The festival also helped to support many local charities. In a post on social media, Carlisle Cathedral wrote: "What a tree-mendous time we had with the very first Carlisle Cathedral Christmas ...

Carlisle is charming place has a rich history ... It started life as a Norman Priory Church in 1122, becoming a cathedral in 1133, but today is a gorgeous monument of history and architecture.

Carlisle Cathedral will offer a place of rest and relaxation during its 900th anniversary year Visitors are being invited to gaze under the stars of a cathedral's roof as it celebrates its 900th ...