Lancaster Castle
Medieval castle on the site of Roman forts, a prison until 2011, where the Pendle Witches were tried; interiors by guided tour only.
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Places worth your time in Lancaster and Morecambe
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该街区及周边的地标、博物馆、公园和观景点。
Medieval castle on the site of Roman forts, a prison until 2011, where the Pendle Witches were tried; interiors by guided tour only.
Grade I listed parish church of Lancaster, the Priory Church of St Mary, next to the castle; it holds free concerts.
Lancaster's oldest town house, built around 1625, later home to visiting assize judges; Gillows furniture and a Museum of Childhood.
City history from prehistory to today in the Georgian former town hall on Market Square, with the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum.
The port's history, the canal, Morecambe Bay fishing and Lancaster's role in the slave trade, in the 1764 Custom House on St George's Quay.
Park of 54 acres with the domed Ashton Memorial, built 1907-1909, a butterfly house, a mini zoo and views over Morecambe Bay.
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Roman Catholic cathedral of St Peter, built 1857-1859 to designs by E. G. Paley in Gothic Revival style; open to visitors.
Grade I listed aqueduct of 1797 by John Rennie, carrying the Lancaster Canal 61 feet above the River Lune on five arches.
One of the oldest theatres in England, first opened in 1782 and rebuilt after a fire in 1908; guided tours are offered.
Sixteen small galleries, each in a former prison cell in A Wing of Lancaster Castle; free entry, open Thursdays and Fridays.
Slightly larger than life statue of the comedian on the promenade, unveiled by the Queen in 1999, with binoculars round his neck.
Stone jetty reaching out from the promenade into Morecambe Bay, with the Stone Jetty Cafe beside it.
Victorian theatre opened in 1897, saved by local people and run by volunteers; tours from Easter to October.
Ruined chapel on the Heysham headland, cared for by the National Trust, beside six rock-cut graves dating from the 10th century.
Grade I listed parish church below St Patrick's Chapel, with a churchyard looking out over Morecambe Bay.
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