32 places
Cheap pubs in Carlisle
Pubs and clubs known locally for a reasonable pint. The social clubs are usually the cheapest of the lot, and most will sign in a guest.
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Apple Tree
Big, cheap and central.
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Arroyo Arms
Proper Harraby local on Edgehill Road.
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Ballers
Sports bar with pool tables in Englishgate Plaza.
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Beehive
Out along Warwick Road, and a solid all-rounder, freshly refurbished in 2026.
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Brampton & District Conservative Club
Members' club on Brampton's Front Street, in what was the Black Bull inn.
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Carlisle RAOB Club (the Buffs)
Fraternal club bar at 20 Fisher Street, in a Grade II listed Georgian house the Buffs bought in 1931.
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Carlisle South End Constitutional Club
Old-school working men's club off St Nicholas Street.
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Club Britannia
Lowther Street pub with pool, a dartboard and a jukebox, in the old Carlisle Liberal Club.
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Cumbria Indoor Bowls Club
Ten-rink indoor bowls centre on the Viaduct Estate with a bar and a cafeteria that gets better notices than most pub kitchens.
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Denton Holme Conservative Club
Members' club on Morley Street with a function room upstairs used for parties and receptions.
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Gallaghers
Traditional pub at the St Nicholas Street end of town, formerly the Golden Lion.
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Harraby Catholic Club
Big club on Edgehill Road, well used for parties and functions.
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Longtown Social Club
Longtown's members' club on Swan Street, used for parties and functions and well liked for the prices.
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Opera Bingo
Bingo club on Denton Street with a bar, in the old Denton Holme quarter near the Milbourne.
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Pinegrove Hotel bar
Budget hotel on London Road with a bar open to non-residents.
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Pirelli Social Club
Club and function room on Dalston Road with a stage and a big hall.
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Spencer Street Social Club
Social club on Spencer Street, the Carlisle Conservative Club until 2024.
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The Black Lion
Country pub at Hethersgill with a log burner, pool table and two dartboards.
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The Boardroom
Traditional boozer next to the Cathedral, and one of the cheaper pints in town.
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The Caledonian
Big old-fashioned boozer near the station, part of Amber Taverns.
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The Cumberland Inn
Botchergate local with a good draught range at low prices and live sport on.
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The Jovial Sailor
Proper local on Caldcotes, run by a local landlord and his wife.
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The Lint
One of the few Victorian pubs in Carlisle to keep its original layout largely intact, with etched windows and a marble pillar outside.
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The Nags Head Hotel
Pub on Brampton's market place with a pool table, darts and a big beer garden.
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The Otter Inn
Village pub out at Little Corby with a short menu done well and some of the cheapest prices round Carlisle.
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The Roadhouse Hotel
B&B on London Road with its own public bar downstairs.
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The Shoulder of Mutton
Wet-led Front Street local in Brampton, one big U-shaped room round a central bar, with a beer garden and live music.
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The Tavern
Small local on Longtown high street with a beer garden.
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The William Rufus
The other Botchergate Wetherspoons, two minutes from the station.
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Turf Tavern
Big Hungry Horse pub on Newmarket Road near the racecourse end of town.
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Upperby Social Club
Upperby's club on Lamb Street.
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Woodrow Wilson
The Wetherspoons on Botchergate, named after the US president whose mother was born in Carlisle.