Carlisle

The city of Carlisle is surrounded by some of Britain's most breathtaking countryside which offers walking, cycling or other outdoor or indoor pursuits. Farm based accommodation awaits with log fires and four poster beds with local specialities on offer.

Carlisle Castle still stands and is still home to the King's Own Royal Border Regiment. Its dungeons and labyrinths are there to be explored where Licking Stones and prisoners' carvings can be found.

Carlisle's Cathedral is a must see, with its famous 11th century stained glass window and the innovative Millennium Gallery in the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery.

Hadrian's Wall, one of the most important World Heritage Sites in existence was built when the Romans arrived to defend their Empire and can be experienced by the new Hadrian's Wall National Trail, Carlisle offers many guided and self guided city walks.

Carlisle has a magnificent Victorian Health suite along with 3 heated swimming pools, a waterslide, and a gym.

Carlisle is a shopping magnet for much of South West Scotland and the shopping capital of Cumbria. With 70 big name retailers, the Lanes Shopping Centre in the heart of the city has the biggest choice in shopping. The unique Victorian Market Hall boasts familiar retailers as well as a wealth of specialist stores and is known for its cosy laid back feel where many cosmopolitan cafes, coffee shops and restaurants are on hand.

Carlisle city centre shopping takes on a European theme once a year when dozens of French, German and Italian stallholders arrive for the Continental market.