Strata Florida, located at the heart of Wales, is steeped in history, from Bronze Age burial cairns in the Glasffrwd valley to an Iron Age hillfort at Pen-y-Bannau and Roman roads cutting through the Teifi valley.
With its fantastic dark skies and minimal light pollution, it is also an exceptional location for stargazing and astrophotography workshops organised in collaboration with Dafydd Wyn Morgan from Serydda.
Location events organiser
Serydda organises events at this location
Please contact Serydda directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Serydda
Facebook: Serydda
Weather forecast
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17/04/26
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18/04/26
8° 5%
Weather forecast for Rhayader (14.0 miles away) updated 17/04/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Strata Florida Abbey 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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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.
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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!
CalendarForthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Strata Florida Abbey. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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