Brampton

Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, U.K. It is some 10 miles east of Carlisle.

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.

It is possible to walk around Brampton. However if you need a taxi then Brampton cars are the local choice.Telephone:016977 3386‎

• 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.

• Visit Hadrian's wall.
• Visit Talkin Tarn www.visitcumbria.com
• Walk around the town and visit the local church with it's stained glass windows.

The town has many small shops as well as a substantial antiques gallery www.cumbrianantiquescentre.co.uk

The Jacobite tea rooms offer day time meals. There are also Indian, Chinese and a fish & chip shop for take aways.

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 www.stringofhorses.com as well as up market hotels www.farlamhall.co.uk

With Hadrian's wall nearby there is also plenty of self catering accommodation to chose from www.northumbria-byways.com.