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Carlisle United FC

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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.

Address
Brunton Park, 250 Warwick Road, Carlisle CA1 1LL

History

Brunton Park holds nearly eighteen thousand and has been described by visiting fans as one of football's true outposts: old-school and well kept, at a club that has spent most of its history outside the top divisions, with one season in the old First Division in 1974-75.

For a drink there are two answers, and it matters which one you want. The Fan Zone sits outside the stadium and is open to anyone, on match days, for some away games shown on screen, and for big televised games. It is usually free, though the club charged £2 a ticket for its World Cup screenings in June 2026. The bars inside the ground are a different proposition. Those need a match day ticket, because you have to be through the turnstiles to reach them.

So on a Saturday this address is simultaneously one of the most open venues on this site and one of the most closed, depending on which side of the wall you are standing. The matchday trade spills across the road to the Beehive and the rugby club, both of which build their week around the fixture list.

Photographs

Football ground entrance with blue gates reading Welcome to Brunton Park, a blue stand behind with a sign reading C'mon You Blues, a floodlight pylon, and a large grey shed covered by a green Stagecoach banner, with cars parked in the foreground
Brunton Park, Warwick Road, home of Carlisle United, in June 2024 Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0

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The bars open around fixtures and functions rather than daily. Ask the club which are open to non-matchday visitors.

Hours are kept by hand and change without warning. Ring ahead if it matters.

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