Lancaster

Properties and events in Lancaster

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15 Castle Hill: the evolution of a building

15 Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit 15 Castle Hill and the Cottage Museum, the smallest and most immersive museum in the North West. Learn about this fascinating building and how it has changed over the centuries.

A Neighbourhood Through Time – Fairfield & Cannon Hill guided walk

Lancaster Railway Station/Tite & Locke, Station Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5NW
In person
Pre-booking required

A guided walk exploring the development of a leafy suburb for the ‘respectable classes’ on the western edge of Lancaster town centre. Discover what was there before, when and how it was developed and who lived and stayed there.

Apple Festival

Christ Church, Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join us for a fun afternoon of apple juicing, music and stalls to celebrate the harvest from our church orchard

Artistic and Functional

The Storey & Gardens, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1TH
In person
Pre-booking not required

In The Storey building a stained glass window provides light, enhances the architecture and has an educational function. Admire the historic portico gate entrance opposite Lancaster Castle, the Georgian wall and huge copper beech tree in the garden.

Assembly Arts - Open Artists Studios in Lancaster's Historic Assembly Rooms

The Assembly Rooms, King Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1JN
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and meet the resident artists at Assembly Arts in the their studios housed in the beautiful and historic Georgian Assembly Rooms on Lancaster's King Street. There will be an opportunity to tour the building and see our latest art exhibition.

Borwick Hall

Borwick Hall, Borwick, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JU
In person
Pre-booking not required

Steeped in history, myth and legend don’t miss this rare opportunity to visit a grade 1 listed building for free, usually closed to the public!

Christ Church, Lancaster

Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Christ Church is a beautiful Grade II listed building, with stunning views across the Bay and beautiful stained glass windows. Having been a Chapel for the Lancaster Workhouse, it remains a place for worship loved by many in and beyond the parish.

Cockersand Abbey Chapter House

Moss Lane, Thurnham, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0Az
In person
Pre-booking not required

Chapter House of Premonstratensian Abbey dissolved in 1539. Abbey building stone used for building of Thurnham Hall. Became the mausoleum of landowners - Dalton's. Exhibition of artifacts and photographs from last excavations (1927).

Discover St John's, Lancaster

Church of St John the Evangelist, North Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1PA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and explore the refined Georgian craftsmanship of this church built for the expanding merchant community of Lancaster.

Judges' Lodgings 400th Birthday Party

Judges' Lodgings Museum, Church Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Bring friends and family for a very special birthday party to celebrate 400 years of Lancaster's oldest Town House as we mark Heritage Open Days.

King Street Arts (Lancaster) CIC

5A King Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1JN
In person
Pre-booking not required

Rebuilt in Art Deco-Style in the 1930’s, Climb the Escher like staircase to see artists at work in their studios. You can see a special exhibition of artists completed work and work in-progress.

Lancaster Castle

Lancaster Castle, Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YN
In person
Book on day

Free guided tours of Lancaster Castle. These will visit some areas of the former prison, the historic courtrooms, the Old Cells, Hadrian's Tower and The Drop Room.

Lancaster Grand Theatre

Grand Theatre, St. Leonards Gate, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1NL
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Heritage Open Day 2025 at Lancaster Grand Theatre. Join us for a free behind-the-scenes experience at Lancaster Grand Theatre as part of the national Heritage Open Days festival!

Lancaster Priory

Priory Vicarage, Priory Close, Lancaster Priory & Parish Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

The Mother Church of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster Priory is a Grade I listed building, located on a site which has seen Christian worship since Saxon times. It is of huge historical and archaeological importance.

Lancaster Quaker Meeting House

Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1TX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Quakers first worshipped in Lancaster in 1652 at first in each others homes until a Meeting House was built in 1677. The building you will visit was rebuilt in 1708 it is one of the oldest in Lancaster and is surrounded by a burial ground.

Lancaster University Architecture Heritage Tours

The Library, Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YH
In person
Pre-booking required

Guided tours looking at the architectural history of Lancaster University by Professor Richard Brook, registered Architect and an architectural historian.

Morecambe Winter Gardens - Designing and Building The Albert Hall of the North

Morecambe Winter Gardens, 209 Marine Road West, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4BU
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Join Professor Vanessa Toulmin for this free talk where she will discuss the architects and designers involved in the building of Morecambe Winter Gardens.

St John's Church Ellel near Lancaster

Chapel Lane, Galgate, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0PW
In person
Pre-booking not required

Spend an afternoon looking around a hidden gem of a country church in the depths of rural Lancashire. Whilst not the oldest parish Church in the area, St Johns is full of history, as you will see!

St Wilfrid's Church Halton

Church Brow, Halton, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 6LR
In person
Pre-booking not required

The beautiful historic Church of St Wilfrid's Halton will be open Saturday 20th September 2025, 10.30 am to 4 pm. See the unique Sigurd Cross in the Church yard, take a tour up the tower and explore the inside of this lovely church.

Standfast & Barracks Factory Tours

Standfast & Barracks Fabric Printing Company, Caton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3PA
In person
Pre-booking required

As part of Heritage Open Days 2025, we are welcoming you to take a tour of Standfast & Barracks to discover what life is really like behind our prestigious walls! We have been printing fabrics on this site since 1924, over 100 years!