Lowther Castle and Gardens

Lowther Castle and Gardens Lowther Castle - for over fifty years an abandoned ruin - is rapidly becoming one of the Lake District's most popular visitor attractions.
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🏰 Fascinating Castle Ruin 🖼️ Permanent Exhibition 🛝 Huge Castle Adventure Playground 🏯 Japanese Garden 🌹 Rose Garden 🪨 Rock Garden 🌸 Sweet Scented Garden 🍰 Cumbrian Homemade Food 🛍️ Quality Gift Shop 🐾 Dogs Welcome Gardens, historical exhibition telling 'The Story of Lowther', café, shop and the castle itself, sited in a stunning landscape. The gardens hark back to the 17th century and visitors can enjoy wandering through the remnants of an Edwardian pleasure park, meandering through stunning woodland, or stumbling across areas planted this century by the man-of-the-moment, landscape architect Dan Pearson. In the woods, one of the UK's largest adventure playgrounds 'the lost castle'. All in all, a treat for visitors of all ages.

🌾 The Tapestry Garden 🌾The parterre / tapestry is looking beautiful at the moment. All those rich Autumnal tones are com...
07/09/2026

🌾 The Tapestry Garden 🌾

The parterre / tapestry is looking beautiful at the moment. All those rich Autumnal tones are coming through in the perennials. If you’re free on the 17th, don’t miss our talk with Gardener Kate Harrison about what is planted in here and how we care for it.

✨🎄 Lights of Lowther Giveaway Winner Announcement 🎄✨A huge thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway to win Lights ...
06/09/2026

✨🎄 Lights of Lowther Giveaway Winner Announcement 🎄✨

A huge thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway to win Lights of Lowther tickets. The giveaway is now closed and the lucky winners are

Hannah Pritchard - 1 x family ticket
Wayne Threlkeld - 1 x family ticket
Karen Jones - 2 x Adult tickets
Megan Kendall - 2 x Adult tickets

Please DM us to claim your prize! Thank you all ✨

04/09/2026

🌿🌼🌾 Gardener Talk ~ Mighty Perennials in the Tapestry Garden 🌾🌼🌿

Join our lovely gardener Kate Harrison for a talk about the mighty perennials in the Tapestry Garden in front of the Castle. The planting scheme designed by needed to withstand the Cumbrian weather! Kate will talk about what is planted and how we look after this space.

🗓️ 17th September at 2pm
🎟️ Tickets are free with garden entry. Book online via the ‘What’s on’ section or turn up on the 17th

✨🎄Lights of Lowther Giveaway 🎄✨We’re giving away 2 family tickets and 2 pairs of tickets to our Winter light trail ‘Ligh...
29/08/2026

✨🎄Lights of Lowther Giveaway 🎄✨

We’re giving away 2 family tickets and 2 pairs of tickets to our Winter light trail ‘Lights of Lowther’ on a night of your choice. There will be 4 lucky winners on Instagram too.

To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is

✨ Like & save this post
✨ Make sure you’re following Lowther Castle
✨ Tag a friend who would love to win too (Tag up to 10 accounts)
✨ Share to stories for 5 more entries

This giveaway is only open to UK residents only.

Winner to be announced on Sunday 6th September. Good luck! 🍀

T&C’s - This competition is not affiliated with Facebook. No cash alternative. Tickets can’t be sold, they must be used by the person who wins. Dates run between 14th November and 30th December. A full list can be found on our website Lowthercastle.org

Don’t take our word for it, here’s what our wonderful customers have said about Lowther over the Summer. We appreciate y...
24/08/2026

Don’t take our word for it, here’s what our wonderful customers have said about Lowther over the Summer. We appreciate your reviews so much, it helps other people know what to expect from a day at Lowther. Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback 💛

📸 Images include photos by 🌿Forests&Fells🌿 and Jess Carmichael 💛

🛝 What better end of Summer treat than a visit to the UK’s largest Adventure Playground?! 🛝 There’s still two weeks left...
19/08/2026

🛝 What better end of Summer treat than a visit to the UK’s largest Adventure Playground?! 🛝

There’s still two weeks left of the summer holidays and Lowther Castle is the perfect meeting point to catch up with friends or have a wonderful day out with family!

With several beautiful gardens to explore, a stunning castle ruin, the adventure playground and our excellent cafe & gelato 🍦 there is something for everyone!

📸 A big thank you to Jess Carmichael for the wonderful photos!

🎭 Pinocchio Open Air Theatre tomorrow at Lowther Castle Gardens in aid of the Calvert Trust 🎭Looking for something to do...
18/08/2026

🎭 Pinocchio Open Air Theatre tomorrow at Lowther Castle Gardens in aid of the Calvert Trust 🎭

Looking for something to do tomorrow? Why not support a wonderful charity the Calvert Trust and come and watch Pinocchio?

Illyria celebrates this magical coming-of-age tale in a thrilling musical outdoor show.

FREE ENTRY to Lowther Castle and Adventure Play area for ticket holders from 2pm on day of performance.

Running time (approx): 95-minutes (inc 20 minute interval)
Recommended for ages 5+ (younger children also welcome)

Bring seating, and wear clothing suitable for the Cumbrian weather! The café at Lowther will be open for snacks, ice cream and hot and cold drinks.

Well-behaved dogs on leads are permitted.

Venue is wheelchair accessible - the area for the audience is on a flat lawn serviced by level paths of hard gravel
Car parking 250m from performance area (free parking from 4.30pm).

Event Details
Doors Open at 4:30PM�Starts at 5:30PM
Location
Lowther Castle & Gardens, Penrith, CA10 2HH

Address

Lowther
Penrith
CA102HH

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+441931712192

Website

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