Cadover Bridge Car Park - Dartmoor

Cadover Bridge Car Park - Dartmoor

Shaugh Prior, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5EH

Light pollution maps show that this car park’s location to the North East of Plymouth is distant enough from the city lights to offer excellent views of the night skies.  A favoured stargazing spot of Plymouth Astronomical Society.


Cadover Bridge Car Park - Dartmoor 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

  • 04/11/24

    12° 14%
  • 04/11/24

    12° 5%
  • 05/11/24

    12° 1%
  • 05/11/24

    11° 1%

Weather forecast for Burrator Reservoir (2.6 miles away) updated 04/11/24 at 16:01.




Events nearby

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  • Observation evening with Torbay Astronomical Society

    Thursday 7th November 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory, Torquay, TQ2 7EL (21.2 miles away)

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  • Plymouth Astronomical Society meeting

    Friday 8th November 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Plymouth University - Rolle Building, Plymouth, PL4 8AA (7.5 miles away)

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  • Torbay Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 21st November 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory, Torquay, TQ2 7EL (21.2 miles away)

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  • Observation evening with Torbay Astronomical Society

    Thursday 5th December 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory, Torquay, TQ2 7EL (21.2 miles away)

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  • Moon, Stars and Planets with Kernow Astronomers

    Saturday 7th December 2024 from 16:00pm to 20:00pm

    Lanhydrock - National Trust, Bodmin, (28.9 miles away)

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  • Dittisham Hideaway

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  • Jamaica Inn – Bodmin Moor

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  • Colliford Lake Park – Bodmin Moor

    Bodmin Moor, Bolventor, Cornwall, PL14 6PL (24.5 miles away)

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  • Ekopod

    The Old Vicarage - St Clether, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8QJ (24.9 miles away)

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