Two thousand years of history from one short break in Hadrian's 塀で囲む Country

History in the making, Hardians 塀で囲む at sunrise...

意味ありげに, Hadrian's 塀で囲む, the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire, created this 遺産／遺物, 同様に as, によれば legend, King Arthur and Merlin.

Soak up 2,000 years of history with a stroll through Carlisle's historic ４半期/4分の1, with its unique mix of attractions - it's what makes the city a 独特の 目的地.

Vibrant Carlisle, with its 900-year-old cathedral and 中世 城 - a 広大な／多数の／重要な attraction for all the family, with dungeons and 囚人s' carvings - mixed with modern shops, galleries, and nightlife makes it the perfect base to discover the most thrilling 古代の attraction in England - Hadrian's 塀で囲む and the Hadrian's 塀で囲む Path 国家の 追跡する.

Enjoy the award-winning Tullie House Museum and gallery, and immerse yourself in the world of 古代の 貿易（する）s with a visit to the 中世 guildhall, built in 1407.

Trace the 境界s of the 古代の 塀で囲むd city, or 得る，とらえる some 小売 therapy in the bustling city centre.

Relax in the 平和的な 港／避難所 of Bitts Park --more than 18 ヘクタールs of tranquillity bounded by the River Eden and the River Caldew and just a few hundred metres from the city centre - or 実験（する） out your 技術s in Laserquest or ten-pin bowling.

Carlisle 城 has 支配するd the city centre for nine centuries...

From Carlisle you can visit some of the greatest Roman archaeological monuments in the country and re-experience lives past through a guided walk with the family or cycle ride along the 174 mile Hadrian Cycleway, which 勝利，勝つd its way across country from Ravenglass to the North Sea.

If you prefer a more leisurely 代案／選択肢, you can catch the AD122 Hadrian's 塀で囲む Country Bus, which conveniently links the main Roman 場所／位置s and travels through the 劇の frontier landscape Hadrian made his own.

There is nothing like getting up の近くに to history and you can 現実に touch Hadrian's masterpiece, the longest World 遺産 場所／位置 in the world.

Hadrian built his 乾燥した，日照りの-石／投石する frontier as a 国境 and customs 地位，任命する to keep an 注目する，もくろむ on those travelling from the North, and not, as is popularly believed, as a defence to keep out the Scots!

In Carlisle, you can shop in the morning and pretend you are a centurion in the afternoon...

The Roman 沿岸の defences along the West Cumbrian coast are 平等に impressive.

Carlisle is the perfect compass point from which radiate some みごたえのある English 遺産 場所／位置s and magnificent countryside, which is why it makes for the perfect city break centre or summer holiday 位置／汚点／見つけ出す for all the family.

国境ing the Lake 地区, the city is also の近くに to many scenic hotspots and two of Britain's 広大な／多数の／重要な areas of 優れた Natural Beauty, the Solway Coast and the North Pennines (AONB).

Carlisle Cathedral, a 焦点の point for a city that is 法外なd in history...

You can experience a unique holiday here, where in the morning you can be shopping for picnic 供給（する）s at the Victorian market hall in the city centre, and in the afternoon imagining you are a centurion in a Roman legion marching beside stretches of Hadrian's 塀で囲む along the 国家の 追跡する.

So pack a good pair of shoes and get 始める，決める for the 旅行 of a lifetime; a walk through time and some of the most magical scenery on earth.

What's on in Carlisle

• To 12 August: Hadrian's 巡礼の旅: marble 破産した／（警察が）手入れする of Emperor Hadrian - Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
• 3-9 August: 国境 Reivers Guided 小旅行するs - Carlisle 城
• 10 August-4 September: guided yours- Carlisle 城
• 19 August: Celebrate Cumbria Day - Carlisle Racecourse
• 24-31 August: The 国境 Reivers Guided 小旅行するs - Carlisle 城
• 27-31 August: Food Fair and 大陸の market - Carlisle City Centre
• Every Monday: The Secret City - guided Walking 小旅行するs, Carlisle 城
• 27 August: Lakes Alive Artizani - 'The Cabaret of Dr Caligari', Bitts Park
  

For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） on events visit www.discovercarlisle.com

Where to stay

There are plenty of places to stay, from 予算-定価つきの family-friendly B&Bs and self-catering cottages to 高級な hotels.

