Stay at Bossington Hall for the partial solar eclipse
Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 16:00pm to Thursday 13th August 2026 12:00pm
Bossington Hall
Porlock , Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8HJ, South West England
Stay at the splendid Bossington Hall in Exmoor National Park and witness the partial solar eclipse on the evening of 12 August with free eclipse glasses and a glass of bubbly to celebrate! The venue makes for a perfect location to spot Perseids meteors when the shooting stars peak in activity later in the evening!
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Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. 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.
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Thu 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Bossington Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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