Courtyard Concert – 3pm to 5pm, Sunday 18th June 2023
09 June 2023Lancaster University Music Society (LUMS) invites visitors to an afternoon of music at Lancaster Castle on Sunday 18th June between...
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Edward III at Lancaster Castle, 7.00 pm, 1st-3rd June 2023
01 June 2023Did Shakespeare write some or all of Edward III, a dramatization of England’s invasion of France that mirrors Henry V?...
Last Night Of The Proms Concert – 3rd September 2022 – FAQs
03 September 2022Lancaster Castle – Last Night Of The Proms – Saturday 3rd September 2022 FAQs This is an open air (outdoor...
Last Night Of The Proms At Lancaster Castle
03 September 2022Enjoy Last Night of the Proms at Lancaster Castle, Saturday 3rd September
Extra Tickets Released For Proms Concert Sell-Out!
03 September 2022Local music-lovers have responded enthusiastically to the news that Lancaster Castle is to host its first ‘Last Night At The...
Summer Activities – 11th and 18th August
29 July 2022Medieval Mayhem @Lancaster Castle. Join the Knights of Lancaster- take part in our archery contest, test your skill with our...
Lancashire Police Museum Opens To The Public
09 June 2022We are delighted to announce that the Lancashire Police Museum will open its doors to the visiting public for the...
Twelfth Night At Lancaster Castle 7th to 11th June 2022
06 June 2022Shakespeare at Lancaster Castle 7th-11th June 2022
Embroidery Classes & Courses with Sara Dennis
05 May 2022Hand embroidery expert and Royal College of Needlework tutor Sara Dennis is offering a range of classes and workshiops at...
AN EVENING OF OPERA
28 April 2022Saturday 28th May at 7:30 pm As Lancaster embraces all things Italian with the third Festa Italia, Lancaster Castle joins...
Christmas and New Year Opening Times 2021
17 December 2021Friday 24th December 2021 Castle Courtyard – 9.30-17.00 Kitchen Cafe – 10.00-16.45 Ticket Office & Tours – CLOSED Saturday...
Last Night Of The Proms – Sell-Out!
08 December 2021Local music-lovers have responded enthusiastically to the news that Lancaster Castle is to host its first ‘Last Night At The...
Light Up Lancaster at Lancaster Castle
09 September 2021Light Up Lancaster is set to return to Lancaster Castle on 5th and 6th November 2021, after having a year...
Lancaster Music Festival at Lancaster Castle
06 September 2021Lancaster Music Festival, one of the UK largest urban music festivals, will return to Lancaster Castle in October 2021. The...
St John’s Hospice Sunflower Appeal at Lancaster Castle
14 June 2021The Duchy of Lancaster is pleased to announce that Lancaster Castle will represent North Lancashire in the St John’s Hospice...
The Handlebards at Lancaster Castle
01 June 2021The Handlebards cycling Shakespeare company return to Lancaster Castle this July with their performance of Macbeth. Join The HandleBards all-female...
New Walking Tours For Visitors
25 May 2021Small groups of visitors to Lancaster Castle are being offered a walking tour of the courtyards, with limited access to...
Lancaster Castle Courtyard to reopen to the public on Monday 12th April
09 April 2021Lancaster Castle Courtyard to reopen to the public on Monday 12th April 2021 Lancaster Castle Courtyard is to reopen to...
COVID-19 UPDATE
26 March 2020Lancaster Castle is temporarily closed to the visiting public. This is in support of the UK’s national effort to enforce...
A Christmas Carol
12 December 201912th,13th & 14th December 2019 7:30pm £12:50 per ticket To book visit https://www.atticdoorproductions.co.uk/product-page/a-christmas-carol-at-the-castle Pre-booking essential Meet a group of grumpy...
Conservation Work At Lancaster Castle Enters Final Phase
20 December 2018Public Access To Be Temporarily Relocated To Shire Hall From 7th January 2019 In order to complete the conservation and...
We Will Remember Them
12 November 2018The Duchy of Lancaster was proud to support the City of Lancaster’s commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice...
Lancaster Castle Remembers The Fallen
01 June 2018The Duchy of Lancaster has lent its support to a new fundraising campaign which hopes to raise over £15m for...
