Search Results 18 products

1. 

   Kielder Observatory - Charles Barclay Architects 2008

   Type:

   Observatory / Planetarium

   Location:

   Hexham

   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.

2. 

   Specere - Adjaye Associates 2009

   Type:

   Viewpoint

   Location:

   Deadwater Fell, Hexham

   Specere is a timber shelter designed by acclaimed architect David Adjaye which looks out over the extent of Kielder Water & Forest Park, providing mountain bikers and other visitors with fantastic views and protection from extreme weather conditions.

3. 

   Mirage - Kisa Kawakami 2006

   Type:

   Viewpoint

   Location:

   Kielder

   500 pairs of shiny disks hang high in the trees in a 3-dimensional cloud, reflecting light from beyond the forest. Underneath the sculpture, a series of interlacking terraced decks create a resting place for visitors.

4. 

   Stell - Colin Wilbourn 2006

   Type:

   Viewpoint

   Location:

   Falstone

   Imagine that you are walking along a riverside path. In the distance is a sheepfold, which, when you come closer becomes a seat, a place to rest.

5. 

   Cat Cairn: the Kielder Skyspace - James Turrell 2000

   Type:

   Viewpoint

   Location:

   Kielder

   Created by internationally acclaimed American artist James Turrell, the Kielder Skyspace is a sculptural artwork at the Cat Cairn viewpoint where the artist manipulates our normal perceptions of light and space.

6. 

   Viewpoints - Tania Kovats 1998

   Type:

   Viewpoint

   Location:

   Kielder

   Originally two 'Viewpoints' sat on opposite shores, visible but remote destinations. Currently only the north Viewpoint is still in place. Viewpoints offers a frame for the landscape and encourages a visitor to consider the experience of looking.

7. 

   Shadow - Julia Barton 1995

   Type:

   Viewpoint

   Location:

   Kielder

   Visitors can walk between the parts of Shadow to experience the many textures that echo those found on the nearby beech trees. Shadow is inspired by and celebrates the ancient trees along the Beeches Walk.

8. 

   Mapping minigolf - Wolfgang Weileder 2006

   Type:

   Adventure Park / Playground

   Location:

   Kielder

   Mapping is a minigolf course derived from old and new maps of Kielder. Mapping uses bright finishes and colours and is a fully accessible, highly visual and entertaining 'must-play' experience.

9. 

   Minotaur - Nick Coombe and Shona Kitchen 2003

   Type:

   Maze

   Location:

   Kielder

   The Minotaur Maze is a must for children and adults alike. The adventurous will discover a number of special features that include a small glittering room formed from rocks of recycled glass.

10. 

    Play Garden - Zone Architects 2006

    Type:

    Adventure Park / Playground

    Location:

    Kielder

    Play Garden is an unusual playscape featuring a walled garden for smaller children, with forest follies in the wilder area for the older participants.

11. 

    Janus Chairs - Ryder Architecture 2009

    Type:

    Viewpoint

    Location:

    Kielder Water, Hexham

    Janus Chairs are three rotating seats located on a peninsula along the Lakeside Way on the north shore of Kielder Water. Taking their inspiration from unfolding petals of a flower, the chairs can be orientated by visitors as they wish.

12. 

    Robin's Hut - Studio Weave 2009

    Type:

    Viewpoint

    Location:

    Kielder Water, Kielder

    Robin’s Hut is one of a pair of small buildings located on opposite sides of the Kielder Water along the Lakeside Way. The two buildings, Robin’s Hut and Freya’s Cabin, are linked by the story of Freya & Robin.

13. 

    Kielder Keepsake - Nicola Moss 1998

    Type:

    Waymarked Trail

    Location:

    Hexham

    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

14. 

    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.

15. 

    Freya’s Cabin - Studio Weave 2009

    Type:

    Viewpoint

    Location:

    Kielder

    Freya’s Cabin is one of a pair of small buildings located on opposite sides of the Kielder Water along the Lakeside Way. The two buildings, Robin’s Hut and Freya’s Cabin, are linked by the story of Freya & Robin

16. 

    Silvas Capitalis - SIMPARCH 2009

    Type:

    Viewpoint

    Location:

    Hexham

    Silvas Capitalis (forest head) is a giant timber head located along the Lakeside Way created by American artists SIMPARCH. The head has been conceived as a watcher and those who enter through the mouth can literally get inside its head.

17. 

    Wave Chamber - Chris Drury 1996

    Type:

    Viewpoint

    Location:

    Kielder

    Wave Chamber is a camera obscura, projecting an image of the water onto the floor of the chamber. Within the dark interior, the walls echo the wave sounds and the floor appears to become liquid.

18. 

    Kielder Water & Islands - Layla Curtis 2008

    Type:

    Public Art

    Location:

    Hexham

    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 includes as a series of 'islands', the communities that existed before Kielder Water was opened in 1982.