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A traditional pub next to the cathedral in the centre of the city. Value for money food at lunchtimes. Thursday night cheap real ale, Wednesday Quiz and free Juke Box on Fridays. Generally serves up to three real ales generally from National breweries. Attractive glass panels above the bar show scenes from Victorian Carlisle.

Carlisle Rugby Football Club

Warwick Road (A69), Carlisle CA1 1LW

Disabled Access

Non-members are welcomed at this club where real ale is well supported along with the rugby. The club has a cosy lounge and a recently refurbished bar, which is often busy when neighbouring Carlisle United are playing at home. A major refurbishment in 2005 followed flooding in the city and an extension was added which has a pool table. Large TV screen for sports. Function room available to hire.

Club Britannia

35 Lowther Street, Carlisle CA3 8EJ

Function Room

Rooms are available to hire for functions and events. Reopened as a pub in the summer of 2013.

Coach & Horses

234 Kingstown Road, Carlisle CA3 0DE

Parking

Traditional Pub Games

Attractive two roomed pub on the northern outskirts of Carlisle on the A7 near M6 J44. The friendly bar is cosy and decorated with football scarves. The lounge is a very pleasant, attractive L shaped room often candlelit in the evening. Bar meals are very good and excellent value. The pub has its own car park to the rear and makes an excellent alternative to motorway food for anyone passing on the M6. Sunday roast and veg option only on Sunday's. Guest ale is from Caledonian and Theakstons beer changes each week.

Conservative Club

28-30 Spencer Street, Carlisle CA1 1BA

Close to Railway Station

Members only club although they have a large function room available for free use by non members.

Crown & Thistle

53 Church Street, Carlisle CA3 9DS

A very popular community local at the centre of Stanwix 'village' and close to the route of Hadrian's wall. This friendly local consists of a bar, lounge. and outdoor drinking area. There is a popular quiz night every Thursday. Serves two constantly changing nationally sourced real ale. Previous winner of the local branch pub of the season award, this is a pub of great character and great characters.

Crown Inn

Scotland Road, Carlisle CA3 9HS

Busy local situated on the busy out of Carlisle heading north to Scotland Heated patio for smokers. Harry Redfern designed pub built 1937. A refurbishment in late 2017 has opened up the whole of the pub into one large area moving the bar to one side. However it still retains the feel of the original rooms as it has kept original support pillars and put in other separating features.

Cumberland Inn

22 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1QS

Traditional Pub Games

Jukebox

Best preserved ex-State Management Scheme pub in Carlisle. Situated close to the railway station. One of the few CAMRA Heritage pubs in Cumbria! If you are interested in architecture visit the upstairs rooms, which are now used as a Thai restaurant Tues to Sat evenings. Karaoke Thu, disco Fri & Sat nights. Large screen TVs showing Sky Sports abound. Heated patio for smokers.

Carlisle Ex-Servicemens Club

1 Albert Street, Carlisle CA1 1HZ

Disabled Access

Members only club situated close to the town centre. Large bar area with separate games area housing 2 full size snooker tables and several dart boards and a pool table. Separate function rooms are available for hire.

Gosling Bridge

Kingstown Road, Carlisle CA3 0AT

Accommodation

The 'Goz' is a large late 1980's hotel, now a Premier Inn, named after a nearby stream used by Goslings! Traditionally furnished with three pleasant 'rooms' and a bar area. It serves reasonably priced meals all day. Very family friendly and there's plenty of outdoor seating for the one sunny day each year! Heated smoking area. Large TV.

Griffin

Court Square, Carlisle CA1 1QX

CAMRA Discount

Large pub situated just outside the railway station. Food is served all day in this former bank which has been converted to a large town centre pub with numerous TV screens on both levels. Two pool tables available. Children welcome if dining, till 6pm.

Spider & Fly

1 Scotland Road, Stanwix, Carlisle CA3 9HR

Wine style bar which offers range of food to suit all tastes. Food served every day Wednesday to Sunday. Closed Mon-Tue. Public car park directly opposite. Children welcome until 8.00pm. Draft beers include foreign lagers and craft beers as well as Flaxen from Carlisle Brewing Company and one from Great Corby brewery. CHECK it is open before visiting.

Joiners Arms

Church Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle CA2 5TF

Traditional Pub Games

Real Fire

The legend of Blue lugs was founded here! You will have to ask the staff to find out who and why. Pub supports a range of sports teams including football and darts. Old fashioned boozer situated in Caldewgate only five minutes walk from Carlisle Castle.

King's Head Inn

Fisher Street, Carlisle CA3 8RF

An excellent city centre pub, winner of many CAMRA awards. Serves a range of guest ales from four handpumps. Pictures of old Carlisle adorn the internal walls and outside is an explanation of why the city isn't in the Domesday Book. Good value meals are served at lunchtime. Children not allowed. The covered, large outdoor courtyard has a large-screen TV and regularly features live music. City Pub of the Year 2008-13, and 2015-17.

Linton Holme Hotel

86 Lindisfarne Street, Carlisle CA1 2NB

Former hotel hidden deep within the maze of small cobbled streets that are typical of this area of Carlisle. Strong community focus with family events and evening entertainment regularly. Notable for the original etched windows and a wonderful marble pillar outside. Opening hours and food times can vary for major sporting events on TV or social events at the pub. Regular darts and pool nights with several permanent dartboards. Bottled beers from Sulwath Brewery can be available. Large beer garden for the summer months. Very active on Facebook.

