Picnic site located on the edge of the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park free parking from dusk till dawn and 24 hour toilet facilities. In September 2019 the location was refurbished with a brand new warm room including seating area and wash rooms — an astronomers paradise!
Weather forecast
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18/09/25
16° 87% -
18/09/25
16° 79% -
19/09/25
16° 82% -
19/09/25
16° 86%
Weather forecast for Greenhead Youth Hostel (0.9 miles away) updated 17/09/25 at 20:02.
Local light pollution
Walltown Country Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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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.
Thu 18th Sep
Fri 19th Sep
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Tue 23rd Sep
Wed 24th Sep
Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
CalendarForthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Walltown Country Park. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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