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Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre

Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre

268 Baring Road, London, London, SE12 0DS

Best time to visit

Community centre, large garden & three acre nature reserve used by John Griffiths, who taught astronomy at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Not a dark sky site however great place to get away from the brightest of the city lights and without travelling too far!

Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 06/09/26

    25° 1%

  • 06/09/26

    25° 4%

  • 06/09/26

    23° 5%

  • 07/09/26

    21° 5%

Weather forecast for London (8.0 miles away) updated 05/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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 Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre

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 6th Sep

Sun 6th Sep

Third Quarter
31 % illuminated
Dark from 19:51 to 00:00
Dark for 4h 8m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Sep

Mon 7th Sep

Waning Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 19:49 to 01:29
Dark for 5h 39m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Sep

Tue 8th Sep

Waning Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 19:46 to 02:58
Dark for 7h 11m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Sep

Wed 9th Sep

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 19:43 to 04:12
Dark for 8h 28m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Sep

Thu 10th Sep

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 19:41 to 04:14
Dark for 8h 32m
Moon phase on Fri 11th Sep

Fri 11th Sep

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 04:16
Dark for 8h 37m
Moon phase on Sat 12th Sep

Sat 12th Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:36 to 04:17
Dark for 8h 40m

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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