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Shire Hall awarded VAQAS Accreditation - 17th April 2008
We are very pleased to announce that the Shire Hall has been awarded Accreditation under the Visit Britain Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance scheme

New stamps issued: Lancastrian and Yorkist kings - 28th February 2008
Lancaster Castle helps publicise the newest issue of commemorative stamps

Gillow Bookcase - 30th January 2008
A Gillow bookcase originally comissioned by Mary Hutton-Rawlinson in 1772 returned to Lancaster on Monday 28th January 2008 and will be on display at the Judges' Lodgings Museum when it opens at Easter.

Booking Fee introduced - 17th October 2006
It is with regret that we have to announce that, from November 2006, all credit card bookings by phone for musical and theatrical events at the castle will be subject to a booking fee of 50p