Sycamore Gap: Coming Home - Northumberland National Park

Largest section from Sycamore Gap tree goes on permanent display at The Sill

• The tree has been given a permanent home at Northumberland National Park’s The Sill: Landscape Discovery Centre close to where it originally stood, and free for everyone to visit.

• As requested by the public the tree can be touched, helping people reconnect with the original tree.

• The exhibit by artist Charlie Whinney provides a peaceful space where people can pause, reflect, and connect with an icon of North East England.

• The public’s heartfelt responses have been incorporated into the artwork, with their words forming poetry that’s now an integral part of the exhibit which links themes nature, people and place.

When the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was tragically felled in 2023, the nation reacted with shock, outrage and sadness. Standing proudly along Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site and in Northumberland National Park, the tree was more than just a landmark, it was a symbol of peace, beauty, and connection to nature. People picnicked beneath its branches, paused to reflect in its shade, and captured memories that spanned generations.

Now, nearly two years later, Northumberland National Park Authority welcomes the tree home as part of a new striking installation.

Just two miles from where it once grew, the largest remaining section of the Sycamore Gap tree will now go on permanent display at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre. This new exhibit offers a space for reflection, remembrance, and reconnection and is free for all to see.