What to do and see in Eden District, England: The Best Things to do Good for Kids

August 26, 2021 Sachiko Swiger

Discover the best top things to do in Eden District, United Kingdom including ShowmeCumbria Tours & Transfers, Ullswater Paddleboarding, Crafty Monkeys, Eden Outdoor Adventures, Upfront Puppet Theatre, Hallin Fell, Smardale Gill Nature Reserve, Mountain Rat Adventures, Long Meg and her Daughters, Acorn Bank.
Restaurants in Eden District

1. ShowmeCumbria Tours & Transfers

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5.0 based on 68 reviews

ShowmeCumbria Tours & Transfers

A well established full-day and half-day tour company operating personal tours in and around Cumbria & the Lake District. Showmecumbria is run by a native of Cumbria, therefore, has extensive knowledge of the Lakes and surrounding unknown areas.Majority of tours are bespoke and charged per tour not per person with collection from your accommodation and we are licenced for up to six passengers including children. Rick Steves recommended.

2. Ullswater Paddleboarding

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5.0 based on 38 reviews

Ullswater Paddleboarding

We provide Stand Up Paddleboarding lessons, adventure tours and board hire on the wonderful Ullswater in the Lake District

3. Crafty Monkeys

3 Corney Place Opposite the Town Hall, Penrith CA11 7PY England +44 17683 98975 [email protected] http://www.craftymonkeys.org
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5.0 based on 207 reviews

Crafty Monkeys

A warm family welcome awaits you at our craft studio where you can have a go no matter what age or ability! No booking necessary during opening hours for all activities apart from the potter's wheels where tuition is included. All other crafts Decopatch, pottery painting and mosaics initial instruction given as required! Prices start at just £6.50. We can fully glaze and fire in our studio or loads of take home on the day options. We have our own toilet and baby change. Hot and cold drink facilities.

Reviewed By X946JSjohnr - Penrith, United Kingdom

Sadly closed in 2019 so no longer operating as a craft centre in Penrith. Doing work from home I believe

4. Eden Outdoor Adventures

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5.0 based on 66 reviews

Eden Outdoor Adventures

Eden Outdoor Adventures is a small, friendly, family company run by Ian and Melanie. We specialise in providing activities for individuals, families and groups that are tailored to your needs. We pride ourselves on providing affordable, fun, adventurous days out ,with high quality instruction and guiding with a personal touch. We will work hard to understand your needs and design half, full and multi day adventures and tours to make your time with us one to remember. To help us do this, Eden Outdoor Adventures draw upon a great deal of knowledge and over 20 years of experience of working in the outdoors and the areas we operate. All our instructors and guides hold National Qualifications in the activities we offer to ensure you experience our highest standards. We can offer you guided walking and tours, rock climbing, canoeing, ghyll scrambling and skills courses. Wherever your dreams take you, let Eden Outdoor Adventures help make them come true.

5. Upfront Puppet Theatre

Upfront Puppet Theatre, Upfront Gallery, Nr. Hutton in the Forest, Penrith CA11 9TG England +44 17684 84538 [email protected] http://www.up-front.com/puppet_theatre.html
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5.0 based on 68 reviews

Upfront Puppet Theatre

Unique as one of only four puppet theatres constructed in England, with puppeteers bridges for marionettes and a pit for working rod puppets from below. The site lines are great for children, with all the rows of seats on a steep rake, allowing children to see over adults. All of our productions are written, designed and produced in our own on site workshops,staged with full lighting and musical scores and appeal to all ages. The theatre has an on site cafe and also an on site free entry art gallery with shop. Tables can be reserved in the cafe for groups visiting the puppet theatre and a children's menu is offered. We were awarded the Readers Choice Culture Award from Cumbria Life Magazine this year for our venue and last year won the "Sustainable Tourism Award" from Cumbria Tourist board for our"Eco" buildings and sound green business ethic. Many of our audience members have returned year after year to see our performances and after show meet the puppet sessions for photographs.

Reviewed By GrahamR753 - Geneva, Switzerland

We saw Puss in Boots with our 6 year old. She was enthralled through. Wonderful production, and it's great that the children can ask questions and see the puppets at the end. Would highly recommend.

6. Hallin Fell

Pooley Bridge, Penrith England
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5.0 based on 168 reviews

Hallin Fell

Reviewed By paulsymonds - Haverhill, United Kingdom

Only my second Lakeland fell climb to date to me to Hallin Fell. We accessed the climb from the car park at St Peters church in Martindale. The little road that passes a few camp sites is driven from near Pooley bridge. Beware at busy times bank holidays being the main, the road is extremely difficult to navigate due volume of traffic and on one occasion a full sized coach manoeuvred along when we exited. Back to the climb, it is a very steep grassy track accessed on the opposite side of the road. With average fitness and resting you should make the summit in around half an hour. Believe me the views are magnificent in all directions. I loved it and I'm sure you will too, it's worth all the effort!

7. Smardale Gill Nature Reserve

Smardale, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4HG England http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/smardale-gill
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5.0 based on 32 reviews

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve

Reviewed By richardtJ9114EY - Hook, United Kingdom

Came here to walk the dogs, following a disused railway for a couple of miles (very easy walking), results in a spectacular view.

8. Mountain Rat Adventures

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5.0 based on 40 reviews

Mountain Rat Adventures

As a small friendly outdoor adventure company, I provide adventure days out with a focus on mountaineering activities, specialising in canyoning and ghyll scrambling. I pride myself in providing you with an enjoyable and immersive experience adapted to your requirements, which you are sure to remember for a very long time. With many years of experience both nationally and internationally, it will be a pleasure to share my passion with you. Let’s adventure together and make new exciting memories. I aim to inspire and not terrify and believe everyone can do more than they believe. Don’t just dream…Dare to do.

9. Long Meg and her Daughters

Little Salkeld, Penrith England
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4.5 based on 249 reviews

Long Meg and her Daughters

Dating from the Bronze Age, this is England's third largest stone circle that consists of a huge ring (the Daughters) of more than 60 stones and Long Meg, a 12-foot-high block of red sandstone.

Reviewed By juliethetraveller123 - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Impressive, especially Long Meg with the stone carved cup and rings on the red sandstone whilst her daughters making up the stone circle are granite boulders. We set off from Little Salkeld intending to do the five-mile walk which includes Lacy's Caves however the footpath on the banks of the Eden was closed due to flood erosion so we walked directly to see the circle.

10. Acorn Bank

Temple Sowerby, Penrith CA10 1SP England +44 17683 61893 [email protected] http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/acorn-bank/
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4.5 based on 338 reviews

Acorn Bank

Reviewed By X4006DOsueb - Pickering, United Kingdom

The staff were amongst the most friendly, well-informed and relaxed we’ve met at an National Trust property. The house renovation was not the usual pristine National Trust standard we've experienced in other places, it looks as though the National Trust need to invest a lot of money into the property. However the house is interesting, the working water mill is good to see, and riverside walk through woodland was delightful. Real efforts in child-friendliness have been made. It was lovely that apples grown in the orchards were available for a voluntary contribution. It was too wet to visit the gardens but they looked promising.

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