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

  • 29/03/24

    2%
  • 29/03/24

    2%
  • 30/03/24

    2%
  • 30/03/24

    7%

Weather forecast for Furzey Gardens (2.6 miles away) updated 29/03/24 at 04:00.




Events nearby

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  • Cranborne Chase Astronomy Club meeting or observing

    Wednesday 8th May 2024 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    Grosvenor Arms Hotel - Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury, (25.2 miles away)

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  • Starquest Astronomy Club meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 9th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Sutton Veny Village Hall, Sutton Veny, BA12 7AP (29.5 miles away)

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  • Southampton Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 9th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Issac Watts Memorial Hall, Southampton, SO16 6TS (10.9 miles away)

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  • Isle of Wight Observatory open night

    Thursday 9th May 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:30pm

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

    More info
  • Hampshire Astronomical Group monthly meeting

    Friday 10th May 2024 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Clanfield Memorial Hall, Clanfield, PO8 0RB (28.6 miles away)

    More info

Stay and gaze nearby

Stay at one of these stargazing-friendly accommodation providers.

  • DreamAcres – Cranborne Chase

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

    Stay & Gaze

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