Enjoy a stargazing break in the Forest of Bowland at this friendly guest house situated amongst the rolling hills of the Ribble Valley and under lovely dark skies!
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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10/05/26
11° 4% -
10/05/26
11° 4% -
10/05/26
9° 1% -
11/05/26
7° 12%
Weather forecast for Slaidburn Youth Hostel (1.1 miles away) updated 10/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Clerk Laithe Lodge 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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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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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.
Sun 10th May
Mon 11th May
Tue 12th May
Wed 13th May
Thu 14th May
Fri 15th May
Sat 16th May
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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