This impressive and inspiring castle has been a court and a prison since the Middle Ages. The castle contains a court, the Shire Hall, with magnificent display of heraldry, the Old Cells and the Drop Room, where convicted prisoners were prepared for execution. Oil paintings consist of portraits of people with connections to the area, such as Lord Winmarleigh, or to the function of the Castle as a working Court of Law, and views of the Castle and surrounding area.

The Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle
Castle Parade, Lancaster , Lancashire LA1 1YJ England
lancastercastle@lancashire.gov.uk
01524 64998
http://www.lancastercastle.com/Please remember to double-check the opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit