Next to Lancaster castle, you’ll discover the fine regency rooms and beautiful Gillow furniture at the Judges’ Lodgings Museum. Explore this impressive residence, home to visiting judges for 200 years. Follow in the footsteps of the house’s first resident, Thomas Covell, notorious for locking the Lancashire witches in their underground dungeon.
Then enjoy a trip down memory lane upstairs in the children’s nurseries and a Victorian Schoolroom.
Bringing the stories of Lancaster to life through the city's oldest town house
Church St,
Lancaster,
LA1 1YS
01524581241
The Judges Lodgings’ is now closed until March 2024 apart from our Victorian Christmas weekend on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December 2023.
Park and Ride
There is a Lancaster “park and ride” which is a cheap all day option. It is located just off Junction 34 of the M6. The park and ride buses run Monday – Saturday and the China Street bus stop is close to the Judges’ Lodging Museum.
Parking nearby
There are on street pay and display spaces located on Castle Hill with a limit of 2 hours or visitors can make use of one of the town centre’s pay and display car parks. There are 3 public car parks within 500m of the museum – Railway Station (LA1 5NW), Parksafe (LA1 1EQ) and Dallas Road (LA1 1TW). Car parks are well signed from all routes into the city centre.
The Judges’ Lodgings Museum (LA1 1YS) is located 500m from Lancaster Railway Station (LA1 5NW). The station is on the West Coast Mainline and also has a direct service to Manchester and Manchester Airport. It has regular services both locally and nationally.
The Judges’ Lodgings Museum is located only 300m from Lancaster Bus Station (LA1 1HD). The bus station offers services across Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham as well as the No. 555 bus to destinations in the Lake District. The bus station is also a stop for the National Express services.
Meet new people, have fun, share your knowledge, take on a challenge… get involved with us at Lancaster Judges’ Lodgings.