This is my local post office and it's great. Having been recently renovated into a Bargain Booze…read morenot only can you use the post office services but you can get your drink at great prices. They also sell a huge range of food and magazines often with really good deals on the food. They also sell meat from Top Deal in Denton Holme which is great when you need something for tea. Very friendly staff who like to have a good chat.

We're lucky to still have a post office in Dalston. Use it, or lose it! Sometimes it has long…read morequeues, but it has all the services you'd expect in a Post Office. It's especially handy for taking money out of your bank, free of charge, and for depositing cheques, if you get envelopes from your bank for this, as it saves a trip into Carlisle. Also sells envelopes, padded envelopes, padded tubes and boxes. Basic selection of cards, and biscuits and jewellry. You can pick up bus timetables and train timetables here too.

This Post Office is right next to the bus stops at the Market which is really handy as I enter…read moretown, thus making it difficult for me to forget to post a letter I have with me. The shop is quite small and it does get very busy, sometimes the queues are out of the door, particularly on a dinner time, so I find it is best to avoid going then. The staff are very efficient and I find it great that I can get cash out over the counter here aswell, so I can do loads of jobs at once instead of trailing left, right and centre all over town. The shop also sells a good range of stationary and it can be very well priced. They also do a range of novelty gift items, although it is quite small, there are often some good bargains.

This is a great little post office in the heart of the town centre…read more The staff are extremely helpful and knowledgeable, and very efficient at their jobs. From paying bills to posting letters and more, all of this can be done here. There is also a stationary and gift shop attached to the post office, with everything at affordable prices. The one downside to this post office is its size and it's popularity. This unfortunately leads to lengthy queues out the door and onto the high street. However the queues do move quite quickly.

Use it or lose it. Helpful counter staff, and never very long queues, when I have visited. However,…read moreit is only a Post Office, and is one of the most dismal post offices I have ever visited. Reminds me of how Job Centres used to bedrab and dreary

Friendly, helpful staff and a huge variety of stock packed into a small space. I love this shop…read more Thanks Susie and the team!

We visited this shop in the summer as we decided to try out camping. We were novices so really…read morewelcomed the great advice we received from various members of staff during our frequent visits while we were sussing out if comping was going to be suitable for us. Having shopped about both online and at other camping outlets we believed that we were going to get the best deal here and we were not disappointed. The shop is on two floors and displays lots of different sized tents actually set up so you can view them properly not just from a brochure. They do stock literally everything you will ever need including the kitchen sink! and we were even able to get a discount from the final bill which is always very satisfying. A great camping shop for all your camping requirements. Ten out of ten.

My favourite small library. It does not look much from the outside (concretey). At one end is the…read morebright and cheerful children's library, which also lends out story sacks (books, games and toys or puppets on a particular theme). Friendly staff. I can always find something to read here, it's small enough to browse and read stuff you perhaps wouldn't usually. Shame it isn't open for longer hours. There are 4 computers and a photocopier.

Caerlaverock is unusual both for its triangular design and its pink limestone. Both make it quite…read morea striking sight (see photographs). The castle is technically ruined, but the two front-facing walls and most of the rest of the superstructure remain intact. There is a classic moat surrounding the building, and a narrow wooden bridge gives access to the main gate. Like Dryburgh Abbey, this property is administered by Historic Scotland, so the grounds have been landscaped and the interior courtyard paved and gravelled, with railings added in spots. It's fun to climb around inside the towers and interior buildings, which are labelled to explain their original purpose and use. Like many castles, different portions date from various eras, so the design is a bit of a jumble. The main attraction is a 17th-century residence, with servery, kitchen, and private rooms. On the opposite side is a 15th-century structure which apparently contained a great hall and other residences. The two towers bestride the main gate were used as lord's residences in the 13th and 14th centuries. One interesting bit of history: in 1300, Edward I himself, with a 3000-man army, besieged the castle. The garrison of only sixty men held out for 36 hours. When Edward learned how few his enemy had been, he was so impressed that he allowed the Maxwell family to keep the castle after swearing an oath of loyalty to him. As wonderful as the castle is, the visitor's centre boasts a "museum" which is nothing but a sad joke. Breeze through it, just enough to get the story of the castle, the Maxwells, and the various military actions over the years, and then get right out onto the grounds. There is also a "nature trail" which leads about 200m to the site of the previous castle, used for only a few decades in the mid-13th century and abandoned due to the marshy ground (Caerlaverock is very near the Solway Firth). There are picnic tables, and on a day with good weather, this would be a great site to bring the family for an afternoon.

My all time favorite castle! 'Home Sweet Home' to Clan Maxwell! All kinds of history pours from…read morethis property, we spent hours here at the castle & in the woods. Take your time climbing in the castle, there is a lovely tea room on site to rest. Absolutely precious architecture. A must see for castle hunters. #myfamilytree