Cumbria’s only city has got it all. Stroll around the pretty, cobbled Georgian streets and discover an array of interesting shops, tempting restaurants, vibrant nightlife and an exciting programme of events and festivals. You will find Carlisle is simply buzzing with life. Its compact and visitor-friendly city centre means you can easily find its treasures on foot.

Experience Carlisle’s colourful heritage. This is the centre of “the Disputed Lands”, where Scots and English fought vicious and bloody battles to establish their footholds. History is everywhere, including Carlisle Castle, a mighty and foreboding red sandstone presence towering over the city centre, and the charming Carlisle Cathedral, the second smallest in Europe.

A few minutes’ drive or a bus ride away and you come across the western stretch of Hadrian’s Wall Country, a new adventure in itself.