The UK’s best place for stargazing has been revealed and it’s...Hartlepool
Hartlepool has been named the best place in the UK for stargazing according to new research.
The area around the town came top of a list of destinations where nearby countryside and coastal viewpoints provide some of the best opportunities to experience the night sky.
Website holidaylodges.co.uk analysed areas across the UK according to local air pollution levels, the number of recognised dark-sky locations within a 50-mile radius, and average annual cloud coverage.
The area around Hartlepool topped the list combining an air pollution score of just 4.17, the joint-lowest, with access to 130 recognised dark-sky spots within a 50-mile radius.
Its position on the North East coast means stargazers have access to quiet coastline stretches across the North Sea, to inland countryside away from built up areas.
Ellen Sanders from holidaylodges.co.uk said: “Across the North East, Yorkshire and the South West in particular, there are beautiful stretches of countryside and coastline where a relatively short journey can take you somewhere much darker and quieter.”