Kielder is a remote forest village at the head of the North Tyne, set beside Kielder Water — the largest man-made lake in the UK by volume — and ringed by one of the biggest planted forests in Europe. The skies out here are among the darkest in England, and the Kielder Observatory runs stargazing nights on the moor above. Kielder Castle, an old shooting lodge, is now the forest visitor centre. It’s a long drive from anywhere; Falstone sits at the far end of the lake.
