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Lancaster Castle

Lancaster Castle is a grade I listed castle in Lancaster. Top of the 34 other places within 15 km is Lancaster Cathedral, 800 m off. 16 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: Lancaster Castle, The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Lancaster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#339 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle in Lancaster

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#339 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Lancaster

Lancaster Castle is inside Lancaster’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lancaster has 323 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Lancaster the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°103 mm

Feb8° / 3°85 mm

Mar9° / 4°71 mm

Apr12° / 5°60 mm

May15° / 8°62 mm

Jun18° / 11°73 mm

Jul19° / 13°88 mm

Aug19° / 13°103 mm

Sep17° / 11°105 mm

Oct14° / 8°116 mm

Nov10° / 5°115 mm

Dec7° / 3°118 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lancaster, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lancaster. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lancaster’s full climate →

About

Lancaster Castle

Grade I listed castle in Lancaster, United Kingdom.

In Lancaster, inside the town’s built-up area.

Lancaster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 16 languages
Town: in Lancaster
Official site: lancastercastle.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Lancaster Castle

Orange: Lancaster Castle.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Lancaster, with 52,646 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Lancaster

52,646 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Morecambe

32,745 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km north of it

Bolton-le-Sands

6,728 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km northeast of it

Halton

2,652 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lancaster Castle is	People	Places to visit
Lancaster	It’s in town	52,646	22
Morecambe	1.6 km northwest of it	32,745	19
Bolton-le-Sands	3.5 km north of it	6,728	16
Halton	3.6 km northeast of it	2,652	15
Bailrigg	3.6 km south of it	4,788	17
Heysham	3.7 km west of it	16,593	14
Overton	4.8 km southwest of it	1,016	17
Galgate	6.4 km south of it	2,085	5

Make a day of it

While you are near Lancaster Castle

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, a cathedral and a castle.

CathedralLancaster Cathedral800 m away 2

MuseumJudges' Lodgings Museum100 m away 3

MuseumLancaster City Museum200 m away 4

CastleHornby Castle13 km away 5PierPierStone Jetty5.5 km away 6

MuseumLancaster Maritime Museum400 m away 7

Historic houseThurnham Hall7.3 km away 8

Abbey or prioryCockersand Abbey9.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Lancaster Castle

Where is Lancaster Castle?

Lancaster Castle is in Lancaster, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lancaster Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Lancaster, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Lancaster Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Lancaster, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Lancaster Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Lancaster Castle?

Within 15 km: Lancaster Cathedral (800 m), Judges' Lodgings Museum (100 m), Lancaster City Museum (200 m) and Hornby Castle (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges' Lodgings Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster City Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Maritime Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Hall: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cockersand Abbey: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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