Cumberland
Properties and events in Cumberland
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Carlisle Gallery Free Entry
To celebrate Carlisle's architectural heritage we are offering free entry to our new Carlisle Gallery, so visitors can explore our rich local history.
Carlisle Gallery Tours
Explore our new Carlisle Gallery and find out more about Carlisle's heritage by taking part in this guided tour
Family Craft - Print your own Tullie postcard
be inspired by local landmarks to design and print your own Carlisle postcard
Guided tours of St Michael's Burgh by Sands
St Michael's Church stands on the site of the Roman fort of Aballava on Hadrian's Wall and is made of stone from the wall itself. It has had an interesting history over the centuries and is well worth a visit.
Guides Tours of St Michael's Bowness-on-Solway
A sturdy Norman church with massive buttresses, built just outside the site of the westernmost fort on Hadrian's Wall (Fort Maia).
Local History Talks
Local history talks. Saturday 20th - The Terraced Houses of Carlisle and Sunday 21st - John Laing: from jobbing builder to Britain’s biggest
Neolithic Living - Life in Neolithic Cumbria
Come along to learn more about the lives of the Neolithic people who built Castlerigg Stone Circle. The talks will explore what we know about Neolithic houses, food, farming and tools, and give an opportunity to handle items from Keswick Museum
St Mary's Church, Beaumont
Visit St Mary's Church in Beaumont and listen to the story of this historic site.
The Methodist Tapestries at Carlisle Cathedral
Beautiful embroideries from The Methodist Tapestries Collection at Carlisle Cathedral
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill
A Nineteenth Century working water powered corn mill. Producing a range of stone ground flours.