Discover Carlisle - a significant place since before Roman times and the largest city in England

CARLISLE a 2000 year old city with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and one World Heritage Site

Discover Carlisle with our Guides...........

Historic Carlisle

Hadrian's Wall - Unesco

/see-do/Walking-and-Cycling

Family Fun at Talkin Tarn

Roman Carlisle

Settle to Carlisle Railway

Englands Historic Cities App

The State Management Story

World Class Angling

High quality golf courses

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Coming Up Next in the City

19Nov2021

Christmas Events in Carlisle

19/11/2021 - 15/01/2022

Christmas Events in Carlisle

At Christmas, Carlisle has many festive events happening throughout the district.

20Nov2021

Paddington: The Story of a Bear

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery 20/11/2021 - 20/02/2022

Paddington: The Story of a Bear

A brand-new family-friendly touring exhibition developed by the British Library.

2Dec2021

Aladdin

West Walls Theatre 02/12/2021 - 11/12/2021

Aladdin

This year’s pantomime by the Carlisle Green Room Club is an age-old favourite.

4Dec2021

Wintertide

Intro 04/12/2021 - 11/12/2021

Wintertide

A festive celebration of Cumbrian art at its finest.

9Dec2021

The Next Big Thing: The Loose Cut

The Old Fire Station 09/12/2021

The Next Big Thing: The Loose Cut

The Leeds-based four piece have been going from strength to strength.

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The mighty border keep with over 900 years of history, learn more..

Roman Bathouse - Stunning archaeological find

This site has been described as a "premier league" archaeological find - May 2017

Archaeologists have described the site as “simply stunning".

Carlisle Cricket Club pavilion at Edenside was flooded in 2005 and 2015. the club commissioned archaeologists to carry out investigations into moving the clubhouse which uncovered evidence of Roman baths. The work has since uncovered significant archaeology and high quality find of a premier league importance.

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The dig is still ongoing and its future plans are still in the planning phases. You can learn more in our Roman Carlisle digital story, including a photo gallery of the dig and its many artifacts.

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England's Historic Cities App

Artifact from the Roman Bathouse dig

Bringing Carlisle's History to Life

Carlisle is one of thirteen of England’s historic cities which have collaborated to develop an innovative augmented reality (AR) product that is set to bring heritage to life. .