# Exmoor International Dark Sky Reserve

Region: SW England, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 51.16, -3.7
Bortle class: 3 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: ≈ 1 h from Exeter, or 2 h from Bristol via the M5 and A39.
Best time: September–April; summer nights are short at 51° N.

## Overview
Exmoor was the world's first International Dark Sky Reserve in Europe (2011). The moor's rolling horizon meets the Bristol Channel, giving both inland and coastal observing.

## What to see
Milky Way, Andromeda naked-eye on transparent nights, meteor showers.

## Highlights
- The first European IDA Reserve
- Coastal Milky Way views from Wind Hill and Holdstone Down
- Robertsbridge and Wimbleball dark-sky discovery sites

## Tips
- Arrive at dusk and give your eyes 20+ minutes to dark-adapt
- Use a red headlamp — white light kills night vision
- Bring warm layers; European mountain and coastal sites drop sharply after sunset

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Exmoor at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=exmoor-dsr

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/exmoor-dsr.json


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Source app: Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky (https://ontarionightsky.com)
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