Keith Smith
04.03.2025
Hindhope Linn at Bellingham, Northumberland. Lovely picturesque 90 minute walk each way to the waterfall. Magic in the winter with the ice all around. Quite busy but worth the trek.
Yana Balatskaya
25.02.2025
Enchanting forest, peaceful and beautiful! Great place to visit alone or with family.
Andrew Hall
22.02.2025
As far as man made forests go and their real impact on the environment making soil / waterways acidic... let's face it.... We would rather see more diversity ...not just in the trees but in the wildlife too.....kielder is midgie hell for all of the summer and autumn months and also mid spring.
However, what would we do without these green spaces?
And if you time your visit just right ...mid afternoon or on a breezy day.... if you're intending to keep moving Or invest in a bushware full face midget suit. Cost around £15.... Then you should be able to smile in the face of the little critters.... And know that you made the wisest choice.
Keep to the paths or the going will get tough...
If you don't, make sure you have come prepared, prepared to spend a week out in the abyss if you get lost.
Either way, there's much to see.... Ancient listed ruins caves shelters and shieldings.
Metholic burial mounds, art sculptures, The second biggest man made reservoir in Europe! Stocked with fish and yes these too have been tampered with by man ... Modified in such a way they cannot breed ....only be caught and ate! But still it makes a boating trip on the lake A lot of fun. And yes, these rainbow trout do taste delicious.
Lots of cycle tracks, attractions too....skyspace and some random quarter of a million pounds lottery funded 10m concrete Dome with a hole in it for artistically observing the stars with philosophy and moments to be shared. It's a place where you would visit and like, but it prompts a much more realistic. Wilder and vivid imagination. Free moments all around!
And perhaps that's just the point and that's exactly how it should be.
J Cutter
31.01.2022
Shame the head took some damage during storm
L
17.02.2025
Stunning scenery
Damien Beales
10.02.2025
Absolutely love it so much to see and such a beautiful place. Other visitors seem really friendly too.
It's really nice when people say hello and afternoon! You don't get that down south 😂. Instead you get verbally bashed.
I swear northerner's are so much politer and just better people all round!!
Emma Delaney
09.02.2025
Amazing drive out. Perfect for a weekend walk. Great activities and facilities. We will definitely be back in the summer when the forest drive and salmon centre are open.
stemac mckenny
23.01.2025
Absolutely beautiful part of the country, great if you like the great outdoors. Would not recommend for anyone that struggles with walking any great distances but that said there are some gentle walks that are not to off the beaten path.
Paul Banwell
26.12.2024
Stunning place well recommend to relax the mind
Kirsty Marie
21.12.2024
Never dissapointed.
Just come prepared for the weather.
C S
06.12.2024
A really great place to explore and see the stars.
mandy straw
20.11.2024
All closed and expensive parking when limited features. Nice walks though
Arsalan Ehsan
13.11.2024
Must visit alot more to discover
worn A
08.11.2024
Beautiful. Walks were lovely. The forest drive was great. Will be going back to do some biking, can park over night on the trail carpark £12. There was a pub next to the car park but we didn't go so can't say how good or bad it is.
Andrew Taylor
02.11.2024
Very pretty. Just bizarre that so many shops & pubs close as they regard end Oct/early Nov "out of season" despite the caravan & motorhome parks being busy. So, difficult to eat out, do basic shopping or even get a pint. Otherwise, very pretty, of course.
Matt McCrea
01.11.2024
The walking trail we chose was badly signposted, we never actually got into the forest and found our own way to the viaduct, lovely peaceful area though
