Kielder Observatory

#1065 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Observatories and planetariums, Museum, Science museum

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Kielder Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England. It is situated high upon Black Fell overlooking Kielder Water near the Scottish border, and half a mile up a forest track from James Turrell's Kielder Skyspace. The site was chosen due to its pristine night skies in a location free of light pollution with clear views to all horizons, and is one of the best places in the UK to view the Milky Way. ()

Established: 2008 (16 years ago)Coordinates: 55°13'54"N, 2°36'58"W

Location

Black FellKielder NE48 1EJ EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 191 265 5510

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Kielder Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kielder Forest, Kielder Viaduct, Bakethin Reservoir, Whitrope Siding.

5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Kielder Forest
133 min walk • Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding Kielder village and the Kielder Water reservoir. It is the largest man-made woodland in England with three-quarters of its 250 square miles covered by forest.
1.5 miE
Bridge
Kielder Viaduct
39 min walk • Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bakethin Reservoir
51 min walk • Bakethin Reservoir is a reservoir immediately upstream of Kielder Water, in Northumberland, England, close to the border with Scotland. It is fed by the River North Tyne and lies southeast of Kielder village.
6.7 miNW
Museum
Whitrope Siding
172 min walk • Whitrope Siding was a trailing short siding or spur off the "up" line, an associated trailing cross-over between up and down lines, a pair of railway cottages and a signal box on the Waverley Line or Waverley Route. It was used as a goods loading bay.

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When is Kielder Observatory open?

Kielder Observatory is open:

Monday 4 pm - 12 am
Tuesday 4 pm - 12 am
Wednesday 4 pm - 12 am
Thursday 4 pm - 12 am
Friday 4 pm - 3 am
Saturday 4 pm - 3 am
Sunday 4 pm - 12 am