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Getting here

Wherever you are travelling from, find the best way to reach Cumbria here.

To ensure that your visit runs smoothly, keep up-to-date with the latest on the roads by clicking on the map.

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RAC By car
The M6 motorway travels north through the centre of Cumbria (junction 36 near Kendal, junction 40 at Penrith and junctions 42-44 at Carlisle). Find your best route here.
 
National Rail By rail
Carlisle is a major railway junction on the West Coast Main Line from London Euston to Glasgow, with stations at Penrith and Oxenholme (for Kendal and Windermere) and is also served by lines from Dumfries, Newcastle and Leeds. Find timetable information here.
 
National Express By coach
National Express coaches call in at Penrith (opposite the railway station) for Scotland, London and Birmingham. Find timetable information here.
 
Expedia By air
Cumbria is within travelling distance of Newcastle, Manchester and Glasgow Airports (Carlisle Airport offers chartered flights). Find your flight here.
 
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News headlines

‘We’ve changed the face of education’
The Cumberland News 15/07/2008 12:00:29
It is almost three years since soon-to-retire Roger Alston was asked if he could ‘spare some time’ to do a review of Cumbria’s schools. He was given two broad objectives by county council chief executive Peter Stybelski – cut the number of surplus places and improve standards in secondary schools.
Ghostly connection
Whitehaven News 01/05/2008 14:18:30
IN a recent nostalgia piece, there was mention of Whitehaven pianist Charles E Jagger.
Tools stolen in raid
News & Star 02/04/2008 11:01:29
RAIDERS smashed their way into a house that is being renovated in Buchanan Road, Currock, Carlisle, on Tuesday and stole tools worth £90. The burglary happened during the afternoon.
OUR SHIP COMES IN
Evening Mail 20/05/2008 09:15:15
A NEW era of surface shipbuilding in Barrow moved a step closer today when the government gave its commitment to build two aircraft carriers.
24 July 2008







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