Carlisle in General Reviews

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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

I didn't expect much from Carlisle at all when we visited for a short stay as part of our Carlisle to Settle day on the train. I was, however, very pleasantly surprised, I had no idea that it would be such an interesting place. We were only allowed two hours to explore the city before we had to return to the train, so it was a very ...  Read the complete review