KIELDER WATER LEAPLISH WATERSIDE PARK

 

Free Admission

 Bull Crag

Wooded peninsula with forest road giving access to parking/picnic areas

 Lewisburn

One of the forests' most beautiful secluded valleys, with a waymarked walk which never deviates far from the Lewisburn itself.

 Hawkhope ( Northumbrian Water )

Hawkhope Car Park is situated over the dam on the North shore of the reservoir and maintained by Northumbrian Water. There is amble parking overlooking the dam.

 Bakethin Reservoir

Bakethin Reservoir Car Park situated outside the village of Kielder. The car park is set in the trees and is a good access point for the Kielder viaduct.

 Kielder Wood

At 250 square miles, Kielder is England's largest and most productive forest. Superlatives can also be applied to Kielder's wildlife, history and its recreational opportunities.

 Kielder Wood Northumberland

Kielder Forest is predominantly coniferous reflecting Kielder's importance as a sustainable source of timber. There are also many areas of broadleaved tree species which have been planted for either ...

 Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre

Built in 1775 as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Northumberland, the Castle is now the focal point for visitors to the forest. The Castle itself houses a series of exhibitions about the forest and ...

 Black Middens Bastle House

A fortified farmhouse with thick stone walls, of a type distinctive to the troubled 16th-century Anglo-Scottish borders. The living quarters were only accessible at first floor level. Set in splendid walking country, on the Reivers Route cycle trail.

 Sidwood

A small car park and picnic area is at the heart of this delightful part of Kielder Forest. Some ancient trees and ornamental species remain from the old Sidwood Estate. This is one of the best ...

 Newcastleton Stanes

Priesthill car park lies right on the edge of the forest and has a picnic site with fine views.ALL cyclists please park at Dykecroft information centre, where you can change in the warm dry building.

 Newcastleton Forest

Newcastleton Forest lies in the heart of Liddesdale and borders England along the Kershope Burn. The area is steeped in the history of the Reivers and cross-border raiding. A large diverse forest ...

 Cuddys Hall picnic place

Small parking area and picnic site on the edge of a burn

 Warksburn

Warksburn picnic area is situated on the banks of its namesake (which is reputed to contain gold deposits!) Two waymarked forest walks start and finish at the picnic area. Points of interest around ...

 Blakehopeburnhaugh

Blakehopeburnhaugh is at the northern end of the Kielder Forest Drive and consists of a picnic area, toilet block and two waymarked walking routes.

 BELLINGHAM

 Hermitage Castle

An awesome, eerie ruin, set in a lonely spot, Hermitage Castle has a history filled with intrigue, murders, trysts, torture, and treason.

 Walltown Craggs (Hadrian's Wall)

One of the best places of all to see the Wall, dramatically snaking and diving along the crags of the Whin Sill.

 Willowford Wall, Turrets and Bridge (Hadrian's Wall)

A fine 914 metre (2,999 feet) stretch of Wall, including two turrets and impressive bridge remains beside the River Irthing.

 Harrow's Scar Milecastle (Hadrian's Wall)

A mile-long section of the Wall, rebuilt in stone late in Hadrian's reign. It is linked to Birdoswald Fort.

 Poltross Burn Milecastle (Hadrian's Wall)

One of the best preserved milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, Poltross includes an oven, a stair to the rampart walk, and the remains of its north gateway.