Lancaster

Properties and events in Lancaster

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AudaTours Lancaster Audio Tour: Wages, Warrants and Warehouses

Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1JT
Online & In person
Book on day

A self-guided audio tour of Lancaster, exploring the warehouse clerks, mill workers, dock hands and prison warders of the city.

Behind the Green Door: Ordinary Lives at 15 Castle Hill, Lancaster

The Cottage Museum, 15 Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YS
In person
Pre-booking not required

At 15 Castle Hill you will find the charming 17th-century Cottage Museum. Many ordinary people have lived in this extraordinary building over the centuries. Come and discover who they were and what makes this tiny building so uniquely special.

Christ Church, Lancaster

Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Christ Church is a beautiful Grade II listed building, with stunning views across the Bay and beautiful stained glass windows. Having been a Chapel for the Lancaster Workhouse, it remains a place for worship loved by many in and beyond the parish.

Lancashire Police Museum & the Detective quiz

Lancashire Police Museum, Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YJ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Opening specially on Saturday 19 September for Heritage Open Day. We have a new and free quiz for budding detectives out there.

Lancaster Quaker Meeting House

Lancaster Quaker Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1TX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Quakers first worshipped in Lancaster in 1652 at first in each others homes until a Meeting House was built. Our present building is one of the oldest in Lancaster surrounded by a burial ground.

Lancaster Time Travel Tours: Roman Tour

Market Square, Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Explore the historic city of Lancaster with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.

Lancaster Time Travel Tours: Tudor Tour

Market Square, Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Explore the historic city of Lancaster with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.

Lancaster Time Travel Tours: Victorian Tour

Market Square, Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Explore the historic city of Lancaster with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.

Lancaster Time Travel Tours: Vikings Tour

Market Square, Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Explore the historic city of Lancaster with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.

Luneside Studios Open Weekend

Luneside Studios, 26 Castle Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit Luneside Artists Studios. Meet the artists, view our group exhibition, explore studio spaces and see work in progress. This will be an opportunity to learn about the history of the studios and see the wide range of visual art on show.

St Wilfrid's Church

St Wilfrid's Church, Church Brow, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 6LR
In person
Pre-booking not required

The beautiful historic church of St Wilfrid's Halton will be open on Saturday 12th September 2026 from 1030 - 1600.

St. Paul's Church, Scotforth

St. Pauls Church, 24 Scotforth Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4ST
In person
Pre-booking not required

St Paul's Church is a grade 2 listed building and is one of only 3 'Pot' Churches in the country. There will be an exhibition celebrating our 150 years and explores our wonderful church, parish and people.

Walking Tour - Everyday Lives in Lancaster

Lancaster Cemetery, Quernmore Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3JT
In person
Pre-booking required

A walking tour developed with stories of characters buried in Lancaster Cemetery with historical perspectives on their everyday lives.