Amongst all the hostels in Wales, Ty’n Cornel stands out for the isolation and beauty of its location. It is the most remote hostel in Wales, but the accommodation that it provides is comfortable and welcoming. The location is also a dark sky discovery site that can be accessed along a track from the main road, telescopes can be erected in the car park or hostel patio.
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
Weather forecast
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16/09/25
12° 5% -
16/09/25
11° 91% -
17/09/25
11° 98% -
17/09/25
12° 98%
Weather forecast for Tyncornel Youth Hostel (0.2 miles away) updated 16/09/25 at 20:02.
Local light pollution
Tyn Cornel Hostel is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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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Rural
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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.
Tue 16th Sep
Wed 17th Sep
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Fri 19th Sep
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Sun 21st Sep
Mon 22nd Sep
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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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