The summit of this ancient hill fort offers amazing 360 degree views of the surrounding hills and skies and is an officially recognised Dark Sky Discovery Site in the Cranbourne Chase Dark Sky Reserve. The location suffers some light pollution from nearby Warminster. Interestingly the hill is renowned for being one of the UK’s top UFO hotspots!
Weather forecast
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27/04/24
9° 63% -
27/04/24
8° 84% -
28/04/24
7° 94% -
28/04/24
6° 97%
Weather forecast for Warminster (2.4 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 20:01.
Local light pollution
Cley Hill Car Park - National Trust is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
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