The Stonewell Tap is a lively craft beer bar on Church Street, Lancaster, which not only boasts 16 craft beer taps and four real hand-pulled ale pumps but contributes dutifully to Lancaster’s live music scene, hosting music nights throughout the week. The only issue you may have with this high-spirited establishment is there is too much choice.
Lela Harris brings to light the forgotten histories of Black Lancastrians through a series of beautiful portraits at the Judges’ Lodgings.
from £2.00
Lancaster Music Festival is a showstopper. Over 50 Venues, 300 acts and 400 performances in urban settings across the historic city of Lancaster.
free entry
Festival of light and art Light Up Lancaster returns to the city with installations, projections, performance and fireworks illuminating the city’s historic buildings, charming streets and hidden squares.
free entry
Brand new this year, The Bay International Film Festival is set to delight movie buffs from Morecambe and beyond.
from £5.00
Morecambe Poetry Festival is back for a second year, welcoming household names including Brian Bilston, Carol Ann Duffy and Roger McGough.
from £65.00
Join a team of expert guides to walk across the iconic but often dangerous sand flats at Morecambe Bay.
from £10.00
Watch the stars under the stars at Blackpool’s Stanley Park this September.
from £15.50
Signalling a new direction for Abbot Hall, this major solo exhibition will include thirty years of work by renowned landscape artist Julie Brook.
£9.00
The Judges’ Lodgings, is the oldest town house in Lancaster located between Church Street and Castle Hill, Lancaster. Until recently it was operating as a museum but is currently closed to the public and can only be viewed from the outside or as part of school groups.
First opened in 1782, the theatre is now host to amateur drama, music and dance and professional touring companies. Tours of the historic building are available
This plant-based cafe and bar serves delicious vegan breakfasts and coffees in the day, before transforming into a fantastic dinner venue in ‘Herb after Dark’.
Lancashire’s only producing theatre hosts exciting seasons of work featuring new writing and the classics in a converted church in central Lancaster. The Dukes is also a cinema, hosts gigs, talks and other special events, run a youth theatre and is a popular all day cafe bar.
The Music Room from Atkinsons Coffee Roasters is a cafe situated on a Grade II listed Georgian pavilion with sun trap outside seating.
Filbert’s bakery is a family owned bakery that provides delicious fresh bread every morning along with breakfast goods, cakes and savouries.
Sitting in the heart of Lancaster is the Lancaster Library. When not serving its usual function, this beautiful space is occasionally transformed into an unlikely gig venue.
Lancaster Castle’s origins date back almost 1,000 years. This Grade 1 Listed Building occupies a city-centre hilltop location on the site of three successive Roman forts.
You can order online or over the phone to get your pizza fix. With regular deals on multiple pizzas and breads available for delivery and collection across Lancaster and Morecambe mid-week and weekends then keep your eyes on Aquila’s website and social channels.
Multi-purpose venue comprising an auditorium and lecture theatre, gallery space, café bar, Visitor Information Centre, hireable meeting rooms and conference/events spaces and private offices.
Formerly a debtor’s prison, Lancaster Castle is not only a tourist attraction in its own right, it also plays host to a most unusual pop-up club.
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