Carlisle in General

Carlisle will always be home to me even though it's been 13 years now since I left to work in Manchester, and now rural Cheshire. With work and two kids I hardly ever get home now, though I still get that feeling when we pass the 'Welcome to Cumbria' sign on the M6 that I'm nearly back! It's changed a lot in the time I've been away in some ways but not in others. The shopping centre has altered a lot with more big names coming and there is certainly more choice than before. Then, if you wanted anything really, you had to go over to Newcastle. Me and my friend used to get the Irvings bus on a day trip to either there on the Metro Centre which was a big trip when ...  Read the complete review

The border city represents a stronghold passed between England and Scotland many times in the past. Always fortified in some way, this was a settlement on Hadrian's famous wall and remained important thereafter-at one time to keep the Scots out and later to open up trade with them. A walled town steeped in history, much of it bloody, it's a lovely place to visit. Location Carlisle is located about 20 minutes drive from Scotland and 90 minutes drive from Newcastle. It is the only city in Cumbria and situated at the very North of the county, above the Lake District national park boundary. In some ways, a city seems out of place in a county made up of small ...  Read the complete review

Carlisle is very handy for me as i meet my friends there because it is like half way between us, i am originally from newcastle area and now live in cumbria, i drive to carlisle whilst my friends use trains and buses. It is a really accessible place by rail or road. (However, i have used the train once to get there from where i live and it took nearly 3 hours on the direct service!) There is a number of car parks located around the city centre which is handy as usually in such a place parking can be a problem. It is a decent sized border city with alot of shops and things to do, some parts of the city could do with tidying up a little but others maintain the ...  Read the complete review

Carlisle has changed beyond recognition during the past 15 years. It has gone from being a friendly little City to a busy, noisy environment like many of our larger cities. Although I say it is a small city which it is in terms of the actual inner city area, it is also the largest city in England because the city boundaries extend so far in all directions. Carlisle is still somewhat cut off from the rest of the country in that it has no international airport. There have been plans to extend the existing local airport, but these have never got off the ground. So, if you want to fly in you have to go to Newcastle and use the train, or a ...  Read the complete review

Who better to tell you about Carlisle, than a born and bred Carlislean?!! Everything there is to know about Carlisle, I can tell you... Well, most of it anyhow!! Now, where shall we start? Well, the best part of Carlisle has to be the city centre. The main part of which is The Lanes Shopping Centre. Recently refurbished it now houses over 70 top name shops including Debenhams, Quiz, Gap, HMV, Scotts, Faith and JD Sports. There are over 600 parking spaces in the shopping centre which is over half a million feet of of premium shopping covered by a glass roof. (Perfect for when its raining!!) There is a newly designed centre square with plenty of ...  Read the complete review