Fleetwood’s Founding Father
24 May 2018Sculptor, letter carver and teacher Alan Ward has completed a life-sized bronze of Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood at his workshop...
St George’s Day Celebration At Lancaster Castle
22 April 2018Lancaster Castle marked St George’s Day this year with a classic car rally around the perimeter of the Castle and...
Commonwealth Flag Flies Over Lancaster Castle
16 March 2018The Constable of Lancaster Castle Mrs Pam Barker DL raised the Commonwealth flag over the historic John of Gaunt gate...
Castle lighting the way
01 November 2017Lancaster Castle will once again play a pivotal role in the city’s annual celebration of light next weekend. For the...
Work underway on major conservation programme
11 October 2017Preparatory work for the next phase of development at Lancaster Castle started on site at the beginning of September and...
Lancaster Castle and the English Civil War
06 September 2017As part of their support for this year’s Heritage Open Day weekend, the Duchy of Lancaster and Lancashire County Council...
New phase of work starts at Lancaster Castle
31 August 2017The Duchy of Lancaster is to start work on the next phase of restoration and renewal at Lancaster Castle on...
Alice in Wonderland at Lancaster Castle
25 August 2017The Duchy of Lancaster is to open the doors of Lancaster Castle to Alice and a range of characters from...
Lancashire Witches Weekend
04 August 2017Lancaster Castle is to host a Lancashire Witches Weekend on the 19th and 20th of August 2017, with a series...
Shakespeare@thecastle
27 June 2017Fans of the Bard will be thrice-blessed this summer, with a trio of Courtyard performances at Lancaster Castle. Some of...
The Romans are back!
24 June 2017Invasion returns to Lancaster Castle next weekend (29th/30th July 2017) The Eighth Legion is returning to Lancaster Castle next weekend,...
Castle’s iconic Gatehouse revealed once again
20 April 2017The City’s most iconic landmark has been revealed once again this week, with the removal of scaffolding and hoarding from...
The Normans are coming! Medieval invasion of Lancaster Castle
24 March 2017p>Visitors to Lancaster Castle will have an opportunity to travel back in time this Easter and experience life as lived...
Historic weather vane restored
24 February 2017As part of the ongoing repair and restoration works currently underway at Lancaster Castle, the Duchy of Lancaster has refurbished...
Secrets of Great British Castles: Lancaster revealed
28 November 2016LancasterCastle is to be the subject of a TV documentary this Friday night on Channel 5. In his second series...
Lancaster Castle: School of Wizardry August bank holiday weekend
18 August 2016The Duchy of Lancaster has teamed up with one of the UK’s leading interactive film experience companies to transform Lancaster...
Witches in the well
15 August 2016Visitors to Lancaster Castle this week will have an opportunity to commemorate the world-famous Pendle witches, tried and incarcerated at...
New prison life exhibition at Lancaster Castle
11 August 2016Lancaster Castle is to open up the A-Wing as part of its guided tours from next Monday (15th August), with...
Shakespeare with a twist!
29 July 2016Handlebardettes present The Taming of the Shrew (Friday 5th August) and Romeo and Juliet (Saturday 6th August) at Lancaster Castle...
The Romans are coming! 8th Legion to invade Lancaster Castle 23rd/24th July 2016
18 July 2016The Romans are coming to Lancaster Castle next weekend (23rd /24thJuly 2016) to reclaim their former fortress! Legion VIII Augusta...
Lancaster Castle awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
09 June 2016Lancaster Castle has once again this year received a Certificate of Excellence for ‘superior service’ from the world’s largest travel...
Lancastrians toast ‘The Queen, Duke of Lancaster’!
28 April 2016The Duchy of Lancaster was delighted to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday in the company of the Lord-Lieutenant...
Next phase of work underway
29 February 2016The latest 12-month schedule of repair, restoration and improvement works is underway at Lancaster Castle. Following a competitive tender process,...
William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure
22 January 2016In February and March 2016 the Shire Hall at Lancaster Castle hosts an intimate and immersive promenade production of William...
Christmas@theCastle this weekend
08 December 2015Everyone is invited to enjoy Christmas@theCastle this weekend as local choirs, musicians, entertainers, schools and traders come together to celebrate...
