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Lancaster City Museum

Lancaster City Museum is a museum in Lancaster. It is a Grade II* listed building. Look also at Lancaster Castle, 200 m away, first of 34 more within 15 km.

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

Where

In Lancaster

inside the built-up area

Run by

Lancaster City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Museum in Lancaster

Inside Lancaster

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

Grade II* 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

Weather by the month

Afternoons in Lancaster peak at 18–19°C, June to August.

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 City Museum

Management falls to Lancaster City Council. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.

Lancaster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Lancaster City Council
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Lancaster
Official site: lancaster.gov.uk/sites/museums/city

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Lancaster City Museum

Orange marks Lancaster City Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The 7 towns are led in size by Lancaster, with 52,646 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Lancaster

52,646 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Morecambe

32,745 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km south of it

Bailrigg

4,788 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Halton

2,652 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Lancaster City Museum is	People	Places to visit
Lancaster	It’s in town	52,646	22
Morecambe	1.8 km northwest of it	32,745	19
Bailrigg	3.5 km south of it	4,788	17
Halton	3.5 km northeast of it	2,652	15
Bolton-le-Sands	3.7 km north of it	6,728	16
Heysham	3.9 km west of it	16,593	14
Overton	4.9 km southwest of it	1,016	17

Make a day of it

Around Lancaster City Museum

Within 15 km you can add 2 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

CastleLancaster Castle200 m away 2

CathedralLancaster Cathedral600 m away 3

MuseumJudges' Lodgings Museum200 m away 4

CastleHornby Castle13 km away 5PierPierStone Jetty5.7 km away 6

MuseumLancaster Maritime Museum600 m away 7

Historic houseThurnham Hall7.3 km away 8

Abbey or prioryCockersand Abbey9.4 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Lancaster City Museum?

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

What is Lancaster City Museum?

Museum in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Lancaster City Museum?

Lancaster City Council.

When is the best time to visit Lancaster City Museum?

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

Is Lancaster City Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Lancaster City Museum?

Within 15 km: Lancaster Castle (200 m), Lancaster Cathedral (600 m), Judges' Lodgings 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 City Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
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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