United Kingdom Hadrian’s Wall – Carlisle Cathedral

Roman Emperor Hadrian built a 117 Km wall, from coast to coast in England, forming the Northern frontier of the Roman empire in AD122. It runs from Bowness-on-Solway, outside Carlisle on the east, to Wallsend, at the mouth of the River Tyne near Newcastle. When you see it and discover how it operated, you just have to admire the Romans for what they achieved. It’s a good walk with interesting photo opportunities along the way.
Here, on the route is Carlisle’s cathedral that dates back to the early 1100s. It noted for its set of medieval choir stalls and the largest window in the 'flowing decorated Gothic' style in England, which dates back to the mid-1300s with some of the lower part done in the mid-1800s, as does the current ceiling. The organ is an early Willis organ, also dates back to the mid-1800s and is said to include almost 4000 pipes.

Churches and cathedrals are generally not that bright inside, so take a tripod. Sadly, I had to improvise.

The cathedral is about 10 minutes easy walk from the train station. If you are walking the wall and staying overnight in Carlisle, you’ll pass it after the nearby castle.