Parks, gardens and play areas

• Penrith Castle Park

• Penrith Castle Park ruins and children's play area are open all year round, the tennis courts, putting green and crazy golf re-open in spring 2023.

• Allotments

• Allotments in Eden are located in Penrith, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkoswald, Morland, Skelton and Winskill. The allotments are run by various associations.

• Children's play areas

• We look after 35 children's play areas in Eden district. There are play areas that the parish or community groups look after too.

• Eden play areas improvement fund

• Use this form to apply for an Eden play areas improvement fund grant.

• Coronation garden

• Coronation garden created for coronation of George VI in 1938 is in Portland Place, Penrith. The garden has seating and a timeline for Penrith.

• Grounds maintenance - landscaping

• We routinely cut grassed areas adjoining housing estates and parks and open spaces. We also maintain trees and prune hedges, shrubs and rose beds.

• Grounds maintenance application form

• Use this form to apply for grounds maintenance work to be carried out on land owned by the council.

• Grass cutting

• Grass cutting is managed by us for some parks, open spaces, areas next to housing estates and road verges, in Penrith and Appleby.

• Grass cutting maintenance report form

• Use this form to tell us about any problems with areas of grass we maintain.