Lowther Castle & Gardens
On 11th, 12th, 19th (sold out) & 20th December, the café will be open for Christmas Evenings.
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Lowther Castle & Gardens
A stunning Lake District visitor attraction
Of the many treasures waiting to be discovered in the English Lake District, Lowther Castle is a particular gem. Built at the turn of the 19th century on the site of two previous houses, the castle was a grand affair boasting a room for every day of the year. Its gardens were the envy of the north.
But in 1957 the castle was demolished. Just the façade and outer walls remained standing and for over half a century, the place was empty – home only to chickens, pigs and the odd bat. The gardens were lost to wilderness.
Today Lowther Castle is one of the most intriguing visitor attractions in the country. Dramatic ruins, gardens within gardens, an adventure playground to rival the best in the land. We look forward to welcoming you.
A grand day out..
As you set out to visit Lowther Castle, we would like to make a few suggestions. Bring your children, your grandchildren, your friends, your dogs (on leads). Dress for all weathers, wear big smiles and expect to stay a while.
Lowther Castle is full of stories. Many of these are told in the exhibition, the Story of Lowther. And if you go exploring, through the ruins, through the gardens and woodland, you will find plenty more food for the imagination. The same family has lived here for 850 years and you can see and hear their echoes.
Meanwhile, if the younger members of your team wish to make their own stories, then seek out the lost castle, one of the UK’s largest adventure playgrounds. And when all of you are ready for a rest, you can retreat to the café or the takeaway and have some delicious freshly-made food.
The castle ruins and gardens are open every day from 10am to 4pm in winter and 10am to 5pm in summer. For castle and garden entry fees, click here. Last entry to the gardens 1 hour before closing.
PS. Cycle-hire is also on the menu so once you have explored the castle and gardens to your satisfaction, you can climb aboard a bicycle and journey around the wider park.
#lowthercastle
Announcing a new Instagram page for all our conservation endeavours at Lowther. @lowtherconservation
If you like storks or beavers, if you are interested in dung beetles or earthworms, if trees are your passion or rivers or birds or wildflowers, if you are keen to know more about the ways in which we might repair some of the damage successive decades of intensive farming have wrought on the soil - then please follow us on @lowtherconservation
We will share small news and big, fact rich stories and updates, triumphs and trials. From people and ponies to bovines and bumblebees....
#lowtherconservation #storks #naturallandmanagement
Announcing a new Instagram page for all our conservation endeavours at Lowther. @lowtherconservation
If you like storks or beavers, if you are interested in dung beetles or earthworms, if trees are your passion or rivers or birds or wildflowers, if you are keen to know more about the ways in which we might repair some of the damage successive decades of intensive farming have wrought on the soil - then please follow us on @lowtherconservation
We will share small news and big, fact rich stories and updates, triumphs and trials. From people and ponies to bovines and bumblebees....
#lowtherconservation #storks #naturallandmanagement
There is still plenty of time to embrace your inner gardener and assist our garden team in implementing our new initiative to enhance our Spring flower displays throughout the gardens!
MASTERCLASS dates
(more November dates will be announced soon)
Monday 11th November . 1:00 pm for 1:15 pm
Tuesday 12th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
Friday 15th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Spring bulbs from our Head Gardener, Andrea Brunsendorf, who will give an in-depth tutorial on the ins and outs of growing bulbs.
The gardening team will then help you put what you’ve learned into practice by leading 2-hour planting sessions in the Wildflower Meadow.
* Everyone is welcome.
* Please come to the Admissions office in the Courtyard 15 minutes before the event and register.
* Remember to dress for the weather and bring your gardening gloves if you have some.
#bulbs #volunteers #gardenlearning #horticulture #freesessions
There is still plenty of time to embrace your inner gardener and assist our garden team in implementing our new initiative to enhance our Spring flower displays throughout the gardens!
MASTERCLASS dates
(more November dates will be announced soon)
Monday 11th November . 1:00 pm for 1:15 pm
Tuesday 12th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
Friday 15th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Spring bulbs from our Head Gardener, Andrea Brunsendorf, who will give an in-depth tutorial on the ins and outs of growing bulbs.
The gardening team will then help you put what you’ve learned into practice by leading 2-hour planting sessions in the Wildflower Meadow.
* Everyone is welcome.
* Please come to the Admissions office in the Courtyard 15 minutes before the event and register.
* Remember to dress for the weather and bring your gardening gloves if you have some.
#bulbs #volunteers #gardenlearning #horticulture #freesessions
✨🍄 Christmas gifts 🍄✨
We’ve gone mad for toadstools this Autumn and have an array of gorgeous gifts available in our shop. Stock up on quality Christmas gifts including super soft socks, enamel trinket trays, beautifully illustrated playing cards, sketch books and mushroom decorations.
Don’t forget it’s free to visit our shop, you don’t need a castle and gardens ticket to go in.
#lowthercastle #cumbria #christmasdecor #christmasgifts #shopsmall
✨🍄 Christmas gifts 🍄✨
We’ve gone mad for toadstools this Autumn and have an array of gorgeous gifts available in our shop. Stock up on quality Christmas gifts including super soft socks, enamel trinket trays, beautifully illustrated playing cards, sketch books and mushroom decorations.
Don’t forget it’s free to visit our shop, you don’t need a castle and gardens ticket to go in.
