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The UK’s best destination for a spot of stargazing is Arinagour, the beautiful dark sky discovery site based on the Isle of Coll. This spot takes the top spot in the UK for lack of light pollution, Nicknamed ‘Dark Sky Island’, the area is as dark as it gets with no street lights around.
Explore the wonders of Cornwall’s unpolluted dark sky as the next best stargazing spot in the UK is the COSMOS Observatory, which boasts over 95k location hashtags on Instagram. The Observatory also boasts a low light pollution score with a Bortle Class rating of just two out of nine.
Taking third place is Hampstead Observatory, based in Northumberland; this observatory offers a view of the London skies like no other through a stunning refracting telescope.
Other great stargazing spots in the UK are Benone Beach in Somerset, with a total of 16 surrounding spots to lie down and watch the sun set into a dazzling night sky.
Look onto the Milky Way at Gleconglass car park, based in Iverness, as this is the perfect spot for watching the aurora of the southern magnetic pole, with a huge 448k Instagram posts capturing the moment!
Located in the heart of the popular Lake District is Whinlatter Forest Park, which we recommend you visit during the new moon for spectacular views of the Milky Way. Don’t take our word for it, the proof is in the numbers as this beautiful spot has been captured on Instagram over 369k times.