Tower Knowe Visitor Centre, Cafe and Lake, Kielder Water and Forest Park. Open Daily. Parking Charges Apply
Details
Accessibility:
Access to the café, classroom and exhibition is through a paved courtyard (with a cobbled entrance under the archway) and through an 800mm wide door. The door is normally open, but in cold or wet weather it may be closed and requires manual opening (push). The information point is accessed through a separate non-powered 750mm wide door to the side of the main archway. It is manned at busy weekends and is unmanned at other times (open daily 9am-5pm). The information point does not currently have an induction loop.
Brief Description:
Kielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust is a registered charity working at Kielder to promote sustainable development, provide recreational facilities, improve knowledge of the natural environment and encourage the arts.
On the south side of the lake is Tower Knowe Visitor Centre and Cafe. There are a number of car parks with views spanning across the lake.
Members, who have appointed directors/trustees to serve on the board, are Northumbrian Water, Forestry Commission, Calvert Trust Kielder , Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society and Northumberland County Council. Affiliate organisations that are not members but have a close working relationship with KWFPDT include Arts Council England, Northumberland Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, The Scout Association and local decision making bodies such as the parish councils.
Further Information
Address:
Tower Knowe Visitor Centre, Kielder Water & Forest Park, Kielder, Northumberland, NE48 1BX.
Email:
Contact can be made via to Tower Knowe Visitor Centre via the website: www.visitkielder.com/visit/tower-knowe-visitor-centre
Phone:
01434 240 436
Website: www.visitkielder.com/visit/tower-knowe-visitor-centre
Opening Hours:
Kielder Water and Forest Park never closes! Access to the forest can be made 24 hours a day. Kielder Castle Café and exhibition are open all year round, while the Forest Drive is open from Easter to Christmas (weather permitting). The cafe is open daily 10am - 5pm.
Directions:
Kielder Water and Forest Park is England’s largest forest, centred at Kielder Castle (adjacent to Kielder village) in the breathtaking wild Border Country around the North Tyne Valley. Kielder is about as remote as it gets in England, with the nearest major population centres over fifty miles away.
By Public Transport: On Tuesdays and Fridays, service 694 connects Kielder with Hexham. The bus departs Kielder at 0900 (arrives Hexham 1040) and returns from Hexham at 1345 (arriving Kielder at 1525).
By Car: The fastest route to Kielder Forest is via the A69 Carlisle-Newcastle road. From the east, leave at the junction for Corbridge and follow the Brown tourist signs on to the A68. From the west, exit the A69 at the turn for Bellingham (B6320) and follow the brown tourist signs for the Forest. If you are travelling from the Scottish borders, there are two routes that take you Kielder Castle. The first is via the A68 from Jedburgh, turning on to the Kielder Forest Drive toll road 2 miles (4 kilometres) north of Rochester. Alternatively, follow the B6357 from Bonchester Bridge or Newcastleton to Kielder for a spectacular ‘alternative’ Border crossing.
Transport:
Best travelled to by car. There is no public transport through this area.
Amenities:
There are a number of car parking areas, a cafe, toilet block and visitor centre. There is a shop to purchase souvenirs, fishing equipment and outdoor wear.
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
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*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.