Beyond the Lake District lies the border country – England’s border with Scotland and, nearly 2,000 years ago, the north-western boundary of
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Discovering the Pennine Way The Pennine Way was England’s first National Trail – established in 1965 after having been suggested by access
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So What is Hadrian’s Wall? The Roman Emperor Hadrian, while on a visit to Britain in AD122, ordered a defensive wall to
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Carlisle’s award-winning Tullie House is home to a broad range of both permanent displays and touring exhibitions. Located between the city’s beautiful medieval
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The Reivers’ Cycle Route is a 170-mile coast-to-coast route across the far north of England from Tynemouth to Whitehaven. It takes cyclists into
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Hadrian’s Cycleway follows the route of the Roman Empire’s north-western frontier for 170 miles across the far north of England – from Ravenglass on
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A half-mile stretch of the Hadrian’s Wall Path leads from the edge of Gilsland village to the farm at Willowford and down
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Boasting a long and proud history, Carlisle is located in Cumbria’s far north, just a few miles from the Scottish border. It
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A Glimpse into Roman Britain: Birdoswald Fort Birdoswald, about a half-hour drive east of Carlisle, has one of the best-preserved forts along
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At almost 1500ft above sea level, Nenthead is one of England’s highest villages. It was built in the eighteenth century by the
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