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Old Sarum

Old Sarum

Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3SD, South West

Best time to visit

Old Sarum is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Location events organiser

English Heritage

English Heritage organises events at this location

Please contact English Heritage directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: English Heritage
Twitter: @EnglishHeritage

Weather forecast

  • 11/06/26

    16° 52%

  • 11/06/26

    17° 41%

  • 11/06/26

    17° 11%

  • 12/06/26

    15° 10%

Weather forecast for Salisbury (1.8 miles away) updated 11/06/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Old Sarum is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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 Old Sarum

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 Thu 11th Jun

Thu 11th Jun

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 22:17 to 01:25
Dark for 3h 7m
Moon phase on Fri 12th Jun

Fri 12th Jun

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 22:18 to 01:51
Dark for 3h 32m
Moon phase on Sat 13th Jun

Sat 13th Jun

Waning Crescent
7 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 01:54
Dark for 3h 34m
Moon phase on Sun 14th Jun

Sun 14th Jun

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 22:20 to 01:53
Dark for 3h 32m
Moon phase on Mon 15th Jun

Mon 15th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:21 to 01:53
Dark for 3h 31m
Moon phase on Tue 16th Jun

Tue 16th Jun

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:22 to 01:53
Dark for 3h 30m
Moon phase on Wed 17th Jun

Wed 17th Jun

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 22:51 to 01:53
Dark for 3h 2m

Find more dates

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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  • Southampton Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 11th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Isaac Watts Memorial Church Hall, Southampton, SO16 6TS (20.0 miles away)

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  • Solent Amateur Astronomers meeting

    Tuesday 16th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Oasis Academy, Southampton, SO16 8FA (18.3 miles away)

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  • Fordingbridge Astronomers monthly meeting

    Wednesday 17th June 2026 from 00:00am to 00:00am

    The Elm Tree - Ringwood, Ringwood, BH24 3DY (17.3 miles away)

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  • Friends of the Marlborough Telescope observing session

    Sunday 21st June 2026 from 22:00pm to Monday 22nd June 2026 00:00am

    Blackett Observatory, Marlborough, SN8 1PA (23.0 miles away)

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  • Stargazing at the Island Planetarium

    Tuesday 7th July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Island Planetarium, Yarmouth, PO41 0RR (29.4 miles away)

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