Holdstone Down Car Park

Holdstone Down Car Park

Holdstone Down, Near Combe Martin, Devon, EX34

Car park location listed as a great place to stargaze in Exmoor National Park, as mentioned in the Exmoor Dark Sky Reserve pocket guide.


Holdstone Down Car Park is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 28/03/24

    79%
  • 28/03/24

    7%
  • 29/03/24

    3%
  • 29/03/24

    3%

Weather forecast for Combe Martin (3.2 miles away) updated 28/03/24 at 12:00.




Events nearby

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  • Port Talbot Astronomical Society meeting

    Tuesday 3rd September 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Port Talbot Gas Welfare Club, Port Talbot, SA12 6BY (27.1 miles away)

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  • North Devon Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 4th September 2024 from 19:45pm to 21:00pm

    Sticklepath Methodist Church, Barnstaple, EX31 2DJ (11.0 miles away)

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  • Swansea Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 19th September 2024 from 19:15pm to 21:15pm

    IQ Building - University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea, SA1 8EW (27.9 miles away)

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  • North Devon Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 2nd October 2024 from 19:45pm to 21:00pm

    Sticklepath Methodist Church, Barnstaple, EX31 2DJ (11.0 miles away)

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  • Stargazing break at the Yarn Market Hotel – October 2024

    Friday 25th October 2024 from 18:00pm to Sunday 27th October 2024 15:00pm

    Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster, TA24 6SF (22.7 miles away)

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