Museum Inn

101 Moorhouse Road, Belle Vue, Carlisle CA2 7QJ

Large pub close to Carlisle bypass on western edge of town. One large room has feel of three separate rooms. Popular quiz every Tuesday at 9pm. Serves usual bar food. Bar area restricted to adults with pool table, darts and sports TV.

Turf Tavern

Newmarket Road, Carlisle CA1 1JG

Very large building that used to be the main stand for The Sands Racecourse. Now overlooks the municipal golf course and is next to The Sands Leisure complex. Popular in the summer months with visitors. Young clientele. Part of the 'Hungry Horse' chain serving a wide range of pub food making it popular in the early evening with diners.

William Rufus (Lloyds No 1)

10-16 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1QS

Beer Festivals

Typical Wetherspoon Lloyds No. 1 bar open from breakfast until late, named after the designer and builder of Carlisle Castle, William Rufus. It is popular with shoppers and families but can get noisy at nights and weekends, and is the venue for watching sporting events on the pub's numerous TV screens. Food is served all day and there is a separate dining area. Children are welcome but with restrictions. It is two minutes from the railway station.

Woodrow Wilson

48 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1QS

Beer Festivals

Wetherspoon pub in a refurbished Co-op building named after the former US president, whose mother was born in Carlisle. Up to 14 handpumps offer the largest range of real ales to be found in Carlisle, usually including many LocAle beers. Food is available all day until 11pm. At the rear there is a spacious outdoor seating area, heated patio and smokers' area. Children are welcome in some areas until 8pm. Five minutes walk from the railway station and city centre.

Border Rambler

45-47 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1RP

Close to Railway Station

Traditional city centre boozer situated in Botchergate. Regular DJ sessions. Range of popular keg beers and lagers. No children allowed.

Caledonian

17 Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1QP

Close to Railway Station

Large centrally located open plan traditional pub in an imposing white fronted building. Quite recently refurbished and reopened after a period of closure. Operates numerous bargain offers with a happy hour and all day Tuesday bargains.

Harraby Pub & Kitchen

Harraby Grove, Carlisle CA1 2QN

Community pub serving the main residential area south of Carlisle city centre. Has a large car park, beer garden and decking area, which receive the full afternoon sun. Remodelled after a period of closure, the attractive interior now provides zoned areas for a games room, sports bar with TV booths and quieter dining area all connected to the main bar area. Steep steps from the London Road entrance but easy access from the car park. Fully refurbished in 2018.

Jovial Sailor

40 Caldcoates, Carlisle CA2 7AA

Close to Bus Routes

The Jovial Sailor dates from 1884 and retains many of its Victorian features. It contains a small bar area with a larger 'lounge' as well as a large outside area. It is situated close to the Cumberland Infirmary within easy walking distance of the City Centre. It reopened in 2014 and has revived its darts and pool teams. A pigeon club has also started meeting there.

Milbourne Arms

150 Milbourne Street, Carlisle CA2 5XB

Karaoke

Real Fire

Former state management pub which when built in 1853 served the thriving surrounding textile industry. Hand looms, spinning wheels, bobbins and shuttles from Linton Tweeds which would have been used in the nearby mills, along with archive photos of the industry are to be found throughout the pub. This is now the only remaining pub in the Denton Holme area. Cosy and friendly single room pub around a central bar. 12 minutes walk from Carlisle train station and on local bus routes. The pub has thriving darts, pool and football teams. RE OPENING 22 August 2020

Apple Tree

Lowther Street, Carlisle CA3 8EQ

CAMRA Discount

Large city centre pub in the Greene King chain. The former design of the pub came from the days when it was part of the State Management Scheme, with Harry Redfern producing the design. The upstairs of the pub remains in its original state. Formerly known as Pippins before reverting to its original name in 2013. Real ale reintroduced in July 2015. Refurbished in 2019.

Royal Scot

Langrigg Road, Morton Park, Carlisle CA2 6DX

Sixties style pub situated in a housing estate to the west of Carlisle about 2 miles from the centre. Consists of very large bar with 3 dartboards, pool table and 3 large TV screens and a large lounge function room. Serves light snacks Friday to Sunday only. Pub supports 6 darts teams, 2 pool teas and a football team.

St Nicholas Arms

47 London Road, Carlisle CA1 2LE

Traditional pub situated in a recently (2019)refurbished Georgian building on London Road the south route out of the city. It is walking distance from the city centre and many bus services stop close by. The open plan has a games area with pool table and two dart boards. There are a few tables outside at the front for those warm summer evenings. The pub serves standard 'pub grub' every day. Check before visiting if looking for real ale.

Stoney Holme Golf Club

St Aidan's Road,, Carlisle CA1 1LS

Restaurant Area

Club house open to membes of the public. Restaurant serves freshly prepared food with traditional Sunday lunches a speciality booking recommended.

Walkabout

6 English Gate Plaza, Botchergate, Carlisle CA1 1RP

Karaoke

Large pub/nightclub as part of the English Plaza Gate complex with Australian theme.

Arroyo Arms

121 Edgehill Road, Harraby, Carlisle CA1 3SB