Lancaster Farms Prison

Book and plan your visit to Lancaster Farms

To visit someone in Lancaster Farms you must:

At least one visitor must be 18 or older at every visit.

There may be a limit to the number of visits a prisoner can have. You can check this with Lancaster Farms.

Contact Lancaster Farms if you have any questions about visiting.

If you get certain benefits or have an NHS health certificate, you might be able to get help with the costs of your visit, including:

You can book your visit online or by telephone.

If you wish to cancel your visit, this can only be done online and not via telephone.

Telephone booking line: 01524 563 636
Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm Find out about call charges

To book an official face to face visit you can:

The mailbox and phone line are monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to midday.

Bus service no 18 operates between Lancaster Bus Station and the prison, Monday to Friday, commencing at 6:55am to 5:30pm - buses run every half an hour.

Saturday commencing at 7:25am to 6pm every half an hour.

If coming by train to Lancaster Castle Railway Station complete the journey by taxi or bus.

Taxi company numbers are 01524 32090, 01524 848 848.

From the railway station taking a taxi to HMP Lancaster Farms will cost approximately £5.

The bus station is less than 5 minutes walk from the railway station.

To plan your journey by public transport:

If travelling by car from the M6 , leave at Junction 34 and follow the Lancaster City Centre signs.

Make your way round the one-way system to Dalton Square.

At the traffic lights turn left along Nelson Street (sign posted Lancaster Farms) and continue along Nelson Street, East Road and Quernmore Road taking the fourth left turn marked Stone Row Head.

The prison is situated 200 yards down this road.