 Carlisle is located in the northwest of England,
just south of the border with Scoland. It is conveniently at
the end of the M6 motorway, reached from junctions 42, 43 or
44, all just a few minute from the town centre. |
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Carlisle - Travel by coach -
If you'd like to speak to someone about your journey you can
ring Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. |
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Carlisle - Travel by train -
Carlisle has excellent local train services and links to London
and the rest of the UK. First North Western trains run along
Cumbria's coastline to St Bees at the western end of the Coast
to Coast walk. Arriva Trains Northern run local services through
Carlisle, with the Trans-Pennine Express route between the east
and west coasts via Manchester and Leeds. First Great Western
trains run along the north-west coast and into the Lake District.
From Carlisle, trains along the coast stop at Maryport, Workington,
St Bees, Ravenglass, Bootle, Barrow in Furness, Grange over Sands
and Carnforth before rejoining the mainline at Lancaster. Virgin
Trains also serve Carlisle providing cross-country services between
London Euston and Paddington, the Midlands, north-west England,
Wales and Scotland. Carlisle is the northern end of the famous
72 mile Settle-Carlisle Railway. Steam trains may often been
seen at Carlisle station on special charter trips. |
Arriva Trains Northern www.arrivatrainsnorthern.co.uk The company's routes include the scenic Settle-Carlisle line and the Carlisle­Newcastle line (which follows the course of Hadrian's Wall) |
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Carlisle - Travel by train -
Carlisle Station, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1QZ. |
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Carlisle
- Travel by road - Carlisle is about 2
miles west of Junction 43 of the M6 Motorway. The M6 Motorway
travels north - south and connects to the M1 at Rugby then on
to Carlisle. The M6 Toll is north of Walsall and Sutton Coldfield
and bypasses the M6 the areas around Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
Carlisle
is about 225 miles from Rugby. |
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Carlisle
- Travel by road - Carlisle is about 2
miles south of the Junction of the A 74 and the M 6. The A74
and the M 74 Motorway takes traffic from the M6 at Carlisle,
north to Glasgow. Carlisle is about 95 miles from Glasgow. |
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Carlisle - Travel by road -
Carlisle is located at the most northerly junction and the end
of the M6 motorway, just south of the border beweeen England
and Scotland. Its ideal position gives easy access to the Lake
District to the west, with Hadrian's Wall only 10 miles to the
east. |
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Air
- Carlisle has a small private airport,
with plans to develop it for commercial use (June 2006). |
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Carlisle
- Car Hire - 1car1 Carlisle, 39 Kingstown
Broadway, Kingstown Ind Estate, Carlisle CA3 0HA. Tel: 0122 859
3565. |
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Carlisle
- Cycle Hire - Peddlepushers Cycle Hire, Lonnings End, Sandy Lonning Capon Tree Rd, Brampton, CA8 1QL Tel: 016977 42387 - located 8.2 miles east of Carlisle. |
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Carlisle is 21 miles north of Penrith, 34 miles
southeast of Dumfries and 38 miles west of Hexham. |
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Airport indicated is Carlisle airport.
Carlisle is about 2 miles west of Junction 43 of
the M6 Motorway and about 2 miles south of the Junction of the
A74 and the M6.
Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is a station in Carlisle.
- Hill Top, Near Sawrey,
Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF Tel: 015394 36269
- Laurel & Hardy Museum, 4c Upper Brook Street, Ulverston
LA12 7BH Tel: 01229 582292
- Birdoswald Roman Fort,
Hadrian's Wall, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 7DD Tel: 016977 47602
- Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11
6QF - Tel:01539 536340 (www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk)
- Ravenglass and Eskdale
Railway, Ravenglass, Cumbria. Tel: 01229 717171
