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Short Breaks from Carlisle

Description: Ever needed to just get away, but you can't go for too long? Please tell us about your short breaks away (e.g. day ... more

Short Breaks from Carlisle ... trips, road trips or weekend breaks), whether it be for ultimate relaxation, or to be active and practice hobbies you may have (fishing,

Newest Review: ... and romantic feel to it (or maybe that was just me,sentimental old fool). And we were situated 5 minutes walk from the main town, but as it was always raining we never tested this out to see if it was. The town had evrything from all the latest shops to lots of restaurants and pubs. which we defiantely had to sample. We were itching to see Carlisle and this we did the next day, the ... more

... drive took approx 35 minutes from our hotel and when we arrived we were a little dissapointed because the town in itself was very dirty considering all the beautiful country side surrounding it. But it had a great range of shops and local eateries which li...more

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Short Breaks from Carlisle: Penrith a lovely place to stay. (613 words)
by - written on 12/11/00 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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Me and my then boyfriend were on holiday from work and found ourselves bored and generally in need of a good break away. We were going through a rocky patch and decided on Carlisle or nearby because it was somewhere we had always fancied seeing. After visiting our local tourist information centre and armed with lists of hotel's and villages to stay we were well prepared when traveling up the A1 to our destination. They even gave us directions which were easy to follow and understand (even me). We arrived in Penrith at around 4pm and our hotel which was part of the shire inn group,was waiting for us on the edge of a ... Read the complete review