Victorian Christmas Tearoom

Over the last few months the team have been restoring the original servant’s yard and washhouse on the south side of the House. Hidden away and overlooked for many years, it’s now ready to tell the stories of the housekeepers and maids that kept the building looking its best. You can now visit the restored…

Our wonderful manager and leader Lynda Jackson left her role at The Judges’ Lodgings after 8 very successful years on 31st July. She was appointed in 2018, before the reopening of the museum in March 2019, and immediately put The Judges’ Lodgings on the “must visit” sites in Lancaster. Lynda has moved the museum forward…

The Friends have purchased some new garden games for The Judge’s Lodgings together with a outdoor shed to keep them in. Lynda, our manager, asked us to purchase these and the games have already been put to good use. So why not come and try your hand at giant jenga, snakes and ladders, connect four…

The June tearoom was another successful day despite the lack of sunshine. Regular visitors came and new guests from Latvia, Manchester, Fleetwood and Carlisle. Jasmine from Hook a Duck Cafe, Galgate donated two delicious cakes, thank you so much and our other bakers did a wonderful job of producing a variety of cakes. The volunteers…

We had another successful tearoom on Saturday 2nd May when we had guests waiting for the tearoom to open. Guests both regular and new came and we were delighted to raise £340.15. All the money raised will go towards buying new “giant” games for the garden. The volunteers were delighted to be wearing the new…

Thank you to all those visitors who came and enjoyed the delicious, festive cakes with their tea and coffees on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December 2025. It was a wonderful couple of days and we are delighted to say that we raised £316.32 on the Saturday and £310.53 on the Sunday. A wonderful achievement…