Played
Carlisle, parkland, a few times many moons ago. Always seemed fine, maybe a Doak-4?
There is a links course at
Furness GC on Walney Island at Barrow - the 6th oldest club in England they say, but it's stretching the distance from Silloth a bit far -
http://www.furnessgolfclub.co.uk/ - not played Furness myself but have walked across it, murderously windy, more than just hat blowin' off strength.
atb
PS - on the other side of the Solway, and quite a bit further west, there's a links course at
Wigtonshire County that a mate described as worth playing although a bit rustic - anyone herein played it? -
http://www.wigtownshirecountygolfclub.com/ - here's it's location on a Bing satmap -
http://binged.it/1FXVkwK - BTW, check out the dune complex a mile or so to the west - wow! - distinct golfing potential there - alas it's an MoD area I believe