Carlisle is a busy industrial and market town with a population of about 70000. It is Cumbria's capital city, home of Radio Cumbria, Border TV, and a variety of industries including United Biscuits and Pirrelli. It has a long history, well portrayed in the Tullie House Museum, and contains Cumbria's only cathedral. It is a major railway junction, with routes to Scotland, London, Newcastle, West Cumbria and the famous Settle-Carlisle Railway.

Carlisle The Castle The Cathedral Prior's Tower, Carlisle Cathedral The Guildhall Museum Linton Mill Visitor Centre Regimental Museum Tullie House The Citadel (old courts) Millennium Subway The Eden Bridge Rickerby Park Tourist Information Centre Cumberland Infirmary Houghton Hall Garden Centre Wetheral Wetheral Priory Gatehouse Dalston Longtown Bowness-on-Solway Port Carlisle Burgh by Sands Edward I Monument Newton Arlosh Anthorn Great Orton Thursby Rockcliffe Gilsland Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall Path Birdoswald Fort Banks East Turret Pike Hill Signal Tower Willowford Bridge Spadeadam Irthing Gorge	Caldbeck Priests Mill Hesket Newmarket Warwick Bridge Brampton St Martin's Pre Raphaelite Church Tourist Information Centre Talkin Tarn Gelt Woods Lanercost Priory The Old Bridge, Lanercost Solway Aviation Museum Hallbankgate Tindale Tarn Walton Wreay Wreay Woods Bewcastle Bewcastle Cross Bewcastle Castle Christianbury Crag Stonegarthside Hall Thistlewood Tower Coop House Carlisle Settle Railway Border Reivers Trail City of Carlisle towns and villages
Interesting rural and town churches in the area.
Accommodation.