Ullswater Holiday Park
Watermillock, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0LR, North West England
Ullswater Holiday Park sits in a peaceful, rural corner of the Lake District National Park, beneath the Cumbrian fells and just up from the shores of stunning Ullswater.
The park offers spacious pitches and a range of accommodation from tents to caravans and cabins, making it a great base for outdoor enthusiasts exploring the region’s walking routes, lakeside scenery and wildlife.
Because the Lake District is one of the darkest places in England with very low light pollution outside the towns, visitors staying here can also enjoy excellent stargazing opportunities — on clear nights the night sky above the park fills with constellations, the Milky Way and shooting stars, far from the glare of city lights.
The combination of wide open views, quiet nights and the protected dark skies of the national park makes it a particularly appealing spot for holiday-makers who love to watch the stars after a day of exploring the fells.
Stay & Gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
Weather forecast
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12/05/26
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13/05/26
7° 67%
Weather forecast for Penrith (6.7 miles away) updated 11/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Ullswater Holiday Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural 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.
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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