WhipCar's Guide to Carlisle Car Hire

Carlisle was formerly home to A-list celebrities such as Richard Hammond, Richard Madeley and Lee Brennan and is still the home of Rory Delap who has the longest football throw in the world.  Set only 10 miles from the Scottish border in the north of Cumbria, Carlisle is the perfect base to explore the Lake District National Park.  However the city is called ‘Car-lisle’ for a reason, to make the most of it, you’ll need to arrange car rental in Carlisle .  Naturally the best solution is to arrange this through WhipCar, which is the easiest, cheapest and greenest solution for Carlisle car hire.

Carlisle has an intriguing historic centre including Carlisle Castle, Carlisle Cathedral, the Tullie House Museum and the semi-intact city walls which we’d recommend driving past.  But we’d recommend using your Carlisle hire car to get out of the city and visit Hadrian’s wall on the Scottish border and Scafell Pike, England’s highest ‘mountain’ at 978m and situated close by in the Lake District.  You’ll be able to drive your Carlisle rental car to the foot of this ‘mountain’ (in the loosest sense of the word) and the view from the summit is truly stunning on a clear day.  Finally Carlisle hotels are cosy and welcoming and we highly  recommend the Grange Hotel, France Hotel, Barrow Hotel and Carlisle Inn, the latter being our favourite, whilst the Carlisle pubs and restaurants are also full of charm (and characters!).   Rent a car in Carlisle with WhipCar today to make the most of the city and beyond.