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Modern Carlisle remains a magnet for rail enthusiasts. Multiple lines converge on the city, and steam or heritage locomotives still rumble into Citadel Station throughout the year.

The tenth siege of Carlisle’s history took place after Bonnie Prince Charlie took Carlisle in the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

For 500 years, until the 1603 Act of Union, Carlisle Castle was the principal fortress of England’s ‘Western March’ against Scotland.

The City of Carlisle is unique. Situated on the route of Hadrian’s Wall, the ancient defining line between England & Scotland.

The Border regiment traces its lineage back to the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot, which was originally raised in East Anglia in 1702.

The Roman town of Luguvalium (Carlisle) began as an auxiliary fort and military supply base in AD 72.