Lakeside Way

Lakeside Way

A 26-mile all-weather path circling Kielder Water, brilliant for walking or cycling with bird hides, sculptures and constantly changing lake views along the way.

Address:

Lakeside Way, Hexham
Call:
01434 251000

Hours:

Always open

Map

Good to Know

The Lakeside Way is a 26-mile multi-use path circling Kielder Water, the largest man-made lake in Northern Europe. It's surfaced all the way round, so it's good for walking, cycling and buggies, and it passes bird hides, viewpoints and the art and architecture installations scattered around the shore.

Why it's on our list: it's one of the best ways to explore Kielder Water & Forest Park, and you can do as much or as little as you like. Highlights include Kielder Viaduct.

Worth knowing: the full loop is a long day, even by bike. Bikes can be hired at Kielder Waterside, and there's food at The Forest Bar and Kitchen.

A Little Note From Heather & Sand

We haven't quite made it here ourselves yet, but it's on our list!

We're working our way around Northumberland, personally visiting and reviewing as many of the places featured in our Listed section as we can. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In the meantime, we do our homework. Before adding somewhere to Heather & Sand, we research it, look at what other visitors have to say and check that it has a good reputation. If the feedback isn't encouraging, it generally doesn't make our list.

Of course, a little online research is no substitute for muddy boots, a decent coffee and seeing somewhere for ourselves. So until we've visited, we'll leave the personal review to one side.

A little about us...

Heather & Sand is our little corner of Northumberland — a collection of places, stories, walks and discoveries from a county we love.

Through our Journal, Guide and Listed pages, we hope to help you discover somewhere new, revisit an old favourite or simply enjoy a little Northumberland from wherever you happen to be.

Tom, Lucy & the Heather & Sand crew.

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