Carlisle, situated at the 'Crossroads of Britain' is England's largest city* and the regional capital of Cumbria. It is home to international businesses such as Pirelli, McVities and Eddie Stobart making Carlisle an ideal destination for conferences, meetings, training, seminars, product launches, exhibitions and other organised events. In combining the services, facilities and entertainments of a bustling historic city with the outstanding natural beauty and tranquility of the surrounding Northern Borderlands, Lake District and Solway Firth, Carlisle provides a unique opportunity to mix business with pleasure. Host your conference or meeting in one of our well equipped hotels, purpose-built centres or outstanding historic venues. Then relax in the knowledge that your delegates can enjoy the delights of shopping in our ever expanding pedestrianised city centre, sightseeing around the medieval castle, our majestic cathedral, award winning museum, recently opened underground millennium gallery, the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall or perhaps enjoying more active pursuits such as off-road driving, go-karting, golfing and archery. Many organisers regularly return to Carlisle to benefit from its ease of access, superb customer care, good value for money conference rates and wide choice of venues. In addition to conference related events, Carlisle has also played host to Radio 1's 'One Big Sunday' (to which a 30,000 strong crowd attended), the BBC's Question Time & Antiques Roadshow and has been used as a location for both commercials, feature films and television work. |