Kirklinton Hall and Gardens
Outdoor Play & Adventure Playgrounds · Carlisle, Cumbria & the Lake District
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Closed — opens Thursday at 10am
🌳 OutdoorGardens🐐 Animals🌲 Woodland🛝 PlaygroundSeasonal opening
What’s there
- Café on site
- Picnic area
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Kirklinton Hall and Gardens is a 17th-century hall that is being restored, set in around twelve acres just outside Carlisle. The gardens are the main draw for families. They include a part-walled kitchen garden, orchards, a bog garden, rose terraces, a woodland walk called the Faerie Glen and a Children's Garden with a sandpit and a play house. Pigs, ducks and rabbits live on the grounds, which suits younger children who like to look and feed them. The site is best known for its weekly Thursday market, when food and craft stalls are set up and a tearoom serves light refreshments. Picnics on the grass are welcome. The hall also hosts festivals and events, so opening days vary, and families should check ahead before travelling.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Wellies
Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.- Hand sanitiser
- Waterproof phone pouch
Kite
Toilet rollAssume the worst about the facilities and you'll never be wrong.
Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
Frisbee
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Photos: Anna Tesar, CC BY 2.0 · Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0 · Rolf Dietrich Brecher, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Donald Trung Quoc Don, CC BY-SA 4.0
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