This pay and display car park next to Mother Meldrums Tea Gardens allows access to the nearby Valley of Rocks, an exciting to explore coastal path and, by nighttime, the wonderful dark skies above Exmoor’s North Coast.
Weather forecast
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14/02/25
4° 12% -
14/02/25
4° 9% -
15/02/25
5° 18% -
15/02/25
6° 13%
Weather forecast for Lynton (0.6 miles away) updated 13/02/25 at 20:01.
Local light pollution
Valley of Rocks Car Park - Lynton is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural 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
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.
Fri 14th Feb
Sat 15th Feb
Sun 16th Feb
Mon 17th Feb
Tue 18th Feb
Wed 19th Feb
Thu 20th Feb
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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