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As you walk out of the main entrance of the train station directly ahead of you to your left you will see a large sandstone gatehouse building. Walk up the hill continuing around the corner with this building to your left. As you reach B&M Bargains on your left hand side you will see a pedestrian crossing with a Nat West Bank on the opposite side. Proceed over the crossing keeping the Nat West Bank to your left. You are now in the town centre pedestrianised area. As you reach the end of the pedestrianised area by the Crown and Mitre Hotel the road splits into three ahead of you, the centre road is called Fisher Street. On the left corner is Ristorante Franco, on the right corner is Deli France. Proceed down this road almost to the end about 600 yards, The Brickyard is on your left hand side.

From the bus station as you look towards the Pizza Base restaurant on Lonsdale Street, turn right. Look past the road end which you will cross, this road is Lowther Street. As you cross this road walk straight ahead, into the pedestrianised zone, this street is called Bank Street.

At the top of Bank Street you will be facing Marks and Spencer, turn right and walk down the centre of the pedestrianised area. As you reach the end of the pedestrianised area by the Crown and Mitre Hotel the road splits into three ahead of you, the centre road is called Fisher Street.
On the left corner is Ristorante Franco, on the right corner is Deli France. Proceed down this road almost to the end about 600 yards, The Brickyard is on your left hand side.

1. From Newcastle take A69 to Brampton.

2. From there leave the A69 onto the B road sign posted Carlisle Airport (there are only 3 roads on that roundabout and you are already on one of them). Take the 2nd exit.
Go all the way to the end of this road, going straight ahead through any roundabouts.

3. About 10 miles from Brampton, you will pass the University of Cumbria.
Proceed forward through the traffic lights down the hill, as you drive over Eden Bridge get in the right hand lane and from there the middle lane as you reach the roundabout.

4. This roundabout is called Hardwicke Circus. Take the third exit (actually the 2nd major exit, the 1st one goes into the Sands Leisure Centre).
Just before you take the exit you will see a large ugly concrete and glass building immediately to your left and as you take the exit a big castle ahead to your right.

5. 25 yards after the roundabout you will see a left exit from the dual carriageway, take it.At the end you can only turn left.

6. Take your next available right, Market Street. (There is a big sandstone Victorian market building on this street corner)

7. At the top of this road you can only go right, you are now on Fisher Street; we are towards the end on the left. Just after the hairdressers.

1. Take the A7 exit from the A74. (If you miss this exit the next one is the A69, you can follow the directions below for the M6 heading North, except the exit off the roundabout will be the third one, not the first)

2. Take the fourth exit off the roundabout heading into Carlisle (Now follow the directions from Edinburgh starting at Number 3).

1. You will reach the roundabout at the junction of the A7 and M6 South / A74 North.

2. Take the third exit off the roundabout heading into Carlisle.

3. About 3 miles from the Motorway you will come to a red light; ahead of you you will see Eden Bridge.
Proceed forward through the light down the hill, as you drive over Eden Bridge get in the right hand lane and from there the middle lane as you reach the roundabout.

4. This roundabout is called Hardwicke Circus. Take the third exit (actually the 2nd major exit, the 1st one goes into the Sands Leisure Centre).
Just before you take the exit you will see a large ugly concrete and glass building immediately to your left and as you take the exit a big castle ahead to your right.

5. 25 yards after the roundabout you will see a left exit from the dual carriageway, take it.At the end you can only turn left.

6. Take your next available right, Market Street. (There is a big sandstone Victorian market building on this street corner)

7. At the top of this road you can only go right, you are now on Fisher Street; we are towards the end on the left. Just after the hairdressers.

1. Take the second Carlisle exit the A69. Take the First Exit off the roundabout. You are now on Warwick Road.

2. Once you pass the Carlisle United shop on the right at the football ground start paying attention.

3. You will get to a light with a right turn lane, immediately in front of you on the right on a fork in the road is a big sandstone church. Turn Right there, if you miss it you can go next right after the church and left.

4. At the end of this, get in your left lane, it splits into two. Turn Right, stay in the left hand lane.

5. At the bottom of the hill you will come to a roundabout called Hardwicke Circus. Take the first exit.

6. 25 yards after the roundabout you will see a left exit from the dual carriageway, take it.At the end you can only turn left.

7. Take your next available right, Market Street. (There is a big sandstone Victorian market building on this street corner)

8 . At the top of this road you can only go right, you are now on Fisher Street; we are towards the end on the left. Just after the hairdressers.