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From the
train station
, just off Botchergate, it's a five-minute walk to the
tourist office
in the Old Town Hall on Green Market (July & Aug Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm; June & Sept Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm; March-May & Oct Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm; Nov-Feb Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; tel 01228/625600,
). The
bus station
is off Lowther Street, parallel to English Street, and most of the budget
accommodation
is east of here, concentrated on the streets between Victoria Place and Warwick Road. Most B&Bs are less than ten minutes' walk from the centre. Good choices - all of them Victorian town houses in a conservation area, include:
Ashleigh House
, 46 Victoria Place (tel 01228/521631; ?50-60);
Courtfield House
, 169 Warwick Rd (tel 01228/522767; no credit cards; ?40-50); and
Howard House
, 27 Howard Place (tel 01228/529159; no credit cards; ?40-50). Best of the central hotels is the
Lakes Court Hotel
, Court Square (tel 01228/531951,
; ?90-110, ?70-90 at weekends and winter), right by the train station. A summer-only
youth hostel
occupies the university's Old Brewery Residences, Bridge Lane, Caldewgate (tel 01228/597352; July & Aug only), just west of the town centre. The nearest
campsite
is
Orton Grange
caravan park (tel 01228/710252) on the Wigton road (A595) four miles southwest of the city - take bus #300.
For daytime
meals
head for
Cafe Courtyard
, Treasury Court (enter through the gates on Scotch Street or Fisher Street). Near the station
Cafe Solo
, 1 Botchergate, is a funky little stop for grilled panini, omlettes and coffees. Otherwise, do your dining along Warwick Road, where in the space of 300 yards you can choose from
Casa Romana
(Italian),
David's
(Modern British; eve only, closed Sun & Mon),
Alexandros
(Greek; closed all Sun, plus Mon lunch) and the
Emperor's Palace
(Chinese). The only decent
pub
in the centre is the
Howard Arms
, 107 Lowther St. Other useful information
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