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Subject Topic: What to do in wet Penrith? Post Reply Post New Topic
Personkatemoss
31/8/2009 at 5:41pm
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Friends are in Penrith and forcast is bad for ALL this week :-( Any ideas of things to see and do with 3 & 6yr olds that are undercover?

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Depends how much they have to spend/how far they want to drive but a few ideas :

Rheged centre just outside Keswick on the A66

A good day out - Haverthwaite steam railway, onto the lake cruise up to Bowness or Ambelside - All undercover

Aquarium of the Lakes - Lakeside
Beatrix potters house/museum Hawkshead/Ambleside

Hayes at Ambelside they also have a big display of tents and other camping gear at the bottom end of the car park.

There are cinemas at Kendal & Barrow, and a much smaller one in Bowness.

I am sure there will be a Wacky warehouse type place near by, if not Ducky's farm at Flookborough, we managed to spend a day there when it was raining in early August.

Brockhole visitors centre between Windermere & Ambleside

Loads more, Sellafield visitors centre, hardknott/wrynose pass the drive is well worth it even in the wet.

A lot to do in Carlisle too cinemas, and plenty of Roman bits & bobs.


Personpetemillis
31/8/2009 at 6:20pm
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They may be able to get a day pass for Centre Parcs Whinfell Forest. That'll give them use of the pool and all that stuff, along with plenty of under cover space to keep dry.


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01/9/2009 at 3:37pm
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Rheged as said before. there is a great play area called priates of penrith. Trotters world of animals is also good some indoor and outdoor near Keswick.

Walby Farm park nr Carlisle has a fantastic indoor play area.

You can get into centre parcs for the day but is quite expensive.

You could do a mine tour at Honister Slate Mine. The Hadrians wall stuff in Carlisle/Hexham is great.

Houghton Hall Garden centre has a great world in minature in side.

you could go to the upfront puppet theatre nr Jn 41. a bit further you have the Gincase near Silloth.

Ullswater Steamers or Keswick Launch. Dalemain or Hutton-in-the-Forest.

Sellafield is closed now to visitors

Some suggestions for you

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01/9/2009 at 3:48pm
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Also if you decide to do the lake aquarium pick up it has a 2 for 1 voucher inside...

also you could go to Maryport, do the roman museum, the wave centre (maritime museum not a pool) and the Lake District Coast Aquarium.

Or head towards Carnforth J35 and go to the zone playarea at greenlands farm village

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Personlaws69
01/9/2009 at 7:10pm
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The Cars The Star at Keswick just along the A66 has Chittty Chitty Bang Bang on display.



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