The Cottage Museum

Discover more about life in Lancaster at the Cottage Museum, the smallest and most immersive museum in the city.

The tiny staircases lead to rooms that look as though the occupants have just left. Handle objects and imagine this is your home; for a while anyway.

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The Museum, facing Lancaster Castle and just a short walk from the Judges Lodgings, is part of a 1739 house, subdivided in about 1820 and furnished as an artisan’s house of that date.

This wonderfully immersive museum provides an intimate glimpse of early Victorian life in a tiny and intriguing 18th century cottage, which is (you wouldn’t know to look at it) spread over five floors.

 

Opening Times

The Cottage Museum is now CLOSED for the winter.

It will re-open in April 2024, 1-4pm every Saturday.

Please see the web pages for our other museums to see their opening days and times, as each museum is different.

 

Admission charges

Adults£1.00
Concessions£0.75
Children (under 16)Free
Full-time Students£0.75

 

Access

Please download our Access Statement for a more in-depth look at our Museum.

There are a number of historic features within the Museum, which impede physical access for all. This includes small, tight staircases, dark areas, and uneven floors.

 

Contact Us

Email: lancastercitymuseum@lancaster.gov.uk  | Telephone: 01524 64637 

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