Brampton (Cumbria)
From Wikitravel
Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, U.K. It is some 10 miles east of Carlisle.
[edit] Get in
Brampton is on the A69 between Carlisle and Newcastle. There is a regular bus service, number 685 and the main train line between Carlisle and Newcastle stops approximately 1 mile outside the town. Carlisle airport is some 5 miles to the west, but at the moment (october 2008) there are no commercial passenger flights.
[edit] Get around
It is possible to walk around Brampton. However if you need a taxi then Brampton cars are the local choice.Telephone:016977 3386
[edit][add listing] See
- The moot hall and Hadrian's statue.
- The Capon Tree Monument outside the town centre was the scene of the 1746 hanging of six of Bonnie Prince Charlie's supporters.
- St Martin's Church is famous as the only church designed by the Pre-Raphaelite architect Philip Webb, and contains one of the most exquisite sets of stained glass windows designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and executed in the William Morris studio.
[edit][add listing] Do
- Visit Hadrian's wall.
- Visit Talkin Tarn [1]
- Walk around the town and visit the local church with it's stained glass windows.
[edit][add listing] Buy
The town has many small shops as well as a substantial antiques gallery[2]
[edit][add listing] Eat
The Jacobite tea rooms offer day time meals. There are also Indian, Chinese and a fish & chip shop for take aways.
[edit][add listing] Sleep
The White Lion Hotel offer accommodation close to the town centre. It's address is,High Cross St Brampton, CA8 1RP and telephone:016977 2338.
Outside the town there are plenty of country inns [3] as well as up market hotels [4]
With Hadrian's wall nearby there is also plenty of self catering accommodation to chose from [5].
[edit] Contact
