Crickhowell Railway Carriage
Forest Coal Pit, Abergavenny, Gwent, NP7 7LL
Enjoy a stargazing break in this beautifully restored railway carriage. Set amongst stunning scenery and complete with stargazing roof above the bed!
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
Weather forecast
-
25/08/25
19° 0% -
25/08/25
15° 0%
Weather forecast for Sugar Loaf (1.6 miles away) updated 25/08/25 at 16:00.
Local light pollution
Crickhowell Railway Carriage is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
-
Urban
-
Suburban
-
Semi-rural
-
Rural
-
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.
Mon 25th Aug
Tue 26th Aug
Wed 27th Aug
Thu 28th Aug
Fri 29th Aug
Sat 30th Aug
Sun 31st Aug
Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
Calendar