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Castle Way, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8URTelephone
01228 591922Carlisle
Standing proudly in the city it has dominated for nine centuries, Carlisle Castle remained a working fortress until well within living memory. Today's highlights include the Prisoners' beautiful carvings, the exhibition and wall walk.
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Carlisle Castle, Castle Way, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8URTelephone
01228 625600Carlisle
Discover 900 years of history and explore the tumultuous life of Carlisle Castle and its characters, in a new exhibition.
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Carlisle, CumbriaCarlisle
Treat yourself to a fabulous day out by train on the famous Settle to Carlisle line this summer.
The Settle to Carlisle railway is one of the most famous scenic lines in the UK. The route which is part of the national rail network will play host to…
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Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TPTelephone
01228 618718Carlisle
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is Carlisle's finest visitor attraction, and houses considerable collections of fine and decorative art, human history and natural sciences.
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Crosby-on-Eden
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.
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-Thirlmere was originally two smaller lakes, which were joined to create a single resevoir surrounded by 2000 acres of spruce and larch.
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Shap, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3QGPenrith
Today, the principal feature is the Goggleby Stone, a 12 ton monolith, which was re-erected in 1975 after it had fallen - some 3500 years after first being set on end.
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Ainstable, Penrith, CumbriaPenrith
Three stone circles and two smaller settings of boulders 12' across. Inside one of the circles was a series of cremations, one in a collared urn.
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The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, The Old Laundry, Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BXTelephone
015394 88444Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere
A magical indoor attraction that brings to life all 23 Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit tales. Meet all your favourite characters and find out more about Beatrix Potter herself.
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Stonethwaite, Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, CA12 5XGBorrowdale Valley
Also know as Fairy Glen. Nr Stonethwaite. Collection of quite large pools and small falls, some wooded areas alongside the river.
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Lakeside Pier Visitor Centre, Newby Bridge, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8ASTelephone
015394 43360Ulverston
Steamers and launches sail daily between Ambleside, Bowness and Lakeside. Additional summer routes. Timetabled services.
Penrith
There’s nowhere quite like Rheged, where the arts meet good food, family and fun under a green grass roof. It’s where we share every aspect of what we love about our place.
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Pike Hill, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2BXTelephone
0191 2691200Brampton
Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.
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B5289, South of Cockermouth, Loweswater, CumbriaLoweswater
Discover the peace and quiet of Holme Wood, a mixed woodland of alder, oak, lime, chestnut, ash and sycamore.
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Hardknott Pass, Eskdale, Cumbria, CA19 1THEskdale
Hardknott Roman Fort is one of the most dramatically sited and remote Roman forts in Britain. It measures just three-acres and the fort at Hardknott enjoyed command of the Eskdale Valley and the Roman road to Ravenglass.
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-High Street is the name of the biggest mountain in the group of fells over which the Romans laid their road linking forts at Penrith and Ambleside.
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-The Lake once supplied water to the Lancaster and Kendal Canal; The 37 acre lake is situated in picturesque countryside and provides excellent fishing
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Little Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10Penrith
Second largest circle in England - 360' diameter. Long Meg is an outlying stone and is decorated with concentric circle - late Neolithic or early Bronze Age (c2000 or earlier).
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The Old Laundry, Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BXTelephone
015394 88444Bowness-on-Windermere
The Peter Rabbit Garden has proved tremendously popular with visitors who have delighted in the beauty and attention to detail in the design and the way the garden evokes the atmosphere of the Peter Rabbit stories.
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Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NSTelephone
015394 36269Ambleside
This charming 17th century building, which served as the office of Beatrix Potter's solicitor husband, now houses an annually changing exhibition of Potter's original artwork.
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