This remote car park at the head of Haweswater Reservoir offers access to fantastic scenic walks by day and the most amazing dark, starry skies by night. Mountains obscure the East and West horizons somewhat, however, the skies directly above are awesome! A location that is in itself an adventure to get to!
Location events organiser
Go Stargazing organises events at this location
Please contact Go Stargazing directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: events@gostargazing.co.uk
Website: Go Stargazing
Twitter: @gostargazing
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Weather forecast
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27/04/24
2° 4% -
27/04/24
0° 4% -
28/04/24
0° 5% -
28/04/24
0° 17%
Weather forecast for Harter Fell (1.3 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 04:00.
Local light pollution
Mardale Head Car Park 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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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
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