LANCASTER CASTLE
As well as being a major tourist attraction, Lancaster Castle is a fully functioning seat of judgement and retribution...

WILLIAMSON PARK
Williamson Park has landscaped gardens, quiet arbours, a putting green, adventure playground, and the butterfly & reptiles houses...

QUEEN VICTORIA
The statue of Queen Victoria uniquely expresses the traditional relationship between the monarchy and the elected representatives(!)...

SEAGULL COLONY
Salt Ayre landfill and waste recycling centre boasts one of the largest seagull colonies in Europe, if not the world...

HALF MOON BAY
Set like a jewel in the tiara of the Fylde coast, the unmistakeable silhouette of Half Moon Bay can be seen for miles in all directions...

STREET MARKET
Lancaster Street Market is held on Wednesdays and Saturdays, in the 'pedestrian only' area on Cheapside and Church Street...

LANCASTER CANAL
Lancaster Canal winds through Lancaster east of the centre, passing several pleasant canalside pubs and restaurants as it goes...

LANCASHIRE WITCHES
In 1612, forty years before the English civil war, nine people were hanged for witchcraft, close to the present site of Nightingale Hall Farm...

SPOOKY PATHS
For a modern town Lancaster has some weird stuff going on! This page is dedicated to some of Lancaster's spooky corners and paths...

BUCK RUXTON'S HOUSE
Queen Victoria has her back to Dr. Ruxton's house in Dalton Square, scene of the grisly murder of his wife and housemaid...

LANCASTER PRIORY
Lancaster Priory has a history that goes back to the Dark Ages, and here's just a selection of the weird stuff you can see there...