Nestled into the side of the Loch, Rum Bunkhouse is the perfect place to experience Scotland’s dark skies. With no street lights and a National Nature Reserve on the doorstep, there is no better place to experience stargazing in an island setting.
Stay & Gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
Location events organiser
Cosmos Planetarium organises events at this location
Please contact Cosmos Planetarium directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @cosmosplntarium
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Weather forecast
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12/05/26
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12/05/26
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13/05/26
1° 79%
Weather forecast for Ainshval (3.4 miles away) updated 12/05/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Rum Bunkhouse 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.
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Urban
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
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.
Tue 12th May
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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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