# Things to see in Carlisle (United Kingdom): 56 places and when to go

> Carlisle is a town in United Kingdom with around 73,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 56 places in and around it, mainly History (23), Nature (23), Mountains (18). The best known are Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle Castle and Blencathra. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 17 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 6 h 58. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/carlisle/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 54.88, -2.93
- **Population:** About 73,000
- **Places:** 56 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (23) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (23) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/montana/) (18) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (6) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (6) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arquitectura/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** EDI Ingliston, Edinburgh, 122 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Blencathra, at 805 m.

## What to see in Carlisle

The places in and around Carlisle, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Carlisle Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/catedral-de-carlisle/): Seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle · 1.7 km
- [Carlisle Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-carlisle/): Castle in Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom · 2.1 km
- [Blencathra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blease-fell/): Mountain in Cumbria, England, UK · 29 km
- [Carlisle railway station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/carlisle-2/): Railway station in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK · 1.2 km
- [Featherstone Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-featherstone/): Large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England · 28 km
- [Bewcastle Roman Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bewcastle-roman-fort/): Roman fort, built in 120 to the north of Hadrian's Wall · 26 km
- [Naworth Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naworth-castle/): Grade I listed castle in Cumbria, England, UK · 18 km
- [Banna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/birdoswald-roman-fort/): Roman fort in Cumbria, England · 24 km
- [Askerton Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/askerton-castle/): Castle in Cumbria, England, UK · 21 km
- [Mais](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/maia/): Roman fort (castrum) on Hadrian's Wall · 20 km
- [Scaleby Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/scaleby-castle/): Castle in Cumbria, England, UK · 9.3 km
- [Thirlwall Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thirlwall-castle/): Grade I listed castle in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England, UK · 28 km
- [Armathwaite Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/armathwaite-castle/): Castle in Cumbria, England, UK · 13 km
- [Black Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/black-fell/): Mountain in the North Pennines, England · 26 km
- [Brae Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brae-fell/): Mountain in United Kingdom · 22 km
- [Carrock Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/carrock-fell/): Mountain in United Kingdom · 22 km
- [Cold Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cold-fell/): Mountain in Cumbria, England, UK · 20 km
- [Great Cockup](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-cockup/): Mountain in United Kingdom · 25 km
- [Knott, Caldbeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/knott/): Mountain in United Kingdom · 24 km
- [Lanercost Priory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lanercost-priory/): Monastery in Cumbria, England, UK · 18 km
- [Whitley Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/whitley-castle/): Roman castle in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England, UK · 30 km
- [Bowscale Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bowscale-fell/): Mountain in United Kingdom · 25 km
- [Faulds Brow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/faulds-brow/): Mountain in United Kingdom · 17 km
- [Great Calva](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-calva/): Mountain in United Kingdom · 26 km

And the other 32, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Great Sca Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-sca-fell/), [Longlands Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/longlands-fell/), [Lonscale Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lonscale-fell/), [Meal Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/meal-fell/), [Mungrisdale Common](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mungrisdale-common/), [Souther Fell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/souther-fell/), [Bannerdale Crags](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bannerdale-crags-summit/), [Great Blacklaw Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-blacklaw-hill/), [Bolton Fell National Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bolton-fell-national-nature-reserve/), [Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/campfield-marsh-nature-reserve/), [Dam Mire Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dam-mire-wood/), [Former Swifts Golf Course](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/former-swifts-golf-course/), [Watchtree Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/watchtree-nature-reserve/)
- **History**: [Lochmaben Stone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lochmaben-stone/), [Robgill Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/robgill-tower/), [St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-kentigerns/), [High Head Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/high-head-castle/), [Corby Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/corby-bridge/), [Dixon's Chimney and Shaddon Mill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dixons-chimney/), [Kirklinton Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirklinton-hall/), [Milecastle 73](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/milecastle-73-site-of/), [Lanercost Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lanercost-bridge/)
- **Temples**: [Brampton Old Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brampton-old-church/), [St Michael's Church, Burgh by Sands](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-michaels-church/), [St Mary's Church, Abbeytown](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-holmcultram-abbey/), [St Mungo's Church, Bromfield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mungo/)
- **Museums and art**: [Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tullie-house/)
- **Architecture**: [Lambley Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lambley-viaduct/)
- **Hiking**: [Great Lingy Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-lingy-hut/), [King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to Allonby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-gretna-to-allonby/)
- **With kids**: [Knox Wood Wildlife Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/knox-wood-wildlife-centre/), [Walby Farm Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/walby-farm-park/)

## When to go to Carlisle

The best time to visit Carlisle is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 31 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 23 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 28 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 49 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 51 |
| June | Best time | 17 h 02 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 33 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 43 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 25 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 09 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 03 |
| December | Possible | 6 h 58 |

In June there are 17 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 6 h 58. In April, 56 of the 56 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Carlisle

The nearest main airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI, Ingliston, Edinburgh), 122 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=54.88%2C-2.93)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.88%2C-2.93)

## Other towns nearby

- [Penrith](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/penrith/): 42 places · 26 km
- [Langholm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/langholm/): 16 places · 30 km
- [Cockermouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cockermouth/): 79 places · 37 km
- [Hexham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hexham/): 33 places · 43 km
- [Dumfries](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dumfries/): 60 places · 45 km
- [Grasmere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grasmere/): 161 places · 47 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Carlisle?

The best known: [Carlisle Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/catedral-de-carlisle/), [Carlisle Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-carlisle/), [Blencathra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blease-fell/), [Carlisle railway station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/carlisle-2/), [Featherstone Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-featherstone/). In all, 56 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Carlisle?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 17 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 6 h 58.

### How do you get to Carlisle?

The nearest main airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 122 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.88%2C-2.93) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Carlisle as the destination and these 56 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).