This car park offers access to Coniston water and is utilised by Path to Adventure who organise dark skies events during the winter months. Overnight parking is likely to only be available when organised events take place.
Location events organiser
Path to Adventure organises events at this location
Please contact Path to Adventure directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Path to Adventure
Facebook: Path to Adventure
Weather forecast
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08/09/26
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09/09/26
14° 1%
Weather forecast for Broughton In Furness (5.3 miles away) updated 08/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site 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.
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. 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. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
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Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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