Northumberlandia world’s largest human landform a unique reclining female figure designed by renowned artist Charles Jencks which is more than seven times the size of a football pitch and taller than an eight-storey building at its highest point has been opened by her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
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The project has been designed in line with Banks “restoration first” approach, where extra land not needed for coal mining has been provided by the Blagdon Estate to deliver a lasting positive legacy for both the local area and the wider region at early stage in the development of the adjacent surface mound, rather than waiting until the end of operations. The aim has been to provide an iconic gateway feature to South East of Northumberland located close to the A1, East Coast Rail Line and Newcastle Airport.
It takes around 20 minutes to walk the three-quarter mile-long outer path around the landform. It contains more than two and a half miles of surfaced paths, as well as over one and a half miles of grass paths.
Northumberlandia will initially be open to the public between noon and 4pm on Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 September.
Further information is available on the www.northumberlandia.com website