Carlisle; Wednesday, 28 July, 2021

My train from Hexham arrived early into Carlisle, something almost unheard of for Northern Rail, but that was soon all undone when I got to the hotel and they insisted that checkin didn’t start until 2pm, even though it was 1:45 at the time they were pretty insistent on that.

After finally being able to checkin I dropped off my stuff and then headed out into town, with my first stop being the Cathedral. This had once been a much more important structure as part of an abbey, but a combination of the reformation, and several border skirmishes over the centuries, the Cathedral is now quite a bit smaller. I spent quite a bit of time looking over the site, including the treasury in the crypt.

From the Cathedral it was a short walk along the line of the old city walls to the impressive castle. With a large outer curtain wall, and hunkered down behind it a massive square keep, this castle makes its presence known.

I spent a long time wandering around the different parts of the site, including the outer ward with it’s Victorian era barrack blocks as well as through the inner curtain wall and up into the Keep.

Having taken in the castle I then headed on into town for a wander and to track down somewhere for dinner, before heading back to the hotel.

Weather

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Warm (10-20C, 50-68F)
19ºC/66ºF