Top Things to do in Carlisle
Things to do in Carlisle, England: The Best Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Carlisle, United Kingdom including Carlisle Contemporary Arts, Weft Studio, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, A World in Miniature Museum, Solway Aviation Museum, Scaleby Hill Vintage motor bike museum, Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, Daffodil Lane Studio & Gallery, Carlisle Contemporary Arts, Guildhall Museum.
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1. Carlisle Contemporary Arts
2. Weft Studio
3. Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 871 reviews
Reviewed By TurkeyTwizzlerMark - Sunderland, United Kingdom
Tullie house is a fantastic little museum, Roman section is excellent and very informative, the staff on reception desk are welcoming and very informative, interactive areas for children around the museum are well thought out and keep the children interested. Cafe is also worth a visit, I left my reading glasses in the cafe during my visit, rang the museum the following day and they posted them to my home address as we were heading home that day. All in all a informative museum with friendly and dedicated staff, well worth a visit.
4. A World in Miniature Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By katakb2015
In the basement of the garden centre, spent a couple of hours here on wet day, it was absolutely fascinating. The workmanship will take your breath away.
5. Solway Aviation Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 419 reviews
The Museum is open from Easter until the last weekend in October on a Friday & Saturday. We are also open on the Bank Holiday Mondays. We have some exciting new exhibits demonstrating the close ties that existed between the RAF and the City of Carlisle. We're also home to a collection of aircraft, aviation artifact's and displays some reflecting Britain's position as a world leader in aircraft design and innovation and the main developer and manufacturer of a reliable jet engine. The museum's primary objective is the preservation of our Aviation heritage, its display and interpretation. Take a nostalgic journey back to Wartime Cumberland or climb aboard a Vulcan Bomber and experience the conditions the crew faced that would have had to deliver Britain's nuclear deterrent in the 60's. The museum is a Registered Charity and is run by a dedicated team of friendly and enthusiastic volunteers who give up their free time to painstakingly restore many of the exhibits. Through their love and knowledge they are preserving aviation history for generations to come.
Reviewed By PWMcC - Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
Visited here with a friend and my 9 year old son. There is an excellent variety of civilian and military aircraft including a Vulcan which is impressive. You can access to the inside of the Vulcan which I would recommend. There is also an indoor exhibition and the staff here were extremely helpful explaining things to my curious 9 year old. There is also a cut away section of a BA trident where you can see the cockpit of this classic aircraft.
6. Scaleby Hill Vintage motor bike museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 70 reviews
Reviewed By Vincent1951
What a gem of a place, from the outside it looks so small but when you go inside its like a Tardis. The owner is passionate about everything on display and will answer any questions you may have with enthusiasm. There are gardens for the kids to play and some animals for them to meet { weather permitting } If you have any interest at all in old motorcycles, old memorabilia or just interesting things this place is defiantly worth a visit.
7. Cumbria's Museum of Military Life
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 193 reviews
'Ordinary people doing extraordinary things' Cumbria's Museum of Military Life is a new interactive visitor attraction for all ages located in Carlisle Castle. The Museum tells the 300 year story of the history of The Border Regiment and its successors through audio/visual displays, artefacts, photographs and interactive environments. The Museum also facilitates research enquiries.
Reviewed By I8870SPdarrenb - The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
Went today, 27th July, having visited 10 years ago, we were thoroughly surprised by the new and improved Museum, the layout of through the ages military history especially with the exhibits that lie close to the heartbeat of the local area and surroundings is of particular interest - well worth a visit as part of the Castle tour / admission
8. Daffodil Lane Studio & Gallery
A small independent gallery crammed full of original traditional & contemporary art. All work unique to the gallery by local artists including paintings, photography, ceramics, prints, woodworking, glassware & sculpture . We are situated in Carlisle’s historic quarter next to Long Lane in Fisher Street .
9. Carlisle Contemporary Arts
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
10. Guildhall Museum
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