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Lancaster Castle

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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
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Can you still book at the Tourist Information Office opposite?
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Yes you can still book on site we were there yesterday depends on how busy they are and you may need to wait for a later tour
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Answer by Andrew H · Mar 2, 2025
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Do they give you a time slot for the tour when you arrive
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Hi. When you arrive you book onto one of the scheduled tours, when we went this week there was a board outside with all of the tour times.
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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 …
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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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I think it was £6.50 for concessions. We weren't going to go on the tour but so glad we did. You learn alot and presented in a great style. Our guide was Cameron he was brilliant. …
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I think it was £6.50 for concessions. We weren't going to go on the tour but so glad we did. You learn alot and presented in a great style. Our guide was Cameron he was brilliant. Worth every penny.
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Do you have to do a tour? If not is there a entrance fee.
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The entrance is free and you can view a limited area of the buildings. However, the guided tour is free and it allows you to see a much more detailed areas of the castle. Would …
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The entrance is free and you can view a limited area of the buildings. However, the guided tour is free and it allows you to see a much more detailed areas of the castle. Would definitely recommend the tour.
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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 …
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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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Answer by Ian W · Aug 31, 2021
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