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Hadleigh Country Park

Hadleigh Country Park

Chapel Lane, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2PP, East of England

Best time to visit

Meeting location for Castle Point Astronomy Club who hold regular public stargazing sessions here.

Hadleigh Country Park is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Location events organiser

Castle Point Astronomy Club

Castle Point Astronomy Club organises events at this location

Please contact Castle Point Astronomy Club directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Castle Point Astronomy Club
Twitter: @CPAstroClub
Facebook: Castle Point Astronomy Club

Weather forecast

  • 13/07/26

    22° 0%

  • 13/07/26

    21° 3%

  • 13/07/26

    21° 5%

  • 14/07/26

    19° 5%

Weather forecast for Southend-on-sea (5.0 miles away) updated 13/07/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Hadleigh Country Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Hadleigh Country Park

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Moon phase on Mon 13th Jul

Mon 13th Jul

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:02 to 02:06
Dark for 4h 3m
Moon phase on Tue 14th Jul

Tue 14th Jul

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:00 to 02:08
Dark for 4h 7m
Moon phase on Wed 15th Jul

Wed 15th Jul

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 21:58 to 02:10
Dark for 4h 11m
Moon phase on Thu 16th Jul

Thu 16th Jul

New Moon
4 % illuminated
Dark from 21:56 to 02:12
Dark for 4h 15m
Moon phase on Fri 17th Jul

Fri 17th Jul

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 21:54 to 02:15
Dark for 4h 20m
Moon phase on Sat 18th Jul

Sat 18th Jul

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 21:52 to 02:17
Dark for 4h 24m
Moon phase on Sun 19th Jul

Sun 19th Jul

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 22:01 to 02:19
Dark for 4h 18m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

Events nearby

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    Wednesday 15th July 2026 from 10:00am to 18:00pm

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    Wednesday 15th July 2026 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

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