#lowthercastle #cumbria #christmasdecor #christmasgifts #shopsmall
💌🔖 Gift Vouchers 🔖💌
Do you know we sell gift vouchers? If you’re struggling with what to buy the person that has everything this Christmas a Lowther gift voucher could be the answer! You can spend it on admission to the castle and gardens, delicious homemade food in the café or choose from an array of quality gifts in our shop.
#lowthercastle #shopsmall #christmasgift #cumbria #cumbrianshop #thelakes #visitcumbria
💌🔖 Gift Vouchers 🔖💌
Do you know we sell gift vouchers? If you’re struggling with what to buy the person that has everything this Christmas a Lowther gift voucher could be the answer! You can spend it on admission to the castle and gardens, delicious homemade food in the café or choose from an array of quality gifts in our shop.
#lowthercastle #shopsmall #christmasgift #cumbria #cumbrianshop #thelakes #visitcumbria
Come and see our Yoshino cherry wholly dressed up for autumn.
This cherry is very much loved; it is graceful with its almond-scented, blush-white flowers and a stunning orange-purple-red autumn colour. It is effective on its own, but even more so when planted in multiple numbers in a long-grass area or in the shade of an eastern white pine Pinus strobus - my favourite companion for cherries if one has the space. (These too will be part of our woody layer in the Japanese garden.)
The Yoshino cherry also makes an excellent urban and nurse tree for establishing pocket forests in urban areas. I will never forget seeing Washington D.C.’s avenues in full Yoshino bloom and being completely thrown by the absolute abundance of beauty. The variety was introduced from Japan in 1902 and holds an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Height and spread: 12m to 9m.
Conditions: Moist, well-draining and organically rich soil, thriving best in full sun.
Season of interest: Late March to early April for flowers; September to October for autumn colour.
Come and see our Yoshino cherry wholly dressed up for autumn.
This cherry is very much loved; it is graceful with its almond-scented, blush-white flowers and a stunning orange-purple-red autumn colour. It is effective on its own, but even more so when planted in multiple numbers in a long-grass area or in the shade of an eastern white pine Pinus strobus - my favourite companion for cherries if one has the space. (These too will be part of our woody layer in the Japanese garden.)
The Yoshino cherry also makes an excellent urban and nurse tree for establishing pocket forests in urban areas. I will never forget seeing Washington D.C.’s avenues in full Yoshino bloom and being completely thrown by the absolute abundance of beauty. The variety was introduced from Japan in 1902 and holds an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Height and spread: 12m to 9m.
Conditions: Moist, well-draining and organically rich soil, thriving best in full sun.
Season of interest: Late March to early April for flowers; September to October for autumn colour.
CALLING ALL GARDEN-LOVERS
We would love your help implementing our new initiative to enhance our Spring flower displays throughout the gardens.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Spring bulbs from our Head Gardener, Andrea Brunsendorf, who will give an in-depth tutorial on the ins and outs of growing bulbs.
The gardening team will then help you put what you’ve learned into practice by leading 2-hour planting sessions in the Wildflower Meadow.
* Everyone is welcome.
* Please come to the Admissions office in the Courtyard 15 minutes before the event and register.
* Remember to dress for the weather and bring your gardening gloves if you have some.
MASTERCLASS dates
(more November dates will be announced soon)
Thursday, 7th November . 1:00 pm for 1:15 pm
Friday 8th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
Monday 11th November . 1:00 pm for 1:15 pm
Tuesday 12th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
Friday 15th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
#bulbs #volunteers #gardenlearning #horticulture #freesessions
CALLING ALL GARDEN-LOVERS
We would love your help implementing our new initiative to enhance our Spring flower displays throughout the gardens.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Spring bulbs from our Head Gardener, Andrea Brunsendorf, who will give an in-depth tutorial on the ins and outs of growing bulbs.
The gardening team will then help you put what you’ve learned into practice by leading 2-hour planting sessions in the Wildflower Meadow.
* Everyone is welcome.
* Please come to the Admissions office in the Courtyard 15 minutes before the event and register.
* Remember to dress for the weather and bring your gardening gloves if you have some.
MASTERCLASS dates
(more November dates will be announced soon)
Thursday, 7th November . 1:00 pm for 1:15 pm
Friday 8th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
Monday 11th November . 1:00 pm for 1:15 pm
Tuesday 12th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
Friday 15th November . 10:00 am for 10:15 am
#bulbs #volunteers #gardenlearning #horticulture #freesessions
Our toddler area in the lost castle is the perfect place for your little one to have fun: sandpits, slides & much more! #playarea #cumbria #thelakes #kidsdayout
Our toddler area in the lost castle is the perfect place for your little one to have fun: sandpits, slides & much more! #playarea #cumbria #thelakes #kidsdayout
For garden visitors wishing to take stock and drink in the surroundings at Lowther, the gardens along the west side have a number of intriguing resting-places. The teahouses in the Japanese Garden and the arbours in the Rose Garden offer completely different perspectives on their settings, each with their own magic.
#restingplaces #reflection #reflections #teahouse #arbour #gardensofinstagram
For garden visitors wishing to take stock and drink in the surroundings at Lowther, the gardens along the west side have a number of intriguing resting-places. The teahouses in the Japanese Garden and the arbours in the Rose Garden offer completely different perspectives on their settings, each with their own magic.
#restingplaces #reflection #reflections #teahouse #arbour #gardensofinstagram