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The Old Bathing Station Cafe - Bexhill Promenade

The Old Bathing Station Cafe - Bexhill Promenade

De La Warr Parade, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN40, South East

Best time to visit

This lovely little cafe on the Bexhill sea-front is an excellent location to view starry skies, with fantastic views towards the South over the English Channel. The team at Astronomy Adventures often use this venue to host public stargazing events.

Location events organiser

Astronomy Adventures UK

Astronomy Adventures UK organises events at this location

Please contact Astronomy Adventures UK directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Astronomy Adventures UK
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Weather forecast

  • 24/05/26

    20° 4%

  • 24/05/26

    22° 1%

  • 24/05/26

    21° 0%

  • 25/05/26

    19° 0%

Weather forecast for Hastings (4.4 miles away) updated 24/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

The Old Bathing Station Cafe - Bexhill Promenade is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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 The Old Bathing Station Cafe - Bexhill Promenade

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 24th May

Sun 24th May

First Quarter
56 % illuminated
Dark from 01:25 to 02:13
Dark for 0h 48m
Moon phase on Mon 25th May

Mon 25th May

First Quarter
66 % illuminated
Dark from 01:37 to 02:11
Dark for 0h 34m
Moon phase on Tue 26th May

Tue 26th May

Waxing Gibbous
75 % illuminated
Dark from 01:49 to 02:09
Dark for 0h 20m
Moon phase on Wed 27th May

Wed 27th May

Waxing Gibbous
83 % illuminated
Dark from 02:02 to 02:07
Dark for 0h 5m
Moon phase on Thu 28th May

Thu 28th May

Waxing Gibbous
90 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Fri 29th May

Fri 29th May

Waxing Gibbous
95 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 30th May

Sat 30th May

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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