Mapped: The best places in the UK to watch Wednesday’s solar eclipse

The UK is set to witness its fullest solar eclipse for the next 54 years this Wednesday, with the Met Office pinpointing Devon and Cornwall as prime locations for viewing the celestial event.Between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on August 12, over 90 per cent of the sun will be obscured by the moon.It will be the most extensive blockage of the sun over British skies since the total eclipse of 1999.The south-west of England, specifically Devon and Cornwall, and the westernmost parts of Pembrokeshire in Wales, are forecast to experience the fullest extent of the eclipse, with 94 to 96 per cent of the sun expected to be covered.Plymouth, for instance, is predicted to see 94.66 per cent obscuration at 7.16pm.Elsewhere, regions including the rest of Wales, Northern Ireland, parts of the West Midlands and t