Kielder Cottage

Kielder, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 1ER

Experience the breathtaking dark skies above Kielder with a stargazing break at this comfortable cottage (available from April 2021).

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

19:00
18/04/24

8° 24%
22:00
18/04/24

8° 6%
01:00
19/04/24

7° 9%
04:00
19/04/24

6° 7%

Weather forecast for Kielder (0.6 miles away) updated 18/04/24 at 16:01.

Local light pollution

Kielder Cottage is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

Urban
Suburban
Semi-rural
Rural
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Kielder Cottage

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.