Tourist Stuff
If you are in the area, why not find out about the place and look around the many places of interest. The links below will give you a good start to a virtual tour before you get here.
Carlisle "The Border City" is a good place to use as base. Find out more from:
The market town of Brampton to the East gives access to the western remains of Hadrian's Wall (pictured top). For more on this try: http://www.hadrians-wall.org/
Also Brampton's own site:
South of here is The Lake District - wonderful scenery, picturesque villages, for walking, climbing, boating, or just lazing about.
The names Wordsworth, Ruskin and Beatrix Potter might be familiar to you.
For more on The Lake District look to: http://www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk/
This site is still developing but well worth a look.
Just North of Carlisle are Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders (and Gretna Green if you're so inclined!). The scenery is overwhelming but never overwhelmed by tourists. Check out the bleak splendour of The Hermitage.
Sites worth visiting include:
Caerlavrock Castle has the added attraction of splendid views over the Solway coast and is a haven for bird watchers.
