Showing 1–9 of 9 outdoor attractions in Penrith
Parks and PlaygroundsAira Force
Activity CentresRheged Indoor Play
Children's FarmsAbbott Lodge
WaterLazonby Swimming Pool
WaterShap Swimming Pool
WaterAskham Outdoor Swimming Pools
Swimming PoolsGreystoke and District Outdoor Pool
Sports & ActivitiesFoxy's Adventure Golf
Sports & ActivitiesHappy Hooves Riding Centre
Outdoor Family Adventures in Penrith
Four of the nine outdoor listings around Penrith are swimming pools, which is not what most towns produce when you apply this filter. The names give two of them away: Greystoke and District Outdoor Pool and Askham Outdoor Swimming Pools. Then come Shap Swimming Pool and Lazonby Swimming Pool, community pools wearing the same outdoor tag, which may well be wrong for them. The rest of the set is what this part of the country tends to give you: a waterfall walk at Aira Force, riding at Happy Hooves Riding Centre, animals at Abbott Lodge and putting at Foxy's Adventure Golf.
If the pools are what brought you here, ring ahead rather than trusting this page — small community pools do things their own way, and the outdoor marker on two of them looks doubtful. Everywhere else the label holds up, and only two of the nine record any indoor space whatsoever.
Outdoor activities in Penrith: FAQs
Why are there so many pools on an outdoor list?
Two of them genuinely are open-air, which around here is a tradition rather than a coincidence. The other two are filed under the same water category and appear to have picked up the outdoor flag along with it. We have logged that for correction. Until it is fixed, treat any pool on this list as needing a direct check with the venue about what sort of pool it actually is.
What is here that does not involve swimming?
Aira Force is a walk towards falling water, with paths and steps rather than a gate and a desk. Abbott Lodge puts you among animals. Happy Hooves Riding Centre and Foxy's Adventure Golf both run by the session. Between them they cover a morning that needs no towel, which counts for a great deal if one child in the group cannot swim.
Is any of this sheltered?
Barely. Two entries in nine are tagged indoor, and Abbott Lodge is your best bet for a roof over part of the visit. This is a genuinely bare list, which is accurate labelling rather than missing information. Plan for wind and soft ground, and keep the wider Penrith listing in mind for the days when that simply is not going to work.