Cartref Guest House is a gold-award-winning four-星／主役にする B&B in the heart of Carlisle; tel: 01228 522077.

Awarded Self-Catering holiday Of The year for 2009 by Cumbria 観光旅行，事業, Hall Hills 申し込む／申し出s tastefully designed 4 a nd 5-星／主役にする self-catering cottages. www.hallhills.co.uk or tel: 016974 76779.

Carlisle's impressive 栄冠を与える and Mitre Hotel is 井戸／弁護士席 位置を示すd for 調査するing historic Carlisle and the train or AD122 Bus for hadrian's 塀で囲む (www.crownandmitre-hotel-carlisle.com or tel: 01228 525491).

The three-星／主役にする 栄冠を与える Hotel, 始める，決める in the picturesque village of Wetheral, is just five miles from Hadrian's 塀で囲む (www.crownhotelwetheral.co.uk or tel: 01228 561888).

Where to eat

Lots of family-friendly caf?s and restaurants in Carlisle, from 田舎の 17th century Fantails, which serves wholesome English food in relaxing atmosphere (www.fantails.co.uk) to 同時代の, city centre eating, where The Gilded Lily （テニスなどの）ダブルス as a brasserie restaurant by day, and smooth ワイン and cocktail 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 by night (www.gildedlily.info).

The best homemade and 地元で produced teas and lunches are 利用できる at Lanercost, just minutes from Hadrian's 塀で囲む (www.lanercost.co.uk).

For more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） 含むing 解放する／自由な guides, 地図／計画するs, and short breaks 詳細（に述べる）s visit www.discovercarlisle.com or call Carlisle Tourist （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） Centre on 01228 625600 or the Hadrian's 塀で囲む （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） Line on 01434 322002

For hundreds of money-saving 申し込む／申し出s and ideas on short breaks and day trips, go to?www.enjoyengland.com

Family days out

Ravenglass and Eskdale 鉄道: Every Wednesday experience the steam and Romans event at this popular seven-mile steam 鉄道, linking the 鉄道 to the Roman Bath House and the roman 展示 at Dalegarth. Tel: 01229 717171.

Hardknott Roman Fort: 近づく Ravenglass this remote and 劇的な 場所／位置d fort was 設立するd under Hadrian's 支配する in the second century and is the best 保存するd fort in Cumbria, covering three acres. It is 解放する／自由な to visit. www.english-遺産.org.uk

Walby Farm Park: Children of all ages will enjoy this interactive working farm with 追跡するs and entertainment, 投票（する）d Cumbria 観光旅行，事業's best large 訪問者 attraction 2009. Tel: 01228 573056.

Lanercost Priory: Standing の近くに to Hadrian's 塀で囲む, the beautiful and now tranquil setting of Augustinian Lanercost priory belies an often troubled but fascinating history. tel: 01697 73030.?

Facts about Carlisle

The 広大な／多数の／重要な 塀で囲む of, 井戸／弁護士席, Northumberland. Hadrian's 塀で囲む used to stand 15ft high...

• Carlisle does not feature in the Domesday 調書をとる／予約する as, at the time, in 1086, Carlisle was in the 所有／入手 of the Scots.
• In 1745 Carlisle was 簡潔に 逮捕（する）d by Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army but 再度捕まえるd one month later. This was the last time an English city was 包囲するd.
• The mother of Thomas Woodrow Wilson - the 大統領，／社長 who took the USA into the First World War - was born in Carlisle. Wilson visited the city to see where his mother grew up.
• The first cardboard 鉄道 ticket was used at Milton 駅／配置する in Brampton, invented by Thomas Edmondson, the Brampton stationmaster.
• Carlisle had the first letterbox on 本土／大陸 Britain.

Hadrian's 塀で囲む facts

• The World 遺産 場所／位置 延長するs 150 miles from south 保護物，者s to Ravenglass.
• The 塀で囲む stretched 73 miles, but not all of this remains.
• The 初めの 塀で囲む was up to 15 feet high and ten feet 厚い.
• It took three legions six years to build it.
• The result: 300 years of 最高位 and 2,000 years of indelible 遺産／遺物.