Situated at the very heart of Exmoor Dark Sky Reserve and comprising both of a hotel and holiday cottages Simonsbath House Hotel is the perfect location to explore the starry skies by night and the surrounding area by day.
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks. If you visit and find that the location is not dark sky friendly please let us know!
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for Simonsbath (0.1 miles away) updated 20/01/22 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
Simonsbath House Hotel is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on 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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Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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