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1. 

   Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre

   Type:

   Heritage / Visitor Centre

   Location:

   Kielder

   Kielder Castle is the visitor centre for Kielder Forest. Features include forest shop, information centre, tearoom and exhibitions about forestry and conservation. Bike hire available.

2. 

   Kielder Column - John Maine 1999

   Type:

   Viewpoint

   Location:

   Kielder

   This sculpture is a stock of pink sandstone blocks arranged in courses around a core. The surfaces have been closely worked by hand to create the sense of an ascending spiral throughout the column.

3. 

   Kielder Keepsake - Nicola Moss 1998

   Type:

   Waymarked Trail

   Location:

   Kielder

   Kielder Keepsake is an entertaining interactive walk for all the family. Once kitted out with Keepsake packs (available from visitor centres) the walk becomes an intriguing hunt for each plaque with the finished book of rubbings becoming the artwork

4. 

   Kielder Observatory - Charles Barclay Architects 2008

   Type:

   Observatory / Planetarium

   Location:

   Kielder

   Kielder Observatory is an astronomical attraction at Kielder Water & Forest Park run by the Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society. Please visit www.kielderobservatory.co.uk for information about events and the public access programme.

5. Kielder Salmon Centre

   Type:

   Fish Farm

   Location:

   Kielder

   Kielder Salmon Centre, open April to October, is operated by the Environment Agency. A modern visitor centre with touch screen and video displays describing the life cycle of the Atlantic Salmon, and an outdoor artwork.

6. 

   Kielder Water & Forest Park

   Type:

   Forest

   Location:

   Kielder

   Home to northern England’s largest man-made lake and forest, and officially the country’s most tranquil spot*, Kielder Water & Forest Park is a haven for nature lovers, water sports enthusiasts, explorers, walkers, cyclists, artists and families.

7. 

   Kielder Water & Islands - Layla Curtis 2008

   Type:

   Public Art

   Location:

   Kielder

   Kielder Water & Islands is a free artwork that takes the form of a map showing the current landscape of Kielder Water & Forest Park but also including as a series of 'islands', the communities that existed before Kielder Water was opened in 1982.

8. 

   Kielder Water Birds of Prey Centre

   Type:

   Animal Collection

   Location:

   Falstone

   Visit one of the largest and most fascinating collections of birds of prey in the North of England, located within the magnificent forest lakeside surrounding Kielder Water.