Alkington Grange Barns are self-catering holiday lets. The location has a stargazing area located to the north of the cottages with a rurally located viewing point and just a short walk from the holiday cottages. It’s a perfect place for exploring the constellations above and benefits from low levels of light pollution.
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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05/05/26
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05/05/26
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05/05/26
11° 17% -
06/05/26
9° 16%
Weather forecast for Whitchurch (shropshire) (2.3 miles away) updated 05/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Alkington Grange Barns is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural 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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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.
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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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