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 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
Mar 9, 2025
Our friends booked us into this tour as we were visiting for the weekend. Having very little knowledge of the castle or what we were about to experience it was a voyage of discovery- and what a voyag…Full review by Pamela H
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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The tour is not free. Eight pounds seems about right from what I can remember but there are concessions for the young and old. The tour is good value for money and is very interesting. …
The tour is not free. Eight pounds seems about right from what I can remember but there are concessions for the young and old. The tour is good value for money and is very interesting. You can access some of the exterior grounds and the cafe without an entrance fee. Lancaster Priory is next door, is well worth a visit and is free to enter.
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.