Theme Parks · Cumbria
Walby Farm Park
📍 CA6 4QL
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Electric mini-quads to ride
- Cumbria's largest indoor adventure play area
- Meet farm animals including Clydesdale horse
- Watch the Fab Ferret Show
- Ride the Baa-rmy Barrel Train
Walby Farm Park is a working family farm near Carlisle that has opened part of its land as a visitor attraction since 2008. You can meet farm animals, watch the Fab Ferret Show, try electric mini-quads, pedal go-karts and the Baa-rmy Barrel Train, or head indoors to Cumbria's largest indoor adventure play area. It suits families with children and is open all year round as an all-weather attraction, with occasional grown-up-only evening events too. It's easy to reach, just four miles from Carlisle and the M6, with a bicycle rack at the entrance. For a stay nearby, BritStays lists 43 bookable places within 5 miles, and Carlisle station is 3.8 miles away.
Practical details
- Open
- Open all year round
- Booking
- Gruffalo event is ticket-only, book early
- Accessibility
- Bicycle rack available at the entrance
From the attraction's own website on 20 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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🎪 What's on near Walby Farm Park
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:30
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Fri 4 Dec · 12:00
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Fri 4 Dec · 19:30
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🗓️ Make a break of it
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🗺️ Plan the drive to Walby Farm Park
🚆 Or come by train
- Carlisle 3.8 miles
- Wetheral 4 miles
- Brampton (Cumbria) 6.9 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page