Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have …
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Mar 18, 2025
Good tour, slightly overshadowed by the over zealous tour guide yelling loudly at a young children who dared to run a the room we were standing in. He did no harm and touched nothing but the guide y…Full review by amanda f
Mar 10, 2025
Great visit guided by David the sinister! We enjoyed his explanations and agree with previous positive reviews. We truly enjoyed and recommend to anyone.Full review by Victor G
Mar 9, 2025
A wonderful tour led by David, an original with a great sense of humour plus deep and fascinating knowledge and insight. He really brought this amazing castle/ prison alive. We’ll be back Lancaster i…Full review by Helena B
I had gone through the answers to some of the questions. Some had stated that the tour is free but it says 8 pounds per adult on the website. Can someone clarify this? Is it open for those who wish to tour the exterior of the castle instead of going for the tour?
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You can go in parts of the Castle. But the interesting places are just on the tour. The gaol, HMP Lancaster, the Courtroom where hundreds were condemned to death, the room before” the …
You can go in parts of the Castle. But the interesting places are just on the tour. The gaol, HMP Lancaster, the Courtroom where hundreds were condemned to death, the room before” the drop”. I hate wasting money, but I reckon the tour was worth every penny
Do you have to do a tour? If not is there a entrance fee.
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Yes you can enter the castle for free but to see the prison and courts you have to do the guided tour for which when I was there there was a charge of £8
Hi. Are tours of any parts of the inside likely to resume anytime soon, or are the free tours of the outside only going to continue for the foreseeable Please?
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Hi Shirley, when I went part of the tour was inside, you got to see the court rooms, but not sure if they usually show you more.
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