• Lancaster Castle's origins date back almost 1,000 years.
  • Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear...
  • Looking back in retrospect a few days later and after having visited Lancaster castle, taken the guided tour and ... I had a wonderful visit to Lancaster Castle.
  • The Honor, County, Town and Castle of Lancaster were granted by Henry III to his younger son Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster, in 1267.
  • Once in the city centre follow signs for Lancaster Castle and Priory Church.
  • Over 200 people have lost their lives in Lancaster Castle, and it will come as no surprise to hear that the castle is home to many alleged spirits.
  • Lancaster Castle welcomes visitors of all ages for daily tours, special events and group bookings....
  • Throughout its lifetime Lancaster Castle has been a court and a place of punishment.
  • One of the most remarkable Lancaster Castle facts is that the first mention of the castle being used as a prison came in the year 1196.
  • The castle we see today at Lancaster dates from the Medieval era, but a preceding one was built in Norman times and would have been a motte and bailey type.