An excellent evening. Very good presentation - learnt so much. Looked through expensive telescopes and saw craters on the moon, rings around Saturn, double stars, oh, and also Mars and Venus. Wonderfully enthusiastic people who were happy to answer even the daftest question (usually mine). Nearly four hours of absorbing entertainment for very little cost and all set in the... More

We attended on Saturday night to view the meteor showers. The weather had been bad all day, but we were excited and hopeful we would see something as little breaks in the sky were visible on the drive to Kielder. The initial talk and explanation on how meteor showers are formed was very interesting and informative. After the talk, we... More

A friend and I visited Kielder and the observatory a few days back. Upon arrival we were greeted by Gary and Malcolm (?). After watching a short video while waiting for everyone else to arrive, Gary started on a very passionate talk about the Aurora and the mythology and mis/conceptions regarding them. This lasted about 40 minutes which I felt... More

We had the pleasure of visiting Kielder on 15-04-2012 to attend the Saturn in Opposition event. We were greated by three friendly, helpful and knowledgable staff members and welcomed into the main room to sit by the wood burning stove and listen to Gary give a talk on the planets and in particular the wonder that is Saturn. The 30... More

I was organiser of the trip to Kielder which TyneandWearLoveBirds attended, and any problems with its organisation are attributable to me, not Kielder or their staff, who did a great job following a slight misunderstanding over our party's numbers. I enjoyed the presentation (the 3D was very good) and enjoyed the experts' talks about the telescopes almost as much as... More

I first took my wife to the observatory for Valentine's day for an Aurora Night and was so impressed we went back last weekend for the Saturn night... and are booked up again for the Transit of Venus in June! Gary and the team are amazing; incredibly knowledgable, and very entertaining! :) It's quite far to drive to - and... More

We were so looking forward to our visit to Kielder Observatory and even though the skys were cloudy when we left Sunderland they steadily cleared on the 2 hour coach ride, and by the time we arrived we were informed we had picked the perfect night! Wey Hey! Our group was large, so we were split into 2 groups, one... More

Enjoyed a great visit to Kielder Observatory last night. The sky was very clear and although the moon was too bright for the milky way, we were still able to view various planets and the moon up close. The moon was fantastic - I loved the craters but couldn't see any footsteps! Saturn was tiny but amazing. This was billed... More

Soent a fantastic night at the observatory lady month. Very good night, insightful talk by Gary and then some planet watching out of this wirld More