Carlisle as a place to live?

[Alcoholic_Author]

Never been to the place but have spent plenty of time in the Lakes, Kendal, Penrith etc so already know about those.

Has anyone spent a significant amount of time in Carlisle or the immediate vicinity? How is it as a place to live?

 

[Frijj]

I’ve never met, spoke to or heard of anyone from Carlisle in my entire life. I’ve never been either, so I’m not entirely convinced it even exists.

 

[Alcoholic_Author]

I’ve never met, spoke to or heard of anyone from Carlisle in my entire life. I’ve never been either, so I’m not entirely convinced it even exists.

They sound like Smoggies iirc.

 

[Stubbs ftm]

I've been to the Toby carvery there once.

 

[Frijj]

They sound like Smoggies iirc.

Ew

 

[MackemBob]

It’s a shit tip full of knobheads, scum and squaddies.

 

[Rubberglove]

There's a singer called Belinda who comes from there

 

[Aituk7]

Only time I've been there.... never to return

What is the best/longest bender you have ever been on?

 

[Goat Eyes]

It floods.

There’s some beautiful villages round about. My grandparents used to live in a little village called Walton, just outside Brampton which is close to Carlisle. Loved that place.

 

[monkeytassle]

It's awful

 

[waddy999]

My great grandmother came from Carlisle, Margaret Donowho, and she married my great grandad Jacob Hughes in Penrith ....they later moved to Barnard Castle.

 

[Gibraltar Mackem]

Weird place is Carlisle. It's as if the last 30 years just never happened.

 

[Frijj]

Weird place is Carlisle. It's as if the last 30 years just never happened.

So we’re still in the third division regardless? Ffs

 

[Stormo]

They all look like Sellafield has affected them.

 

[Carpets]

Yeah weird a bit isolated and have chips on their shoulders imo.

 

[Struts]

Wannabe mags

 

[Pilot Light]

It always rains

 

[Bob Fleming]

It’s a shit tip full of knobheads, scum and squaddies.

Squaddies? From which camp?

 

[rey mysterio]

I once went on a session in Workington with some lasses I met on holiday. Drove over had a day our round the lakes and Whitehaven right before that taxi driver shot loads of people

Decent night out tbh

That’s as close as I got to Carlisle. One of my mates knows the navy guy from the advert though with that weird Geordie/Sean Bean accent

 

[Alcoholic_Author]

Doesn't look bad at all, has retained some of it's old architecture but like most British cities they tend to look a bit samey with all the same chains etc.

Would like to hear from someone who lives there or has lived there.