Leisure
Penrith Leisure Centre in Southend Road, has a swimming pool and teaching pool, a climbing wall suitable for both novices and experienced climbers, a fitness centre and indoor bowls hall.
Visit Castle Park, open all year, where you can enjoy tennis, pitch and putt, crazy golf and bowls from March to October. The park is set out with rose gardens, flower beds and mature trees and has a playground and large grassy areas for energetic youngsters. Refreshments are available during the summer.
Penrith provides excellent facilities for golfers. Just outside the town are Penrith Golf Driving Range and Penrith Golf Course.
Further afield, there are opportunities for water sports and adventure activities in the Ullswater area, riding and trekking, fishing and walking to suit most capabilities.
Evening Entertainment
Penrith Playhouse stages local productions of plays. Concerts, recitals, blues and folk music take place at a variety of venues in the town. There is a cinema showing the latest releases and several bars and nightclubs.
