Situated on the edge of the Peak District National Park this holiday retreat offers comfortable lodge and camping pod accommodation as well as an opportunity to escape the worst of the region’s local light pollution for a break stargazing at the stars.
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks. If you visit and find that the location is not dark sky friendly please let us know!
Weather forecast
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04/08/21
16° 9% -
04/08/21
15° 8% -
05/08/21
14° 6% -
05/08/21
13° 4%
Weather forecast for Alphin Pike (0.8 miles away) updated 04/08/21 at 16:00.
Local light pollution
Dovestone Holiday Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on 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
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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