Castle clock tower revealed
16 October 2015After months of being covered in scaffolding and protective sheeting, Lancaster Castles Victorian clock-tower is revealed this week, following restoration...
Lancaster Castle hosts award-winning music festival
08 October 2015Historic Castle Hosts Award-Winning Music Festival The Duchy of Lancaster is delighted to make historic Lancaster Castle available as the...
Walking with the wounded
14 September 2015The Walk Of Britain team enter The North West Lancaster Castle will be the finishing point for the days walking...
New team at Lancaster Castle
04 September 2015The new management team at Lancaster Castle is making its presence felt, with a summer programme of family-friendly activities enjoyed...
What’s happening at Lancaster Castle
11 August 2015The Duchy of Lancaster has commissioned a £3m programme of remedial and restorative works designed to protect the historic fabric...
Armed Forces Day 2015
27 June 2015Lancaster Military History Group presents a day of themed activities to mark Armed Forces Day. Events will include displays by...
TripAdvisor certificate of excellence
09 June 2015Lancaster Castle the very best in the business says TripAdvisor
Her Majesty the Queen Duke of Lancaster visits Lancaster Castle
29 May 2015Earlier this month, we were delighted to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to Lancaster Castle as part of the celebrations...
70th Anniversary of VE Day
23 April 2015Lancaster Castle is to mark the 70thanniversary of VE Day on 8th May on behalf of the people of Lancashire....
World-class DJs to play gig at former Lancaster prison
14 April 2015World-class DJs Pete Tong, Mark Knight and High Contrast will perform at the former prison housed in Lancaster Castle. Thousands...
Lancaster Castle receives national accolade
09 October 2014Our fascinating guided tours have been given a national accolade by official tourist board, Visit England. The tours, run several...
John O Gaunt Gate Cake on display at Lancaster Castle
20 August 2014With the Great British Bake Off returning to our screens this month, Lancaster Castle are proudly displaying a local example...
£3m investment from the Duchy of Lancaster
14 July 2014Last week, Chief Finance Officer for the Duchy of Lancaster, Chris Adcock, met with local Lancaster journalist Nick Lakin from...
Castle raises money for Armed Forces charities
09 July 2014Last weekend Lancaster Castle played host to a number of activities in celebration of Armed Forces Day on Saturday 28thJune....
Castle gives cheque to local charity
12 June 2014Officials of The Duchy of Lancaster, owners of Lancaster Castle, have this week met local Christian charity, The Olive Branch,...
Castle’s Event Calendar in full swing
28 May 2014This bank holiday weekend marked the one year anniversary since Lancaster Castle opened its gates to the public last May....
Prison reopens for nightlife experience
20 May 2014Three years after Lancaster Castle closed its prison doors, this weekend the former Category C cells will be reopening to...
New Constable of Lancaster Castle
18 March 2014For the first time since records began, Lancaster Castle is to have a female Constable. Former head teacher of Lancaster...
Lancaster Castle throws open its ancient gates
16 May 2013An exciting new era in the life of historic Lancaster Castle begins today when the imposing John O’Gaunt gates will...
Lancashire Witch Trials 400th Anniversary
13 August 2012To mark the 400th anniversary of the trials of the Lancashire witches this month, The Duchy of Lancaster will be...
Diamond Jubilee Weekend
25 May 2012New area of the former prison to form part of external tour The Duchy of Lancaster has confirmed that it...
The Lancashire Witch Trials by Kantos
04 October 2023Friday 8th November, 8pm Kantos Chamber Choir present an immersive experience combining choral music and poetry with speeches from the...
Lancaster Castle Remains Closed Until End October
04 October 2023Lancaster Music Festival Events Re-Sited Across The City The Duchy of Lancaster has announced that Lancaster Castle will not reopen...
Romeo and Juliet
04 October 2023JUNE 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th | 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th | 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd PERFORMANCE START TIME: 19.30 Attic...
Kids Activity Tour – February 2020.
04 October 2023Wednesday 19th February 2020 2pm A special tour with the under 12s in mind. Join our costumed guides for an...
The Pendle Witch
04 October 2023Shire Hall, Friday 16th August 2019 7.30pm “1636. Lancaster Castle. You are imprisoned, awaiting trial, crammed into a cell with...
