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Carlisle Citadel Railway Station Guided Tours

Event date: 09/02/2025 - 10/04/2025 Export event

Event Location: County Hotel // Carlisle Citadel Railway Station

Carlisle Citadel Railway Station Guided Tours

Various dates

Continuing to celebrate 175 years since the station opened on the 1st of September and the booking office issued the first ticket on the 10th of September 1847.

A power point presentation will be given in the County Hotel. You will then walk across the road to the railway station to begin the tour. Looking for evidence of changes, listening to stories of interesting events and quiet heroes. You will also be on the platforms and in the undercroft.

Tours take place at 11am on the following dates:

  • Sunday 9 February
  • Sunday 23 March
  • Thursday 10 April

These tours will last for approximately two hours.

Meet your tour guide in the County Hotel (old Red Lion) on Botchergate.

Wear warm, waterproof clothing to be comfortable. There will be some steps and lifts.

Tours are £8 per adult (£4 per child aged 6-15), which includes a voucher for complimentary regular coffee or house tea at a Watts Coffee Shop. £2 discount for a MyCumbria member and 4 guests.

Booking is essential via the Carlisle Tourist Information Centre, either in person or over the phone on 01228 598596.

This tour is run by Open Book Visitor Guiding – Great Guided Tours, established in 1979. For further information contact Great Guided Tours by phone on 01228 670578 / 07775 603397 or email at [email protected]. You can also visit their website at www.greatguidedtours.co.uk

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