Churches and monasteries
a Gothic cathedral with a tower over 101 metres high, the tallest in the whole of Silesia
Museums
collections of old weights, measures and merchant packaging in the Gothic Councillors' Hall of Świdnica town hall
a performance hall on the Market Square and the Bolko Club supporting Świdnica's amateur artistic ensembles
For children
indoor play centre with climbing structures and a trampoline park for children of all ages
Entertainment
a go-kart track in Świdnica with live run timing and online booking
a shooting range with two lanes and a weapon rental service, also open to people outside the club
a natural play space for infants and pre-schoolers with robotics workshops
a play centre with a multi-level monkey grove and a ball pool, open daily in Świdnica
Culture
a library in a historic building with vinyl records, board games and literary festivals
What to do in Świdnica when it rains? A museum in the town hall, a theatre, a go-kart track, play rooms and the cathedral: indoor ideas for a bad day.
For history lovers there is the Museum of Old Trade in the Świdnica town hall. It was founded in 1966 and tells about trade, measures and the scales of old merchants. Its biggest asset is the Councillors' Hall, a late Gothic council chamber with a rib vault and polychrome painting from around 1538. It is one of few institutions in the region devoted directly to the history of trade, and its collection holds old measures, scales and packaging. The museum is run by the Świdnica municipality.
Also under a roof is the cathedral of St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus, a Gothic church with the tallest tower in Silesia and baroque furnishings by Johann Riedel. And if you want to sit down with a book, step into the municipal library at Franciszkańska 18, founded in 1947, with three branches in the city.
This is the strongest side of the list. Cinema Fun takes children from the first months up to eleven years old and has a trampoline park and electric go-karts. For developmental classes go to Bawialnia Mysz Polna, with workshops for babies, preschoolers and carers, plus robotics. At Tęcza play centre children get a monkey-jungle frame and a ball pit, and an adult carer enters free.
In the evening pick the Świdnica Centre of Culture: the theatre hall on the Market Square has 315 seats, and the Bolko Club at Grunwaldzki Square 11 has a hall for 300. The building on the Market Square also houses a Photography Gallery, and the club has the Upstairs Café, so you can sit down for coffee after the show. For a dose of adrenaline there is the M3Racing karting track at Westerplatte 56, with live lap timing and online booking. The track takes both single drivers and groups, so it is a good idea for a shared outing in wet weather. An alternative is the KSOS shooting range at Łączna 4 with lanes of 25 and 50 metres, which you enter after arranging a date in advance. It has 13 stands in total, and the club lends weapons from its own rental of over 80 pieces, so you do not need your own.
When the rain stops, move on to attractions in Świdnica, to places of worship on churches and monasteries in Świdnica or to a walk for two from Świdnica for couples. Parents will find the full list of play rooms on Świdnica for children. Rainy-day ideas for the whole region are collected under rainy-day attractions in Lower Silesia.
