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Carlton Grange - Helmsley

Carlton Grange - Helmsley

Carlton, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, YO62 5HH

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Situated just outside of the town of Helmsley this caravan site is an ideal location for stargazing. Being well away from sources of light pollution there is very little to disturb the views of dark skies across the North Yorkshire Moors. Carlton Grange has been awarded Dark Sky Friendly status by the North York Moors National Park and offers guests stargazing equipment and late-night suppers upon request.

Stay & Gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.

Weather forecast

  • 20/06/26

    22° 5%

  • 20/06/26

    22° 5%

  • 20/06/26

    21° 1%

  • 21/06/26

    14° 0%

Weather forecast for Helmsley (2.6 miles away) updated 20/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Carlton Grange - Helmsley 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.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Carlton Grange - Helmsley

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Moon phase on Sat 20th Jun

Sat 20th Jun

Waxing Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 23:40 to 00:36
Dark for 0h 56m
Moon phase on Sun 21st Jun

Sun 21st Jun

First Quarter
41 % illuminated
Dark from 23:48 to 00:37
Dark for 0h 49m
Moon phase on Mon 22nd Jun

Mon 22nd Jun

First Quarter
51 % illuminated
Dark from 23:56 to 00:38
Dark for 0h 42m
Moon phase on Tue 23rd Jun

Tue 23rd Jun

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 00:05 to 00:39
Dark for 0h 34m
Moon phase on Wed 24th Jun

Wed 24th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:16 to 00:40
Dark for 0h 24m
Moon phase on Thu 25th Jun

Thu 25th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 00:31 to 00:42
Dark for 0h 11m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Jun

Fri 26th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
86 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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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