Angus Hotel and Almonds Rest

A family run hotel located in the Stanwix part of Carlisle just a 10 min walk to the City Centre and 5 mins to the Sands Centre for popular theatre and concerts Facilities include free WiFi restaurant and free parking. This large Victorian town house was built in 1850 where the Romans had a command headquarters for 1000 cavalry so the hotel literally has their foundations on Hadrians Wall All rooms have recently been decorated with new flat screen TVs free wifi access and fully refurbished en-suite bathrooms Almonds is the hotels quaint cosy restaurant which offers excellent food served in relaxed and friendly surroundings Being especially proud of using locally sourced suppliers all of whom are reputable companies and have been trading for many years The hotel make there own home baked bread soups chutneys and desserts and the dishes from the a la carte menu are all freshly prepared to order A vegetarian selection is available and special dietary requirements can be catered for with advance notice An ideal base for exploring the beautiful English Lake District Eden Valley Scottish Borders Carlisle to Settle Railway Carlisle Golf Course Hadrians Wall Coast to Coast trail and Cumbrian Way plus the Reivers Cycle Route Walking cycling and golfing groups are very welcome Visitors to Carlisle have a huge choice of activities from excellent theatres galleries and museums to a variety of sporting facilities. Carlisle the Border City is the main shopping commercial and industrial centre in the northern half of Cumbria and a fair amount of southern Scotland The Romans established a settlement here primarily to serve the forts on Hadrians Wall In the 12th century King Henry I allowed the founding of a religious establishment later making the town a diocese and thus making the Priory into a Cathedral