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Hadrian's Wall National Trail
Oh, those Romans! Transport yourself back 2000 years along a ruggedly beautiful ancient frontier and wonder how they did it.
Carlisle Castle
If walls have ears you'd want to listen to every word this stubborn, forbidding, ancient old man of a castle has to say.
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Tullie House Museum and Arts
It's an over-used phrase, but there really is something for everyone here from bronze age artefacts, costumes, furniture and pottery, to insects and contemporary art.
Carlisle Cathedral
Yup. It's one of those awe-inspiring monuments to human faith with enough history embedded in its walls to make you feel very, very small indeed.
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Acorn Bank Garden & Watermill
In a nutshell, a lovingly preserved, walled herb garden surrounded by ancient oaks and more. An absolute haven.
The Rheged Centre
A modern, grass-covered triumph designed to look like a Lakeland hill. All we can say is look at the website and then go!
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Penrith Castle
Don't you just love a castle with a moat? An imposing sandstone 'castle of kings' that has partially survived since 1399.