Fox Cottage - Bellingham
Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 2JP, North East England
Fox Cottage is a stylish and comfortable home, offering everything you need for a relaxing stay in Northumberland, including an enclosed garden that enjoys plenty of sunshine.
The cottage is furnished with high-quality items and finished to an excellent standard.
The village of Bellingham boasts great pubs, cafes, and restaurants, as well as a gift shop, an old train station tearoom, the Hareshaw Linn waterfalls, and an 18-hole golf course.
The Heritage Centre, the local museum, is just a short walk from Fox Cottage, and Kielder Water is less than 20 minutes away by car.
The location is also perfect for stargazing, with fabulous dark skies ideal for observing the stars a short distance in any direction away!
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
Accommodation provider
Host And Stay
Host and Stay offers a wide variety of accommodation options across the UK, many of which are located in dark sky areas and run by stargazing friendly providers.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://hostandstay.co.uk
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for Bellingham (0.2 miles away) updated 09/07/25 at 04:02.
Local light pollution
Fox Cottage - Bellingham is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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
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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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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