The Kielder Water’s art and architecture museum is located in the most tranquil place in the world. The landscape seen from this particular place in England is a very rare one. So, the Kielder Water reservoir and the museum located in Northumberland is worth a visit.
The reservoir was created to serve the heavy industry in the Teeside. The author of the Telegraph Nigel Richardson writes about his experience awesome experience in and around the museum. Read on! As Nigel says, this area is thrillingly remote and very man made. Nevertheless, it’s attracting tourists.
The Kielder Forest park has plenty of activities for the tourists visiting this area. You name it, they have it. Birdwatching, cycling, hiking, fishing are just a few of them. If you are a history buff, there’s plenty of historic stuff for you as well. The 27 mile shoreline is the largest man made lake in Northern Europe.
The dam at Kielder is about 170 feet high. If you are up for it, you can check out several man made installations along the damn just by cycling, driving or even hiking. The mode of transportation obviously depends on the route that you take. Motorized access is usually prohibited in this area. Leapish is the most popular part of the lake area. Eventually it will accommodate several log cabins and even some luxuries in the wilderness!
As of now, about 16000 visitors spend the night in the Kielder valley. Folks who are in charge of rebuilding the site plan on increasing this number to a whopping 86000.
The new observatory light will be a guide to the visitors. Visitors to Kielder can crash for the night at an Inn. There are only a handful options to choose from. Local pubs and restaurants are pretty friendly as well. I hope you can check out the awesome scenery from Kielder valley during your next vacation .
Image Credit: Squirrelweb, Northumberland
