Enjoy a stargazing break with friends or family at this stunning cottage, located in Elan Village and the perfect position to explore the nearby Elan Valley. Set within gorgeous scenery, you’ll enjoy incredible views of vast reservoirs with impressive Victorian dams by day and the most amazing dark star-filled skies at night. Elan Valley is a stargazers and astrophotographer’s paradise!
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
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Weather forecast for Rhayader (3.1 miles away) updated 09/05/24 at 12:00.
Local light pollution
Elan Valley Dark Sky Lodge is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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
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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