Tullie - Museum & Gallery — Attraction in Carlisle

Came here on a group visit, spent four hours here and was so fascinated I could have stayed much longer! The staff were very welcoming and we could buy a helpful guidebook for £3.50. The art gallery is in a beautiful 17th century town house, worth a visit just to see its fabulous wrought iron staircase and decorative tiles. The spacious modern extension houses the rest of the museum. Very accessible with automatic doors and lifts, toilets on the ground floor and a nice gift shop. The numerous exhibitions cover Carlisle's prehistoric and Roman history, a Viking burial, the Border Reivers, Cumbria's natural history, railways and much more. There's also a lookout with a great view of the castle. I particularly loved learning about the city's Roman occupation, and looking at the exhibition of lovely historic costumes. The galleries are well set out with easy to read printed info, audio visuals and clearly labelled artefacts. Lots for children to learn about and enjoy with fun interactive displays and even a tunnel to explore. Finished an enjoyable visit with a delicious ginger cake and cappuccino in the café. Would...

For me it wasn't really worth the £10 entry fee, I've seen much better museums for less. However I still give three stars for it's collection of Women's costumes spanning over 300 years and the story of the Reivers. For things like the Roman History section, you're better off visting an actual Roman Fort, particularly one with a museum. There aren't that many artifacts displayed here. The story of the Reivers did interest me; I'd never heard of them before. For a period of 300 years, these people, made up of a variety of family groups, causes havoc in the border lands. Having no respect for either English or Scottish rule, they plundered, stole, mudered, kidnapped and blackmailed folk in the border lands. It's where the word bereived comes from. If you were visited by these raiders, and lost a family member, you were "be reived". James 1st brought their reign of destruction to an end in the early 1600s. I would visit the Castle instead and the very good "Cumbria's Museum of Military Life" which is included with your...

This Museum has no dedicated car park but a short walk away there is a pay and display one available. This car park is next to the Castle and an under pass brings you right outside the Museum enterance.

There is a small enterance charge but anyone accompanying a wheelchair user gains free entry. Guide dogs/assistance dogs are welcome. Fully accessible toilet facilities on the ground floor. Also on the ground floor is their Gift Shop and Restaurant, the Restaurant opens 30 minutes before the main Museum.

The Museum is open daily from 10am until 5pm except Sundays when it opens an hour later. The ground floor houses the main exhibits while the basement houses an extensive Roman collection.

I found the Restaurant very good value for money but as the Town is so close you can take your pick of other outlets on offer. Good family day out with something to...