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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

  • 11/05/26

    12° 9%

  • 11/05/26

    12° 4%

  • 11/05/26

    12° 0%

  • 12/05/26

    9° 1%

Weather forecast for London (8.0 miles away) updated 11/05/26 at 06:01. 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 Mon 11th May

Mon 11th May

Third Quarter
39 % illuminated
Dark from 21:13 to 02:14
Dark for 5h 0m
Moon phase on Tue 12th May

Tue 12th May

Waning Crescent
29 % illuminated
Dark from 21:15 to 02:26
Dark for 5h 10m
Moon phase on Wed 13th May

Wed 13th May

Waning Crescent
19 % illuminated
Dark from 21:17 to 02:32
Dark for 5h 14m
Moon phase on Thu 14th May

Thu 14th May

Waning Crescent
11 % illuminated
Dark from 21:20 to 02:30
Dark for 5h 9m
Moon phase on Fri 15th May

Fri 15th May

Waning Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 21:22 to 02:27
Dark for 5h 4m
Moon phase on Sat 16th May

Sat 16th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 21:24 to 02:25
Dark for 5h 0m
Moon phase on Sun 17th May

Sun 17th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:37 to 02:23
Dark for 4h 46m

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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    Monday 11th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

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    Wednesday 13th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

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    Wednesday 13th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

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    Thursday 14th May 2026 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

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

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