3 Best Places To Visit in Carlisle

“Solway Aviation Museum is home to over twenty aircraft, with the star of the displays being the Avro Vulcan XJ823, a B2 MRR variant. Visitors are allowed into the cockpit for a guided tour during regular days. Solway Aviation Museum provides a one-way system for safety, allowing visitors to see some of the aircraft on certain occasions. Inside the museum, you will walk through a WW2 air raid shelter, returning to 1941. There are also displays of RAF Crosby and aircraft armaments. Moving through the gift shop, you arrive at the aircraft engine area with displays ranging from early piston engines to powerful jet engines, and then you enter the Bluestreak Rocket room with displays of the British rocket program of the ’50s & ’60s.”

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“Cumbria's Museum of Military Life is a place to explore the 300-year history of Cumbria's County Infantry Regiment with new interactive sessions. Founded in 1932, the museum is managed by a board of trustees and run daily by a committed staff team. Cumbria's Museum of Military Life describes the history of Cumbria's County Infantry Regiment through books, documents, photographs, and artefacts. This famous museum has modern features, including audio-visual exhibits, impressive graphics, immersive youth events, and World Wars environments. In addition, the museum provides research facilities for those who wish to study the Border Regiment. Cumbria's Museum of Military Life also welcomes school tours.”

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“A World in Miniature Museum comprises many miniatures showcased in elegant room sets, including copies of antiques, paintings, and china. The Museum is among the world's top three miniature design models. Their exhibition is a collection of recreated period rooms and scenes complete with furniture, figures, textiles, and décor, all handcrafted with precise detail to a scale of 1/12th of average size. The museum's rooms include a kitchen, a dining room, and living rooms. There are also miniature gardens complete with flowers, a shed, a greenhouse, miniature street scenes, and a scale model of the interior of a theatre complete with an audience. A World in Miniature Museum is designed to excite and entertain collectors and the curious.”

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