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Langdon Beck Hotel - Teesdale

Langdon Beck Hotel - Teesdale

Langdon Beck, Forest-in-Teesdale, County Durham, DL12 0XP, North East

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Set in the heart of the North Pennines Area of Natural Beauty this location’s remoteness allows visitors to explore the wonderful surrounding countryside by day and the star-filled skies by night.  A fantastic place to have a stargazing break!

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

Weather forecast

  • 20/04/26

    8° 85%

  • 20/04/26

    8° 11%

  • 20/04/26

    7° 3%

  • 21/04/26

    4° 18%

Weather forecast for Middleton-in-teesdale (6.7 miles away) updated 20/04/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Langdon Beck Hotel - Teesdale 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 Langdon Beck Hotel - Teesdale

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 Mon 20th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 00:40 to 03:20
Dark for 2h 40m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Apr

Tue 21st Apr

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 01:43 to 03:17
Dark for 1h 34m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 02:22 to 03:14
Dark for 0h 52m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Apr

Thu 23rd Apr

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 02:46 to 03:11
Dark for 0h 25m
Moon phase on Fri 24th Apr

Fri 24th Apr

First Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 03:02 to 03:08
Dark for 0h 6m
Moon phase on Sat 25th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 26th Apr

Sun 26th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
70 % 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!

Calendar

Events nearby

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  • Durham Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Friday 24th April 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Durham Botanic Garden, Durham, DH1 3TN (26.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Stargazing in Kielder Forest with Stonehaugh Astronomy

    Friday 24th April 2026 from 21:00pm to 23:00pm

    Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion & Observatory, Hexham, NE48 3DZ (28.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society meeting

    Friday 1st May 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Bishop Auckland Community Fire Station, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RS (22.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Reeth Informal Astronomy Group meeting

    Thursday 14th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Fremington Village Hall, Reeth, DL11 6AR (23.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Eden Valley and Penrith Astronomy Group meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 21st May 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Basecamp North Lakes, Penrith, CA11 0SG (27.9 miles away)

    More info