Venue
Lancaster Courthouse
Magistrates' CourtFamily CourtCounty Court
Location codes
The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.
County Court code242
Magistrates' code1790
Addresses
- Visit us
- , Lancaster LA1 1XZ
- Write to us
- , Preston PR1 2QT
- Write to us
- , Lancaster LA1 1XZ
Contacts
- Telephone
- 0330 808 4407Magistrates' Court Enquiries - Courts and Tribunals Service Centre -Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm. Saturday 8am to 2pm
- Telephone
- 0300 303 0656Single Justice Service Centre – If your query relates to a Single Justice Procedure Case – Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Telephone
- 0300 123 5577National Contact Centre for Civil & Family Court Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
- Telephone
- 0300 303 0642Divorce Contact Centre - Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm
- Telephone
- 01524 597 000Paper process
- Telephone
- 0330 808 4424Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
- Telephone
- 0300 123 9252 8am – 5pm
- Telephone
- 0300 123 1142
- Telephone
- 0300 332 1245
- Telephone
- 145880 Lancaster 2
- Enquiries
- [email protected]Magistrates’ Court Enquiries - Courts and Tribunals Service Centre
- Magistrates court
- [email protected]If your reference number is a 10-digit number
- Social security and child support
- [email protected]
- Magistrates court
- [email protected]Listing enquiries
- Breathing space enquiries
- [email protected]
- County court
- [email protected]Family queries
- Family court
- [email protected]
- County court
- [email protected]Family Listing
- County court
- [email protected]Civil queries
- County court
- [email protected]Orders and accounts
- Family public law (children in care)
- [email protected]
- Family public law (children in care)
- [email protected]Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
- Single Justice Service
- [email protected]Single Justice Service Centre - if your query relates to a Single Justice Procedure Case
Opening times
- Counter service by appointment only
- 10:00 - 14:00
- Court open
- 09:00 - 16:00
Areas of law
Facilities
- Hearing Loop
- Loop hearing assistance is available in various Courtrooms - please contact the listing officer for information. Voice enhancement facilities are also available from the enquiries desk on the first floor.
- Interview room
- Consultation rooms are available at this court
- Refreshments
- Refreshments are available
- Baby changing facility
- Baby changing facilities are available.
- Assistance dogs
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- Video facilities
- Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement) Booking of video hearings/booths please ring 0300 808 4407.
- Disabled access
- This building has a ramp to the building entrance, a lift between the ground floor and the first floor, and level access in to court rooms and hearing rooms. If you have a disability and need help coming to a hearing, please contact the court or tribunal to make sure the facilities meet your specific needs or to discuss a reasonable adjustment you need.
- Parking
- We do not have any public car parking. However, there are plenty of public car parks nearby. We are beside the Town Hall and Police station on the map; https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/assets/attach/195/Lancaster%20Car%20Parks.pdf More information regarding them including prices can be found here; https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/parking/car-parks
- Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
- Lanyards available on request.
- Witness service
- www.witnessservice.org.uk