Kielder Water Holidays

If you fancy a holiday to Kielder Water, you would be visiting one of the most-tranquil spot in the UK. Here you'll find Northern Europe’s biggest man-made lake plus England's largest forest, making Kielder Water one of the top attractions in Northumberland. If you love nature, you'll love your UK holidays at Kielder Water, with its ample opportunities for water sports, exploring, walking, cycling and horse riding. At Kielder Water and Forest Park, you'll find miles of purpose-built trails plus a range of wildlife that includes half of England’s red squirrel population. To find out more about Kielder Water on your holidays, visit Tower Knowe Visitor Centre, then take a trip to Kielder Castle, once the hunting lodge of the Duke of Northumberland, and now a visitor centre, art gallery and exhibition. Enjoy star-gazing? Kielder Water is perfect, thanks to its minimal light pollution, so put Kielder Observatory on your list. For a fun family day out on your UK holidays in Kielder Water, try the Minotaur Maze, which features a glittering room formed from rocks of recycled glass.

Holidays around Kielder Water in Northumberland offer lots of unforgettable activities. For some serious history, try Hadrian's Wall, Roman Britain's most ambitious building project. Other remnants of ancient civilisation dot the county, too, such as cup and ring stone carvings, and that early seat of Christianity, Holy Island, off the Eastern coast. Historians will love the grand homes and castles here on a Kielder Water holiday, such as Bamburgh Castle, completely rebuilt by Victorian entrepreneur Lord Armstrong, and Dunstanburgh Castle, a 14th-century fortress loved by landscape artist Turner. For gardens on your Kielder Water holidays, try Alnwick Garden, Howick Hall and Cragside Estate. If it rains, the Woodhorn Museum is great for an exhibition on mining heritage.

On a family UK holiday in Kielder Water, you can get seriously close to the real Northumberland in woodland lodges. There are plenty of woodland lodges around Kielder Water that provide great value for money. Set in small clusters, our renowned woodland lodges are often in sites of special interest and sometimes come with private hot tubs. You'll find our woodland holiday lodges on excellent sites, too, that often have great facilities like swimming pools, golf courses and shops, making Kielder Water woodland lodges ideal for romantic breaks or UK family holidays.