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Kielder CaniX event (5km
and 2km)
Date: Saturday 3 + Sunday 4 April 2010
Closing
date: Monday, 29 March (we do not accept entries on the day)
Venue: Kielder Water and Forest Park, Northumberland
SPONSORS
ENTRY
FORMS:Closing
date: Monday, 29 March (we do not accept entries on the day)
SAT - ENTER/PAY
ONLINE (CREDIT CARD)
SUN - ENTER/PAY
ONLINE (CREDIT CARD)
Additional info for 2-day events
Bikejor gear inspection: 8:30am
Registration, bibs and individual start times: 9:00 – 9:45am
Race briefing: 9:30am (all must attend)
First CaniX runner off: 10:30am (Bikejor: 10am)
Prizegiving: following the event normally 1pm (goody bag for all)
With thanks to the Forestry
Commission, we are pleased to be running a CaniX and Bikejor at Kielder Castle (at 250 square miles Kielder Forest Park is England's largest forest). This event is the weekend prior to the Glentress CaniX for those traveling north to make a weeks holiday of it over the Easter break and get three CaniX races for the bargin!
Kielder Castle was built in 1775 as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Northumberland, and is now the focal point for visitors to the forest. The Castle itself houses a series of exhibitions about the forest and its wildlife, together with an information centre, gift shop and licensed restaurant. The grounds include picnic sites, children's playground, the Dukes and Duchess walking trails and the start of cycling, a mountain bike skills loop, orienteering routes. Within the grounds of the Castle is a work of art called Minotaur, which is a maze built of basalt stone and glass. Kielder Castle itself opens at Easter.
Kielder Water and Forest Park is an area of stunning beauty and serenity - according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England it is officially the country's most tranquil spot. For those planning to make a long weekend of it, we have Caniteering on the Saturday and once you have finished exploring Englands largest forest, there is always Kielder Water Northern Europe's largest man-made lake. Kielder is also known for its sections of Hadrian's Wall and the Holy Island and Castle of Lindisfarne are on the Northumberland coast.
Other attractions
Camping for tents, caravans and motorhomes is available
next door to the venue - to book visit Kielder Village Caravan & Campsite. Book via email: jkkielder@fsmail.net (NB: telephone will not be answered until March: 01434 250291). NB The camp site gets fully booked over Easter.
There is also a Hostel and a B+B in the village click here for details.
Look forward to seeing you
and your pooch.
For more information please
email Eileen
or tel: 07711 818241
Directions
For those with Sat Navs: NE48 1ER
Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre is in Kielder Village situated at the northern end of Kielder Water, off the C200 (Bellingham is the nearest town or village).
Accommodation
Kielder Village Caravan and Campsite Book via email: jkkielder@fsmail.net (NB: telephone will not be answered until March: 01434 250291)
Kielder Youth Hostel t: 01434 250195
Twenty Seven - Bed & Breakfast (accepts dogs) t: 01434 250366
Caravan Club
Camping and Caravaning Club
Days Inn/Welcome Break (pets welcome at no charge) 10% discount for CaniX UK members
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