Black Lion

Black Lion,
Durdar,
Carlisle

The Black Lion Durdar Road, CA2 4TX 01228 899580 Google Maps The Black Lion in Durdar is a friendly pub, located close to Carlisle city centre, and only 5 minutes from Junction 42 of the M6. It certainly is a pub that provides a healthy alternative to the motorway services! The Black Lion pub uses
The Joiners Arms

Boardroom,
Paternoster Row,
Carlisle

8-8A Paternoster Row CA3 8TT 01228 527695 Google Maps The early deeds go back to 1651 though the present building probably dates from the late eighteenth century, with subsequent alterations. When the Scheme took over the pub it became known as the Board Inn. It is situated in Carlisle’s historic core, opposite the Cathedral and
The Border Rambler

Border Rambler,
Botchergate,
Carlisle

45-47 Botchergate CA1 1RP 01228 532921 Google Maps Built in February 1859 and opened as the Albion Hotel/Tavern it did not become The Border Rambler until the early 1990s. When the State took over in 1916 it underwent nine months of extensive alterations. The pub reopened June 7th 1917 along with the Albion Café on
Bridge End exterior c1985

Bridge End,
Dalston,
Carlisle

Bridge End Inn Bridge End Service Station Dalston CA5 7BH 01228 710161 Google Maps The Bridge End had been owned by the Maryport Brewery and comprised a smoke room, bar, parlour, dining room, kitchen, four bedrooms and two attics, together with a four stall stable, washhouse and coach house combined and storeroom, yard and garden.
Crown & Thistle exterior

Crown & Thistle,
Church Street,
Carlisle

Crown & Thistle 53 Church Street CA3 9DS 01228 532965 Google Maps Image Gallery #foogallery-gallery-4436.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } #foogallery-gallery-4436.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 150px; } Historical Documents #foogallery-gallery-4437.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } #foogallery-gallery-4437.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 150px; } Visit another pub
Cumberland exterior

Cumberland Inn,
Botchergate,
Carlisle

The Cumberland Inn 22 Botchergate CA1 1QS 01228 536900 Google Maps The original mid-Victorian Cumberland Inn was replaced when the present building was opened on September 29th 1930. It was designed by Harry Redfern and built by J&R Bell of Carlisle. Redfern commemorated the builders with a stained glass rebus in six of the windows
Drovers Rest

Drovers Rest,
Monkhill,
Carlisle

The Drovers Rest Monkhill 01228 576141 Google Maps We are a small country pub in the village of Monkhill, located four miles north of Carlisle. We pride ourselves on serving the best beer we can lay hands on and have recently won Solway CAMRA Pub of the Year for 2015. Our food is homemade and sourced
Gallaghers exterior

Gallaghers,
St Nicholas Street,
Carlisle

Gallaghers (formerly the Golden Lion) 10 St Nicholas St CA1 2EE 01228 597799 Google Maps The Golden Lion was built in the mid-nineteenth century and was first recorded as a pub in the 1855 directory. It was bought by Worthington’s the brewers from Burton on Trent for £10,000 in around 1897 from the T&H Skelton
The Howard Arms

Howard Arms,
Lowther Street,
Carlisle

Howard Arms Lowther St CA3 8EQ 01228 521435 Google Maps The Howard Arms has been registered in local directories since 1855. The exterior Royal Doulton tiles were added around 1895 but, when State Management took over in 1916, they were boarded up due to rules preventing advertising outside pubs. The tiles remained hidden until 1979.
The Joiners Arms

Joiners Arms,
Church Street,
Carlisle

Joiners Arms Church St CA2 5TF 01228 534275 Google Maps Dating back to the middle of the eighteenth century this is one of the oldest surviving pubs in Carlisle. Much of the structure is the original brickwork although it has been covered by modern rendering. The Joiner’s Arms was badly affected by the flood of
 
 

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