The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre
Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 7AN, North East
Newly renovated in 2017 with nearly £15m of investment this premier visitor centre gives easy access to Hadrians Wall and Sycamore Gap by day and the amazing dark skies above Northumberland at night. The Youth Hostel offers ideal accommodation for overnight stargazers. A favoured location for the Go Stargazing team who regularly organise stargazing events here.
Location events organiser
Go Stargazing organises events at this location
Please contact Go Stargazing directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Go Stargazing
Twitter: @gostargazing
Facebook: Go Stargazing
Weather forecast
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01/04/26
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Weather forecast for Haltwhistle (3.3 miles away) updated 01/04/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre
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.
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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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