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1. 

   Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre

   Type:

   Castle / Fort

   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 Castle Visitor Centre to Janus Chairs

   Type:

   Walking Route

   Location:

   Kielder

   4.5 mile or 7.2 km walk – Kielder Castle Visitor Centre to Janus Chairs at Kielder Water & Forest Park.

3. 

   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.

4. 

   Kielder Forest Border Railway Trail

   Type:

   Cycling Route

   Location:

   Kielder

   Kielder Forest, the largest forest in Britain, surrounds Kielder Water, the largest man-made lake in Europe with a whopping 27 miles of shoreline. The combination of towering forest and sheer expanse of water creates a spectacular environment.

5. 

   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

6. 

   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.

7. 

   Kielder Water & Forest Park

   Type:

   Forest

   Location:

   Kielder

   Home to the biggest man-made lake in northern Europe and the largest working forest in England, this is one outdoor playground you don’t want to miss.

8. 

   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.