Museums & Heritage
St Pauls Church, Caton
The church of St Paul, Caton, has a long and interesting history. Of the early period little is known, but in the west wall of the north aisle are the remains of a C12 Norman arch/tympanum that must be from the first stone-built church on this site.
Gresgarth Hall, Caton
The country home of the Landscape and Architectural Designer, Arabella Lennox-Boyd. The major redesign and development of this large property was commenced on 1980. The site contains many features: parkland; an entrance forecourt; terraced gardens; a series of hedged coloured themed gardens and herbaceous borders; a redesigned lake; a bog and lakeside garden; a wild garden; a large terraced kitchen garden; a nuttery and orchard; a woodland garden. Over the years the site has been redrained and supplied with water and electricity. New paths have been constructed. The renewed lake has been puddled with clay, the stone terraces constructed by local specialists and contractors. Bespoke furniture, seating areas, gates and a bridge over the Artle Beck to our design feature throughout the gardens. We have also produced maintenance and management documents and continue to oversee the development of this exciting and well-known garden. The garden provides the practice with hands on experience of how to manage a large property which contains most features of horticulture and design.
The garden is open on the second Sunday of the month from April to October, 11am-5pm.
Price £7.00 per adult, accompanied children free. No dogs. The major part of the garden can be reached by wheel chair. Refreshments are available.
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Castle occupies a city -centre hilltop location on the site of three successive Roman forts. It consists of an extensive group of historic structures, including the 12th century Keep, the 14th century Witches' Tower, the 15th century Gatehouse, and the Female Penitentiary, which dates from the early years of the 19th century. It is a Grade I Listed Building, with the area to the north of it designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument . It is currently used as both a Court and a Prison.
The castle is open 7 days a week (except Christmas Day and New Years Day) with admission by Guided tour from 10.30am to 4pm.
