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Bakethin Weir


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About Bakethin Weir

Car parking facility for access to the Kielder Column and Mirage art pieces. From the car park there is access to the Mirage trail which is an all ability trail. Within a short distance of the car park you can view the Kielder Column. This sculpture is a stack of pink Doddington sandstone blocks arranged in courses around a core. The surfaces have been worked by hand to create an ascending spiral.

How to get there:

Bakethin Weir is in Kielder which is part of Kielder.
Signposted from the C200
Kielder is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: NY641910
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

What's on in Kielder

June

  • Introduction to Nordic Pole Walking
    Sunday 5 February 2012
    Sunday 4 March 2012
    Sunday 1 April 2012
    Monday 9 April 2012
    Sunday 15 April 2012
    Sunday 13 May 2012
    Sunday 10 June 2012
    Sunday 1 July 2012
  • Nordic Walk
    Sunday 12 February 2012
    Sunday 18 March 2012
    Monday 2 April 2012
    Tuesday 10 April 2012
    Sunday 20 May 2012
    Sunday 17 June 2012
    Sunday 8 July 2012
  • Jubilee Beacon
    Monday 4 June 2012
  • Bat Night
    Saturday 9 June 2012

July

  • Introduction to Nordic Pole Walking
    Sunday 5 February 2012
    Sunday 4 March 2012
    Sunday 1 April 2012
    Monday 9 April 2012
    Sunday 15 April 2012
    Sunday 13 May 2012
    Sunday 10 June 2012
    Sunday 1 July 2012
  • Nordic Walk
    Sunday 12 February 2012
    Sunday 18 March 2012
    Monday 2 April 2012
    Tuesday 10 April 2012
    Sunday 20 May 2012
    Sunday 17 June 2012
    Sunday 8 July 2012
  • 4 x 4 Safari
    Saturday 31 March 2012
    Saturday 21 April 2012
    Saturday 26 May 2012
    Sunday 8 July 2012
    Saturday 29 September 2012
    Saturday 10 November 2012
    Saturday 15 December 2012
    Sunday 30 September 2012
  • Working Forest Visit
    Tuesday 24 July 2012
    Tuesday 31 July 2012
    Tuesday 7 August 2012
    Tuesday 14 August 2012
    Tuesday 21 August 2012
    Tuesday 28 August 2012
    Tuesday 30 October 2012

August

  • Working Forest Visit
    Tuesday 24 July 2012
    Tuesday 31 July 2012
    Tuesday 7 August 2012
    Tuesday 14 August 2012
    Tuesday 21 August 2012
    Tuesday 28 August 2012
    Tuesday 30 October 2012
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Kielder column

Facilities:

Parking

Activities

Walking Lakeside Way
Mirage
Cycling Lakeside Way Cycle Trail

Contact:

Kielder Castle

01434 250209
e-mail: kieldercastle@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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What's of interest

Bakethin Weir is fabulous for wildlife viewing throughout the year.Bring your binoculars and you may be lucky enough to see Birds of Prey,Wading Birds, Herons, Cormorants and Ducks depending on the time of year.The area is used by a resident Otter which is seen at Dawn Dusk.

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