24 places
Social clubs in Carlisle
Carlisle's clubs, which most pub guides ignore entirely. Fraternal, parish, political, veterans' and sports clubs. Nearly all of them will sign in a guest, and they're usually the cheapest round in town.
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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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Brampton Golf Club
Clubhouse bar and restaurant at the Braid course above Talkin Tarn, open to non-golfers and well reviewed for food.
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Carlisle Cricket Club, Edenside
Clubhouse bar at Edenside on the river.
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Carlisle Golf Club
Clubhouse bar and restaurant at Carlisle Golf Club, out at Aglionby, looking over the 18th green.
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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 Rugby Club
Clubhouse bar on Warwick Road, popular as a stop-off before the football.
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Carlisle South End Constitutional Club
Old-school working men's club off St Nicholas Street.
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Carlisle Subscription Bowling Club
The oldest bowling club in Carlisle, founded 1865, with a Swiss-style bower of 1897 behind Myddleton Street.
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Carlisle United FC
Two different things at Brunton Park: the Fan Zone outside, open to anyone on match days and for big televised games, and the bars inside the ground, which need a ticket.
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Courtfield Bowling Club
Lawn bowls club founded in 1900, off Back River Street, with a members' bar.
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Creighton RFC
Rugby club bar and function room off Sycamore Lane.
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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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Dalston Hall Golf Club
Clubhouse bar in the converted stables at Dalston Hall, open to visitors as well as golfers and park guests.
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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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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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Pirelli Social Club
Club and function room on Dalston Road with a stage and a big hall.
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Q Zone
A snooker and pool hall on Currock Road with its own bar and darts too.
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Spencer Street Social Club
Social club on Spencer Street, the Carlisle Conservative Club until 2024.
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St Margaret Mary's Club
The parish club of St Margaret Mary's on Scalegate Road, now the parish community centre, with a licensed bar open to the public Thursday to Sunday and a function room for hire.
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The Clubhouse, Stony Holme
Bar and restaurant at the municipal golf course by the Eden, open to anyone.
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Upperby Social Club
Upperby's club on Lamb Street.
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West End Bowling Club
Bowling club off Dalston Road with a clubhouse bar, playing in the Carliol League.