Family days out near Carlisle
33 things to do with kids within 20 miles of Carlisle, Cumbria, 14 of them free. Nearest first, with prices, opening times, parking and the quietest days to go on each page. Distances are straight-line miles from the town centre.
Closest to Carlisle
- Carlisle Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
- Tullie House Museum under 1 mile · Adult £8.50 · Child £0 · Family £17
- Carlisle Castle under 1 mile · Adult £11 · Child £6 · Family £28
- The Sands Centre, Carlisle under 1 mile · Adult £6 · Child £3.50 · Family £16
- Hollywood Bowl Carlisle under 1 mile · Adult £9.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £38
- Bitts Park, Carlisle under 1 mile · Free entry
- Fusion Trampoline Park, Carlisle under 1 mile · Adult £12.45 · Child £12.45 · Family £49.80
- Walby Farm Park 4 miles · Adult £12.95 · Child £12.95 · Family £47
- Wetheral Priory Gatehouse 4 miles · Free entry
- Solway Aviation Museum 6 miles · Adult £8 · Child £5 · Family £20
- Talkin Tarn Country Park 9 miles · Free entry
- Gretna Green Famous Blacksmith's Shop 9 miles · Free entry
Free things to do with kids near Carlisle (14)
- Carlisle Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
- Bitts Park, Carlisle under 1 mile · Free entry
- Wetheral Priory Gatehouse 4 miles · Free entry
- Talkin Tarn Country Park 9 miles · Free entry
- Gretna Green Famous Blacksmith's Shop 9 miles · Free entry
- Long Meg and Her Daughters 16 miles · Free entry
- Penrith Castle 17 miles · Free entry
- Rheged Centre 18 miles · Free entry
- Walltown Country Park 18 miles · Free entry
- Silloth Green and beach 18 miles · Free entry
- Walltown Crags 18 miles · Free entry
- Mayburgh Henge and King Arthur's Round Table 19 miles · Free entry
- Dodd Wood osprey viewpoints 20 miles · Free entry
- Newcastleton Forest (7stanes) 20 miles · Free entry
Castle & Historic Landmark (12)
- Carlisle Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
- Carlisle Castle under 1 mile · Adult £11 · Child £6 · Family £28
- Wetheral Priory Gatehouse 4 miles · Free entry
- Gretna Green Famous Blacksmith's Shop 9 miles · Free entry
- Lanercost Priory 11 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4.50 · Family £20
- Hutton-in-the-Forest 13 miles · Adult £11 · Child £0 · Family £22
- Birdoswald Roman Fort 15 miles · Adult £11 · Child £6 · Family £28
- Long Meg and Her Daughters 16 miles · Free entry
- Penrith Castle 17 miles · Free entry
- Walltown Crags 18 miles · Free entry
- Brougham Castle 19 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £18
- Mayburgh Henge and King Arthur's Round Table 19 miles · Free entry
Garden, Park & Outdoor (7)
- Bitts Park, Carlisle under 1 mile · Free entry
- Talkin Tarn Country Park 9 miles · Free entry
- Walltown Country Park 18 miles · Free entry
- Silloth Green and beach 18 miles · Free entry
- Dalemain Mansion and Gardens 19 miles · Adult £17.50 · Child £0 · Family £35
- Dodd Wood osprey viewpoints 20 miles · Free entry
- Newcastleton Forest (7stanes) 20 miles · Free entry
National Museum & Exhibition (6)
- Tullie House Museum under 1 mile · Adult £8.50 · Child £0 · Family £17
- Solway Aviation Museum 6 miles · Adult £8 · Child £5 · Family £20
- Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace 17 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3.60 · Family £17
- Rheged Centre 18 miles · Free entry
- Roman Army Museum 18 miles · Adult £8 · Child £5 · Family £24
- Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum 20 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £20
Play & Activity Centre (5)
- The Sands Centre, Carlisle under 1 mile · Adult £6 · Child £3.50 · Family £16
- Hollywood Bowl Carlisle under 1 mile · Adult £9.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £38
- Fusion Trampoline Park, Carlisle under 1 mile · Adult £12.45 · Child £12.45 · Family £49.80
- Jungle Jack's Soft Play, Penrith 18 miles · Adult £5 · Child £5 · Family £10
- Haltwhistle Outdoor Pool 20 miles · Adult £9.50 · Child £7.50 · Family £34
Zoo & Safari Park (3)
- Walby Farm Park 4 miles · Adult £12.95 · Child £12.95 · Family £47
- Lake District Wildlife Park 19 miles · Adult £15.95 · Child £13.95 · Family £56
- Trotters World of Animals 19 miles · Adult £14.95 · Child £12.95 · Family £52