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Visitor Information for Lowther Castle Gardens

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Google Review 4.6

Opening Times: The garden is open daily except for Christmas Day
Summer:    10.00am-5.00pm
Winter:       10.00am-4.00pm
Prices: Adults £15, Children 3 to 15 years £10 (This if for access to the Castle & Gardens)
Note: Family tickets and discounts available
An RHS Partner Garden

Contact Details for Lowther Castle Gardens

Address: Lowther Castle Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HH
Tel: 01931 712192
Email: info@lowthercastle.org
Web: https://lowthercastle.org/

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About Lowther Castle Gardens

Lowther Castle Gardens have the dramatic castle as a backdrop and there are 130 acres for you to ramble in and explore.

From the Dan Pearson landscaped Rose Garden, Courtyard, Victorian ruins and Parterre  to the woodland and wildflower meadows.

You can get breakfast and lunch at the Cafe and excitingly if you are in the woods during school holidays and on summer weekends you can pick up sandwiches, soup and ice cream from the into the woods concession.

The Lost Castle Adventure playground is a must visit for children.

One of the UK’s largest adventure playgrounds which has ‘ramps and steps and a firepole and cages and crawl-throughs and a maze of turrets, zipwires, walkways and slides.’

Attached to this is the Dragons Lair, which is has ‘cages and crawl-throughs and a whole turrety wooden building’.

Dogs are allowed in the gardens but do keep on a lead.

Dogs are not allowed in the Lost Castle adventure playground.

Reviews of Lowther Castle Gardens

Google Reviews Score 4.6/ 5

Don’t take our word for how great these gardens are. Here is what visitors to Lowther Castle Gardens had to say!

” Came with my two kids and was planning to stay maybe an hour max. We’re going on 3 hours later now! The gardens and beautiful and interactive and the Lost Castle play area is the coolest playground I’ve seen in my life. Truly, the parents are having as much fun as the kids here!”

” One of the highlights for me was the ‘Lost Castle,’ an enormous adventure playground that’s perfect for families, although equally enjoyable for adults who want to tap into their inner child!

It adds a fun, playful aspect to what is otherwise a peaceful, contemplative place.”

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All information was believed to correct at the time of publication.

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Map and Location of Lowther Castle Gardens

Lowther Castle Gardens
Lowther Castle Gardens
Penrith Cumbria CA10 2HH
United Kingdom
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