41 places

Historic pubs in Carlisle

The pubs with something behind them: medieval friary ground, Georgian coaching inns, Victorian banks, and the interwar model pubs the government built when it owned the lot.

• Apple Tree

  City Centre State pub

  Big, cheap and central.

• Arroyo Arms

  Harraby State pub

  Proper Harraby local on Edgehill Road.

• Beehive

  Warwick Road State pub

  Out along Warwick Road, and a solid all-rounder, freshly refurbished in 2026.

• Brewed Awakenings

  City Centre

  Cafe and restaurant with a licence, on the curved corner of Fisher Street and St Albans Row in a late-Georgian listed building.

• Bridge End Inn

  Dalston State pub

  Country pub with a separate bar and a big dining side, plus a garden.

• County Hotel bar

  City Centre State pub

  The Portland Resident's Bar at the County Hotel, opposite the station, in the former Red Lion Hotel of 1894-96.

• Crown & Mitre Hotel bar

  City Centre

  Bar inside the Crown & Mitre on English Street.

• Crown & Thistle

  Stanwix State pub

  Down-to-earth Stanwix local, open all day every day.

• Gallaghers

  City Centre State pub

  Traditional pub at the St Nicholas Street end of town, formerly the Golden Lion.

• Graham Arms Inn

  Longtown State pub

  Longtown's main inn, with rooms and a busy bar.

• Harraby Pub and Kitchen

  Harraby State pub

  Big estate pub done well.

• Howard Arms (closed for now)

  City Centre State pub

  Grade II listed pub on Lowther Street with a Doulton tiled frontage the State Management Scheme boarded over for sixty-three years.

• Joiners Arms (closed for now)

  Caldewgate State pub

  One of the oldest surviving pubs in Carlisle, on Church Street in Caldewgate.

• Lowther Arms Inn

  Cumwhinton State pub

  Family-run free house at Cumwhinton, the last of three pubs the village once had.

• Magpie Inn (closed for now)

  Botcherby State pub

  Redfern pub of 1933 on Victoria Road, Grade II listed, with the only one of his bowling greens still played on.

• Museum Inn

  Belle Vue State pub

  Old-school community local on Moorhouse Road, closed ten days in September 2016 for a full refurbishment.

• Plough Inn

  Wreay State pub

  Village pub at Wreay just off junction 42, with rooms and a big garden.

• Redfern Inn

  Etterby State pub

  Community local on Kingmoor Road, full of darts and pool teams.

• Royal Oak

  Scotby State pub

  Village pub in the middle of Scotby with a serious kitchen and a loyal following.

• Royal Scot

  Morton State pub

  Big Morton local with a separate bar and restaurant, a large car park and a kids' play area.

• The Andalusian

  City Centre State pub

  Redfern's most extravagant building, a Hispano-Moresque pub of 1932 in terracotta with a Moorish balcony, now a tapas bar and restaurant.

• The Blue Bell

  Dalston State pub

  Gastropub on Dalston square.

• The Boardroom

  City Centre State pub

  Traditional boozer next to the Cathedral, and one of the cheaper pints in town.

• The Border Rambler

  City Centre State pub

  Late one on Botchergate, loud and lively at weekends.

• The Caledonian

  City Centre State pub

  Big old-fashioned boozer near the station, part of Amber Taverns.

• The Crown Inn

  Stanwix State pub

  Large, airy pub on Scotland Road with rooms upstairs, a wide beer range and plenty of screens for sport.

• The Cumberland Inn

  City Centre State pub

  Botchergate local with a good draught range at low prices and live sport on.

• The Currock Inn

  Currock State pub

  Community local on Boundary Road with a bigger food menu than you'd expect, including a full breakfast.

• The Drovers Rest (closed for now)

  Monkhill State pub

  Country pub at Monkhill, four miles north of the city, with a serious kitchen and a reputation well beyond the village.

• The Kings Head

  City Centre State pub

  A proper real ale pub on Fisher Street with a rotating range of cask beers at a spread of strengths.

• The Lint

  London Road State pub

  One of the few Victorian pubs in Carlisle to keep its original layout largely intact, with etched windows and a marble pillar outside.

• The Milbourne Arms

  Denton Holme State pub

  Proper local on Milbourne Street with cask ale and home-cooked food.

• The Near Boot

  Kingstown State pub

  Family pub at Whiteclosegate with a sunny beer garden and a well-regarded Sunday lunch.

• The Reiver

  Morton State pub

  Estate pub on Holmrook Road at Belle Vue, run by Star Pubs.

• The Royal Oak

  Moorhouse State pub

  Small village pub at Moorhouse with well-kept beer at village prices.

• The Spinners Arms

  Cummersdale State pub

  Village local at Cummersdale serving hand-pulled Carlisle Brewing Company ales.

• The Sportsman Inn

  City Centre State pub

  Tucked down Heads Lane behind the Marks & Spencer, and easy to walk past.

• The Stag Inn

  Crosby-on-Eden State pub

  Low Crosby's pub, and one of the best kitchens near the city.

• The Wellington Inn

  Great Orton State pub

  Village pub with a small caravan site attached, out west of the city.

• Thin White Duke

  City Centre State pub

  Craft beer and cocktails on Devonshire Street, with a kitchen that draws people in on its own.

• Wheatsheaf Inn

  Wetheral State pub

  Wetheral's village pub.

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