Forests & woodlands · North East England
Kielder
Also known as: Kielder, Northumberland
Kielder in England North East, United Kingdom.
Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kielder is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kielder is a small, remote village in western Northumberland, England. Located at the head of Kielder Water and in the north west of Kielder Forest, the village is within three miles (five kilometres) of the Scottish border.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There was early settlement around Kielder Castle, a hunting lodge built by the Duke of Northumberland in 1775. Previous settlements were expanded in the 1950s by the Forestry Commission who constructed housing to accommodate the workers employed in the planting of Kielder Forest. Most of this housing has now been sold back to the private sector.
Visiting
With the creation of Kielder Water in 1982 great strides have been taken to develop the area as a tourist destination with the establishment of facilities such as Leaplish Waterside Park by Northumbrian Water, which offers both accommodation and recreational facilities, the Kielder Observatory and various artworks in the landscape, such as the Kielder Skyspace.
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- Coordinates
- 55.2342, -2.5828
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Kielder
- Postcode
- NE48 1EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kielder?
- Kielder is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE48 1EP), in the parish of Kielder.
- Is Kielder free to visit?
- Yes, Kielder is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kielder?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE48 1EP. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.