STORY TOUR: In Sickness and in Health

1st July 2025

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Everyone has a story...

These unique Story Tours let you discover our local history in a brand new way, through the personal stories of the people who lived it.

In Sickness and in Health

Covering over 800 years of treating the sick, this city centre walking tour with local historian Naomi Parsons explores the locations of Lancaster's earliest hospitals, dispensaries and chemists. Along the way you'll hear stories of anaesthesia, amputations and grim discoveries in the name of medical science.
Outdoor tour, 1.5 hours.

Visit the Museums website for more details and to BOOK ONLINE.

Show Times

  • Tour begins at 11am and lasts approximately 1.5 hours.

Cost

  • Adult - £10
  • Child (under 18) - £2.50

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Address

  • Lancaster City Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT

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