Pendle Witch Tours at Lancaster Castle
Guided Walk
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1YJ
Tel: 01524 64998
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Description
All guided tours at Lancaster Castle include the story of the Lancashire Witches told by expert guides.
The Lancashire Witches are forever associated with Lancaster Castle. It was to the Castle that they were taken for their trials; it was in the Castle dungeons that they were imprisoned; and it was from the Castle that those who were to be hanged were led to their place of excecution on Golgotha Hill.
By joining one of the regular guided tours you will hear the stories of the Lancashire Witches told by expert guides within just a short distance of where these momentous events in the history of Lancashire took place. You can even be locked in a cell ... if you dare.
There are daily tours of the Castle (except at Christmas and New Year) - the first one starts at 10.30am and the last tour leaves at 4pm. At weekends, the tours are generally every 30 minutes but please check for the times on week days as they may be influenced by Crown Court sessions.
Look out for a special event to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the Lancashire Witch Trials at Lancaster Castle - After Dark Entertainment presents: A Witch-Themed Murder Mystery on Saturday 12 May 2012. Tickets go on sale on 1st February and cost £19 including Hot Pot Supper.
Road Directions
Morecambe, Lancaster and the Lune Valley is located in Lancashire, in the Northwest of England.
Exit the M6 Motorway at Junction 34 and follow signs for Lancaster. Join the one way system (Caton Road) and pass small retail park on left on approach to traffic lights. Turn left following signs for Lancaster City Centre. Once in the city centre follow signs for Lancaster Castle and Priory Church.
Public Transport Directions
The nearest train station is Lancaster which is only a 5 minute walk from Lancaster Visitor Information Centre, just outside the city centre. The station is on the West Coast Mainline with regular mainline Virgin services to London & South and Glasgow & North. Local services include a regular service to Morecambe. For more information call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 or visit nationalrail.co.uk. The nearest bus station is Lancaster which is less than a 5 minute walk from the central pedestrianised shopping areas of St Nicholas' Arcade and Marketgate. Local, regional and national services are available. For further information contact traveline on 0871 200 2233 or visit traveline.org.uk.
