The Official Visitor Site for Kielder Water & Forest Park
Play Garden - Zone Architects 2006
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Type: Adventure Park / Playground
Play Garden is an unusual playscape featuring a walled garden for smaller children, with forest follies in the wilder area for the older participants. The form of the Cottage, Barn and Castle suggests past lives of this agricultural and military landscape while a route through the play area is marked by a line of steel poles connecting the suite to the flat expanse of Kielder Water in the background.
Road Directions
From Newcastle or Carlisle, follow the A69 to Hexham then follow the B6320 to Bellingham (brown-signed Kielder Water & Forest) and take the C200 to Kielder Water & Forest Park.
From Jedburgh/Edinburgh take the A68 south to Otterburn, then the B6320 to Bellingham and follow the brown signs to Kielder Water & Forest Park along the C200.
Leaplish is situated within Kielder Village and sign-posted from the C200.
Please remember to fill up your tank before you begin your journey as there are no petrol stations in the immediate Kielder Water & Forest Park area.
Facilities
Provider Features
- Forest Location
- In countryside
- Outdoor Attraction
Accessibility
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
Parking & Transport
- Parking (charge) - It is not necessary to purchase a car parking ticket at every visitor centre you visit. Just buy one £4 ticket at your first stop off and it is valid to use at the other visitor centres throughout the whole day. Alternatively, if you only park for one hour or less, the charge will be £1.50.
Catering
- On-Site café/restaurant
- Picnic Site - £1.50 per hour. £4.00 per day transferable between all Kielder Water & Forest Park car parks
Contact Details
Kielder
Northumberland
NE48 1BT
Tel: +44 0870 240 3549
Downloads
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Playgarden - the forest follies
Image: Peter Sharpe
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