre - Wimborne, Wimborne, BH21 1AS (15.3 miles away)

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  • Cranborne Chase Starfest 2024

    Tuesday 2nd April 2024 from 12:00pm to Thursday 4th April 2024 22:00pm

    Allendale Centre - Wimborne, Wimborne, BH21 1AS (15.3 miles away)

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  • West Wight Stargazing Club

    Tuesday 2nd April 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Island Planetarium, Yarmouth, PO41 0RR (13.1 miles away)

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  • Stargazing Evening at Damerham

    Wednesday 3rd April 2024 from 20:30pm to 22:00pm

    Damerham Village Hall, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HD (9.7 miles away)

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Stay and gaze nearby

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  • DreamAcres – Cranborne Chase

    Coombe Bissett, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 4LP (12.7 miles away)

    Stay & Gaze

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