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Shire Hall

Lancaster Castle, Castle Hill, Lancaster.

Lancaster is one of the most historically important fortresses in Britain. Educated guided tours take visitors around the Shire Hall, where the trial of the Birmingham Six took place in the 70s and into the dark cells, where visitors can see implements of torture from the past. Lancaster Castle hosted the trials of the Pendle Witches and a tour of the castle reveals the story of how the condemned were led through the city on their way to execution in the Golgoth area.

Lancaster City Museum

Market Squre, Lancaster.

The City Museum is housed in Lancaster’s former town hall and is also the home of the King’s Own Regimental Museum.

Lancaster Maritime Museum

St George’s Quay, Lancaster.

Lancaster is steeped in maritime history – being situated on the banks of the River Lune – and the musem tells of the days of the Press Gangs to the city’s links with the Slave Trade.

The Ashton Memorial

Williamson Park, Quernmore Road, Lancaster.

Amazing views across Morecambe Bay can be got from heading up to the viewing gallery in the Ashton Memorial – built by Lord Ashton in the 1900s. There is also a magnificent butterfly house, a beast house and play parks.

The Roman Bath House

Vicarage Field, Lancaster.

Discovered and excavated in 1973-1974, the Roman bath-house formed one end of a courtyard house, probably the home of a Roman official.

Lancaster Canal

The Lancaster Canal at 41 miles in length is the longest stretch in the country. Though the canal was once busy with cargoes from Kendal, Preston and Lancaster, it has only just been connected to the national waterway network by the Millennium Ribble Link. A waterbus now runs on the canal and people can take a trip between Carnforth and Lancaster by canal, with connecting bus and train services.