Welcome to Visit City of Lancaster Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in City of Lancaster
Visit City of Lancaster places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best City of Lancaster places to visit. A unique way to experience City of Lancaster’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore City of Lancaster as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting City of Lancaster Walkfo Preview The City of Lancaster is a local government district of Lancashire. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area. The district has a population of 146,038 (mid-2019 est.), and an area of 222.5 square miles (576.2 km) The current city boundaries were set as part of the Local Government Act 1972. When you visit City of Lancaster, Walkfo brings City of Lancaster places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
City of Lancaster Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about City of Lancaster
Visit City of Lancaster – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 65 audio plaques & City of Lancaster places for you to explore in the City of Lancaster area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best City of Lancaster places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit City of Lancaster with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit City of Lancaster places with Walkfo City of Lancaster to hear history at City of Lancaster’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo City of Lancaster has 65 places to visit in our interactive City of Lancaster map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout City of Lancaster, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at City of Lancaster places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to City of Lancaster & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit City of Lancaster Places Map 65 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
City of Lancaster historic spots
City of Lancaster tourist destinations
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Walkfo City of Lancaster tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in City of Lancaster
Best City of Lancaster places to visit
City of Lancaster has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied City of Lancaster’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo City of Lancaster’s information audio spots:
Greaves Park Hotel, Lancaster Greaves House in Greaves Park, Lancaster, is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1843 by the Reverend Samuel Simpson and was the residence of many notable people for the next century. It is now a restaurant and caters for special events particularly weddings.
Springfield Barracks Springfield Barracks is a former military installation in east side of South Road in Lancaster, England. It is a Grade II listed building which is located in the city centre.
Bowerham Barracks Bowerham Barracks was a military installation in Lancaster. It was one of the largest military facilities in the UK. It is located on the outskirts of Lancaster and is located in the city centre of Lancaster.
Lancaster Town Hall Lancaster Town Hall is a municipal building in Dalton Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Windermere House, Lancaster Windermere House is in Middle Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It originated as a school, and has since been converted into flats. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.
Beyond Radio Beyond Radio is a local radio station based in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The parent company (Proper Community Media (Lancaster) Ltd.) was awarded a Community Radio broadcast license by Ofcom in 2014 and launched at 10:35 am on July 30 July 2016.
The Gregson Centre The Gregson Centre in Lancaster, England (previously known as the Gregson Institute) is an arts and community centre, music venue and Cafe-bar. There is a micro-cinema and a lift enabling access to all public areas.
The Dukes (Lancaster) The Dukes is the county’s only producing theatre venue. It is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. It hosts a varied programme of touring theatre, comedy, live music and dance.
Lancaster Castle Lancaster Castle may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. The castle was first used as a prison in 1196 and is now open to the public seven days a week. Part of the structure is used to host sittings of the Crown Court.
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster Phoenix Street drill hall is a former military installation in Lancaster, Lancashire. Phoenix Street is the site of a former military drill hall.
Visit City of Lancaster plaques
22 plaques hereCity of Lancaster has 22 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo City of Lancaster plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit City of Lancaster using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each City of Lancaster plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience City of Lancaster audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in City of Lancaster allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of City of Lancaster’s 65 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore City of Lancaster freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore City of Lancaster Map App
Our visit City of Lancaster map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in City of Lancaster & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s City of Lancaster tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the City of Lancaster centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit City of Lancaster area at LONG:-2.801, LAT:54.047.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore City of Lancaster, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in City of Lancaster / surrounding areas
● St Paul’s Church, Scotforth ● Royal Albert Hospital ● Greaves Park Hotel, Lancaster ● Scotforth ● Royal Lancaster Infirmary ● Aldcliffe-with-Stodday ● Aldcliffe Hall ● Springfield Barracks ● Bowerham Barracks ● Aldcliffe ● St Thomas’ Church, Lancaster ● Christ Church, Lancaster ● St Walburga’s Convent, Lancaster ● Lancaster Cathedral ● Lancaster Town Hall ● City of Lancaster ● Windermere House, Lancaster ● Queen Victoria Memorial, Lancaster ● Ashton Memorial ● Beyond Radio ● Lancaster Blackfriars ● The Gregson Centre ● The Dukes (Lancaster) ● Lancaster City Museum ● The Storey ● Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster ● Williamson Park, Lancaster ● St John the Evangelist’s Church, Lancaster ● Gillows of Lancaster and London ● Lancaster Castle
● Judges’ Lodgings, Lancaster ● Westfield War Memorial Village ● Abraham Heights ● Langthwaite Filter House ● Lancaster Priory ● Stodday ● St Michael’s Chapel, Lancaster Moor Hospital ● Old Loyne Bridge ● Greyhound Bridge ● Lune Millennium Bridge ● Lancaster City F.C. ● Lancaster Cemetery Chapels ● War Memorial, Lancaster Cemetery ● Skerton Bridge ● Lancaster Moor Hospital ● Heart North Lancashire & Cumbria ● Scotforth (parish) ● Carlisle Bridge, Lancaster ● HM Prison Lancaster Farms ● Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works ● Lancaster John O’ Gaunt Rowing Club ● Lune Aqueduct ● Bulk, Lancashire ● Torrisholme ● Hest Bank South Junction ● St Wilfrid’s Church, Halton-on-Lune ● Bare, Morecambe ● Christie Park (Morecambe) ● Heaton-with-Oxcliffe ● Lancaster, Lancashire ● Lancaster Roman Fort ● Lancaster Canal ● Market Square, Lancaster
Getting to / around City of Lancaster – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in City of Lancaster using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following City of Lancaster places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local City of Lancaster Public Transport Stations
City of Lancaster Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Lancaster railway station (1840–1849)
Lancaster bus station
Scale Hall railway station
Lancaster power stations
Bare Lane railway station
Lancaster railway station
Lancaster Green Ayre railway station
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster
Lune Road Ground
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Local City of Lancaster historians & City of Lancaster tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to City of Lancaster? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives City of Lancaster’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your City of Lancaster place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing City of Lancaster Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit City of Lancaster destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-City of Lancaster’ web pages (for example: www.visitCity of Lancaster.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336