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Granny House Holiday Cottage

Granny House Holiday Cottage

Bell Busk, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4DU

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Granville House is in a designated dark sky reserve on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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

Weather forecast

  • 21/06/26

    22° 15%

  • 21/06/26

    22° 5%

  • 21/06/26

    20° 2%

  • 22/06/26

    17° 2%

Weather forecast for Skipton (5.9 miles away) updated 20/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Granny House Holiday Cottage 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.

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

Light pollution map of Granny House Holiday Cottage

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 Sun 21st Jun

Sun 21st Jun

First Quarter
41 % illuminated
Dark from 23:53 to 00:54
Dark for 1h 1m
Moon phase on Mon 22nd Jun

Mon 22nd Jun

First Quarter
51 % illuminated
Dark from 00:01 to 00:54
Dark for 0h 53m
Moon phase on Tue 23rd Jun

Tue 23rd Jun

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 00:10 to 00:55
Dark for 0h 45m
Moon phase on Wed 24th Jun

Wed 24th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:22 to 00:56
Dark for 0h 34m
Moon phase on Thu 25th Jun

Thu 25th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 00:38 to 00:58
Dark for 0h 20m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Jun

Fri 26th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
86 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 27th Jun

Sat 27th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
92 % 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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Events nearby

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    Thursday 25th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Green Hut Community Centre - Harlow Hill, Harrogate, HG2 0AS (23.8 miles away)

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  • Keighley Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 25th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Steeton Methodist Church Hall, Keighley, BD20 6PD (10.5 miles away)

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  • Public stargazing at the Astronomy Centre

    Saturday 27th June 2026 from 18:00pm to 22:00pm

    The Astronomy Centre, Near Todmorden, OL14 7HP (20.2 miles away)

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  • Bradford Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 29th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Idle & Thackley Conservative Club, Idle, BD10 8QB (20.1 miles away)

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  • Soundbath under the Stars

    Saturday 4th July 2026 from 17:00pm to 20:15pm

    Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium, Grewelthorpe, HG4 3DA (23.2 miles away)

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