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"World
Heritage Site"
There is more to Hadrian's Wall than a wall.
Forts, milecastles, temples and turrets appear all along and
museums, reconstructions and visitor centres bring the whole
frontier to life.
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Penton
Mill Rhododendrons
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"A
huge selection of plants including many rare and unusual varieties"
This nursery specialises in all types of Rhododendrons and providing a
friendly and personal service.
They give any help and information you may require whether you are
a seasoned gardener or just starting to grow Rhododendrons.
Penton
Mill Rhododendrons,
Penton,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA6 5QU
Tel: 01228 577336
www.pentonmill.com |
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Cumberland
Estate Agents |
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"Cumbria's
largest estate agency chain"
Cumberland
Estate Agents,
40 Fisher Street,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA3 8RF
Tel:
01228 403222
Fax: 01228 403333
www.cumberland.co.uk |
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CARLISLE
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The
Settle-Carlisle Railway
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"England's
most scenic railway"
The 72 mile route from
Settle to Carlisle takes you on a journey through the magnificent
Yorkshire Dales, over the 24 arches of the Ribblehead Viaduct
before plunging into the longest tunnel at Blea Moor.
Emerging onto the side
of Dentdale, the line leaves the Dales at Garsdale and makes it's
way through the gentle, lush rolling hills of the Eden Valley,
with rural villages and market towns before arriving at the great
border city of Carlisle.
www.settle-carlisle.co.uk |
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Solway
Aviation Museum
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"The
'preservation bug' has bitten"
The Solway Aviation
Museum is run by volunteers from the Solway Aviation Society, with
a theme of British Military
Aircraft manufactured in the North West of England between the
1950's and 1960's.
Solway
Aviation Museum,
Carlisle Airport,
Crosby-on-Eden,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA6 4NW
Tel: 01228 573823
www.solway-aviation-museum.org.uk |
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Cumbrian
Properties
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"Over
300 properties for sale in Cumbria"
Cumbrian Properties,
2 Lonsdale Street,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA1 1DB
Tel:
01228 599940
Fax: 01228 59947
www.cumbrian-properties.co.uk |
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"The
Museum of the Border"
See the
illuminating and spellbinding history of Carlisle and the region.
Experience a day in the Cumbrian countryside in the Natural
History Gallery and stroll down a Roman Street or walk across the
top of Hadrian's Wall.
Tullie
House Museum & Art Gallery,
Castle Street,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA3 8TP
Tel: 01228 534 781
Fax: 01228 810 249
www.tulliehouse.co.uk
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Kings
Own Royal Border Regiment Museum
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"The
history of Cumbria's County Infantry Regiment, the Border Regiment
and its successor The King's Own Royal Border Regiment"
The displays, on two
floors, comprise of uniforms, weapons, equipment, medals
(including four VCs), silver, pictures, memorabilia, dioramas,
video presentations and anti-tank guns.
Outside is a 25-Pounder Field Gun of 1940 and a Ferret scout car.
Kings
Own Royal Border Regiment Museum,
Queen Mary's Tower,
The Castle,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA3 8UR
Tel: 01228 32774
Fax: 01228 21275
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Old Town Hall
Green Market
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8JH
Tel:
01228 625600
Fax: 01228 625604
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Carlisle
Castle
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"900
years of dramatic and bloody history"
Wander though the
castle's medieval chambers, stairways, and dungeons.
Here you will discover the legendary 'licking stones' where
parched Jacobite prisoners found moisture to stay alive - just one
grim tale from Carlisle's bloody past.
Carlisle Castlle,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA3 8UR
Tel: 01228 591922
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Carlisle
Cathedral
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"Visited
by over 200,000 people a year"
The Cathedral, founded in 1122 and battered by centuries of
warfare, was built for the glory of God, and services have been
said and sung daily in it for nearly 900 years.
Carlisle Cathedral,
7 The Abbey,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA3 8TZT
Tel: 01228 548151
Fax: 01228 547049
www.carlislecathedral.org.uk
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High
Head Sculpture Valley
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"A
feast for the senses... there is so much to see and do, one visit
will never be enough"
Magnificent
life-size sculptures imaginatively displayed in a natural woodland
valley.
High Head Sculpture Valley,
High Head Farm,
Ivegill,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA4 0PJ
Tel/Fax: 01694 73552
www.highheadsculpturevalley.co.uk |
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