Lowther Castle Cafe

Lots of carpark space Stunning grounds to explore Huge area with views & different themes It's great to look around the historic Castle Impressive architecture & history Great for all the family (especially young ones) Good facilities, cafe, toilets in historic courtyard Bit pricey we thought, especially when the castle, grounds & exhibition are still under restoration & not all available to see/enjoy. But we'll worth a visit if the weather is nice, dog friendly & will be stunning when fully restored.

*Felt like a mini-disney land 🏰* We went for easter and the easter- eggs treasure hunt made the experience more exciting for us. It's one of the castles in Lake districts that isn't a leftover building ruin (memes xD). The family has great passion for gardening and it was quite evident in how they showcased through the humongous area for sight seeing different species of trees, plants and flora. The natural (& man-edited) view of this place is pleasing and we couldn't help but enjoy the fantastic green views all around us. They've got advanced + in person booking available. A little crowded, given it was a public holiday. Nice staff, decent amount of information about thr royal family, map(brochure) was really helpful for navigation; an excellent spot to take your family and kids. They've also got a dedicated spot at the very end for kids' plays area and park. Toilets were neat at the entrance. A restaurant at the beginning and a cafe at the end of the voyage. Perfect spot for summer outing with family and friends 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦

Now I’m amending this review because I’ve been back for a second visit, and this time we went into the castle and explored the grounds. A family ticket is still £45 and that’s reasonable for the time and size of the estate. It’s New Year’s Eve today so the gardens are wintering and we still spent 3.5 hours the here. A special mention to the kids playground called the lost castle. See the posted video. This is huge and superb, one of the best I’ve visited. Lots of different routes, to climb and slides to explore. Thoroughly recommend.

WOW. This place isn't just family friendly, the whole place has been thoughtfully designed with families in mind. Brilliant for kids who enjoy a bit of exploring, even if they can't walk that far. And the Lost Castle playground is the biggest and best we have ever seen - absolutely stunning. The café is great too. We came in the middle of December - the weather was against us but we loved the feeling of having the place to ourselves!

Wow what a place!! We will definitely be coming back in summer when the gardens are in bloom. We have watched this place for many years and love what they have done to the place. Visitor centre, gardens, children's play area likevyou have never seen before and acre and acres to wander in - brilliant!!