A walk across the Carlisle Northern Development Route River Eden bridge

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The new bridge is a very impressive installation

With the Northern Development Route road due to open in the very near future we thought we would take a quick look whilst it is still quiet and a pleasure to walk along.

In search of the Earl of Carlisle

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Earl of Carlisle, monument overlooking Brampton

Perched high on a hill, on the other side of Brampton, to the CaponTree monument ,is a rather ornate sculpture to the 7th Earl of Carlisle, George William Fredrick Howard.

Bowness on Solway and a gravy lunch

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Buster arrives at The Banks

With the sun unusually shining on a bank holiday, we thought we should do what every boy should do, and go to the seaside. Although not famed for miles of golden beaches the nearest place to visit is the Solway. Dad decided that we should continue the walk we started a few weeks ago when [...]

Hadrian’s Wall path at Drumburgh

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Tryfan almost at the end of her walk

Many walkers and cyclists will know the Drumburgh area as one of the points on the Hadrian’s Wall walk or cycle trails in Cumbria.

Walk: Cummersdale to Denton Holme. Carlisle

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Buster leads the way

Just off the Dalston Road in the south west corner of Carlisle lies the small village of Cummersdale.   Our walk starts on the far side of the village down by the River Caldew at map reference NY393531. We park the car in the free road edge car park and head off towards a factory gate. [...]

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