Location description
Famous pub on the Pennine Way incredibly remote with amazing dark skies away from the pub lights, overnight camping and comfortable accommodation.
Dark sky discovery site
Designated as a Dark Sky Discovery Site this location is accessible by members of the public and are officially recognised as excellent places to stargaze. Such locations often have free overnight car parking, some have toilet facilities and most do not allow overnight camping.
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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Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
When to stargaze at Tan Hill Inn
This location's dark site setting means it benefits from dark skies depending on the time of the year and lunar cycle. In the calendar below where you can see stars indicates when the skies will be dark and the best time to stargaze. Yellow areas show the adverse effects of daylight (bold) and moonlight (faded). Hover over a day to see darkness times or click on a date for more information.
Stargazing events at this location
There are no known forthcoming events at this location. Previously there have been 10 events with the last one being on 28th February 2020 organised by Go Stargazing.