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Drumroamin Farm Camping & Caravan Site

Drumroamin Farm Camping & Caravan Site

Kirkinner, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 9DB

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Stargazing friendly, family run campsite under fantastic dark skies and home to the twice-yearly “Galloway Gathering” starcamps. Excellent amenities and a wonderful part of the world make this a great stargazing location.

Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.

Weather forecast

  • 04/10/24

    13° 57%

  • 04/10/24

    13° 80%

  • 05/10/24

    13° 88%

  • 05/10/24

    13° 86%

Weather forecast for Wigtown (2.6 miles away) updated 04/10/24 at 12:01.

Local light pollution

Drumroamin Farm Camping & Caravan Site is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Drumroamin Farm Camping & Caravan Site

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.

Fri 4th Oct

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:03 to 05:11
Dark for 10h 7m

Sat 5th Oct

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 19:00 to 05:12
Dark for 10h 11m

Sun 6th Oct

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 18:58 to 05:14
Dark for 10h 15m

Mon 7th Oct

Waxing Crescent
15 % illuminated
Dark from 18:55 to 05:16
Dark for 10h 20m

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:10 to 05:18
Dark for 10h 8m

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 20:02 to 05:20
Dark for 9h 18m

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 21:16 to 05:22
Dark for 8h 6m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

Forthcoming events

Below is a list of events at Drumroamin Farm Camping & Caravan Site. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.

  • Galloway Gathering – Autumn 2024

    Wednesday 30th October 2024 from 16:00pm to Monday 4th November 2024 12:00pm

    Drumroamin Farm Camping & Caravan Site, Newton Stewart, DG8 9DB

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