Browsing local attractions within 8 miles of Long Byres at Talkin Head 

Aviation House, Carlisle Airport, Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4NW, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01228 573823, Email, www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk

Aviation museum. Open weekends, Apr - Oct,bank holidays only and Fridays during the school summer holidays.

Walby, Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4QL, (7 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01228 573056, Email, www.walbyfarmpark.co.uk

Cumbria's multi-award winning all-weather attraction on our family farm, meet our friendly animals, try out our exciting indoor and outdoor play areas and explore our nature trail. Our Curly Tails Cafe is open from 10.00 until 17.00.

Moot Hall, Market Place, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1RW, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 016977 3433, Email, www.discovercarlisle.co.uk

The Moot Hall has been a feature of Brampton's market place since at least 1648.

Tarn Road, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1HN, (0.9 miles, 1kms), Tel: 016977 3129, www.carlisle.gov.uk/talkintarn

A 65-acre lake amid 120 acres of farmland. Visitors can sail, windsurf or canoe. There is also pike fishing, a play area and tearoom. Regular events throughout the year. Log cabin available to hire for meetings.

Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HQ, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01697 73030, Email, www.english-heritage.org.uk

Standing close to Hadrian's Wall, this beautiful 13C church stands to its full height and remains remarkably well-preserved.

Wetheral, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA11 7HX, (6 miles, 9kms), Tel: 0191 2691200, Email, www.english-heritage.org.uk

The 15C gatehouse of a Benedictine priory, where wrongdoers could claim pardon if they enlisted to fight the Scots. It survived because it later served as a vicarage for the parish church.

Birdoswald Roman Fort, Gilsland, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7DD, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 01434 322002, www.visithadrianswall.co.uk

Experience Britain's greatest Roman monument: 2000 years in the making. Hadrian's Wall is at the heart of Roman Britain telling the dynamic story of the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire, spanning 80 Roman miles.

Front Street, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1NG, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 016977 3597, www.stmartinsbrampton.org.uk

Unique Pre-Raphaelite church, with Burne-Jones/William Morris stained glass windows.

Gilsland, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7DD, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 016977 47602, Email, www.english-heritage.org.uk

Standing high above a meander in one of the most picturesque locations, Birdoswald was an important base for some 1000 roman soldiers.

Allengrove House, Allengrove, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 9AP, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01228 561 516, www.ciseaux.co.uk