Aira Force and Gowbarrow Park
A 65ft waterfall in National Trust woodland above Ullswater, about a mile there and back from the car park. Tea room, toilets and a picnic area. Parking is £7 for two hours and free for members.
What’s on for kids in Penrith & Ullswater
12 dated events coming up in and around Penrith & Ullswater, Cumbria. Collected from the organisations running them, not from anyone paying to appear.
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Nothing dated this weekend, but these are open in Penrith & Ullswater
Places you can turn up to whether or not anything is on.
Penrith Castle Park
A free park opposite Penrith station with a genuine castle ruin in it, plus a play area, tennis, bowls, a putting green and an obstacle golf course at a pound or two an hour. Cafe and toilets on site.
Penrith Leisure Centre and Jungle Jacks
Penrith's leisure centre does the full rainy-day stack under one roof: Jungle Jacks soft play, a 25m pool and learner pool, a climbing wall and a Saturday inflatable. Not glamorous, very useful.
Rheged
Two minutes off the M6 at Penrith: a big indoor play area at £5 a child, a giant-screen cinema, a cafe and free parking. The motorway stop that is worth the stop.
Lowther Castle & Gardens
Come for the playground. The Lost Castle is turrets, tunnels, drop slides and zip wires, built in the grounds of a vast roofless ruin near Penrith and billed as one of the UK's largest adventure playgrounds.
Ullswater 'Steamers'
Heritage boats on Ullswater between Glenridding, Howtown and Pooley Bridge, running 363 days a year. A full lap is dear for a family; a single leg plus the lakeshore walk back is the better deal.
Coming up in Penrith & Ullswater
Nature Tots at Penrith (opens on Cumbria Wildlife Trust)
Cumbria Wildlife Trust · Penrith & Ullswater
28 Sept to 12 Oct. 2 dates, 10am to 11.30am
Join us for a nature-based outdoor sessions for your little ones through the summer.
Listed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust · collected 27 Sept
Baby Bounce and Rhyme (opens on Westmorland and Furness Libraries)
Penrith Library · Penrith & Ullswater
29 Sept to 19 Nov. Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10am and 11am
Our regular event aimed at children under five and their parents/ carers.
Listed by Westmorland and Furness Libraries · collected 27 Sept
Lego Club (opens on Westmorland and Furness Libraries)
Penrith Library · Penrith & Ullswater
1 Oct to 19 Nov. Every Thursday, 4pm
Come along and enjoy our weekly Lego Club for ages 5 and up.
Listed by Westmorland and Furness Libraries · collected 27 Sept
Trick or Treat Cartoon Circus at Rheged
Rheged, Penrith · Penrith & Ullswater
25 Oct. Sunday 25 October, 11am and 1.30pm
An hour of live clowning in Rheged's big-screen auditorium on the first Sunday of half term: slapstick, magic, plate spinning, puppets, an acrobatic human slinky and prizes. Pair it with a slot in the indoor play.
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Nature Tots: Penrith (opens on Cumbria Wildlife Trust)
Cumbria Wildlife Trust · Penrith & Ullswater
9 Nov. Monday 9 November, 10am to 11.30am
Nature-based outdoor sessions for your little ones.
Listed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust · collected 27 Sept
Lights of Lowther
Lowther Castle and Gardens, near Penrith · Penrith & Ullswater
14 Nov to 30 Dec. Selected evenings, mostly Friday to Sunday, 14 November to 30 December, entry slots 4pm to 8pm
A brand new light trail through the gardens and round the ruined castle, about an hour on foot at your own pace, with warm food, mulled wine and hot chocolate, and marshmallow toasting at the top of the lawns near the end. Parking is free. The castle suggests a baby carrier over a pushchair because the lighting is low. The family ticket covers two adults and three children, or one adult and up to four.
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Wildlife Kids' Club (opens on Cumbria Wildlife Trust)
Cumbria Wildlife Trust · Penrith & Ullswater
19 Nov. Thursday 19 November, 5pm to 6.30pm
Join us as we explore the outdoors with nature spotting, foraging and bushcraft.
Listed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust · collected 27 Sept
Nature Tots: Penrith (opens on Cumbria Wildlife Trust)
Cumbria Wildlife Trust · Penrith & Ullswater
14 Dec. Monday 14 December, 10am to 11.30am
Nature-based outdoor sessions for your little ones.
Listed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust · collected 27 Sept
Wildlife Kids' Club (opens on Cumbria Wildlife Trust)
Cumbria Wildlife Trust · Penrith & Ullswater
17 Dec. Thursday 17 December, 5pm to 6.30pm
Join us as we explore the outdoors with nature spotting, foraging and bushcraft.
Listed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust · collected 27 Sept
Cinderella Christmas pantomime at Rheged
Rheged, Penrith · Penrith & Ullswater
28 Dec to 29 Dec. 28 and 29 December, 11.30am and 2.30pm
A one-hour live Cinderella from Gary Starr Creative in the dead days between Christmas and New Year: Ugly Sisters, Buttons, a Fairy Godmother and plenty of shouting back. Short enough for small children.
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Nature Tots: Penrith (opens on Cumbria Wildlife Trust)
Cumbria Wildlife Trust · Penrith & Ullswater
18 Jan. Monday 18 January, 10am to 11.30am
Nature-based outdoor sessions for your little ones.
Listed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust · collected 27 Sept
Wildlife Kids' Club (opens on Cumbria Wildlife Trust)
Cumbria Wildlife Trust · Penrith & Ullswater
21 Jan. Thursday 21 January, 5pm to 6.30pm
Join us as we explore the outdoors with nature spotting, foraging and bushcraft.
Listed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust · collected 27 Sept