Let's move to Carlisle - Guardian Column

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What’s going for it? Cor, Carlisle’s a bit of all right. Rugged. It wears its chequered past proudly on its streets. If it were human, it’d be Sean Bean, a face that looks as if it’s been hewn out of solid rock, and shaped by endless scrapping and nights out on the lash. Nations have been fighting over the place for centuries. As a result, the centre’s handsome with old buildings, but many of them look as if they’ve been in the ring with Mike Tyson. The cathedral’s only half there and looks as if it’s standing up only by the grace of God. The castle, still a military base, is a solid cube of ruddy stone grazed by ballistics. Still, goodness, they know how to have fun. It’s my kind of place. I only narrowly escaped a night out at Outrageous Cabaret Bar, but can vouch for the city’s legendary boozers. And, for the best hangover breakfast ever, the butchers are well stocked with Cumberland sausages. Then you can walk it all off striding like a border reiver along Hadrian’s Wall, before doing it all over again.



The case against Who squashed that Wilko’s into the old covered market? Surely there are better ways to revive the place. It’s also a tad isolated.



Well connected? Trains: the west coast mainline surges through the magnificent station, with three or four trains an hour to Glasgow (75 mins), two an hour south through Penrith (15 mins) and Lancaster (48 mins); hourly to Newcastle (90 mins). Driving: Windermere, Kendal an hour; Newcastle 90 mins.



Schools Lots of lovely primaries, with Upperby “outstanding”. Secondaries: Trinity is the pick.



Hang out at… I had a lovely coffee at John Watt’s splendid old coffee house. Davids for posh dinners.



Where to buy Carlisle is quite the property gem. Stanwix, across the river from the centre, has delightful late Georgian and Victorian detacheds and semis off Marlborough Gardens, and lovely small terraces around Etterby Street. There’s a smashing estate of the same all along Warwick Road, and some very nice homes around Chatsworth Square, all walkable to the centre. Check out Dalston Road and Norfolk Street in the south-west, too. Large detacheds, £300,000-£700,000. Detacheds, £130,000-£300,000. Semis, £70,000-£600,000. Town houses, £200,000-£450,000. Terraces, £60,000-£200,000. Flats, £50,000-£200,000. Rentals: one-bed flat, £300-£400pcm; three-bed house, £400-£750pcm.



Bargain of the week Three-bed Victorian with self-contained one-bed flat on Warwick Road, £229,000, with Cumbrian Properties via rightmove.co.uk.



From the streets



Stephanie Thompson “Carlisle’s got a grand station, a lively museum and two great parks along the magnificent river Eden.”



Sam Williams “Orton Grange Farm has an incredible cafe and shop run by Cranstons.”



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Do you live in Dartmouth, Devon? Do you have a favourite haunt or a pet hate? If so, please email lets.move@theguardian.com by Tuesday 11 November.

Err that is unless they have the cash to and fancy buying a level 4 football club.

In which case i dont give a **** which paper they read if it means the end of Story and his stooges.

About 30 yrs too late mate!