The Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster

Directions Website

The Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster Join 'Johnny' Eccleston, a coachman from 1803, on a walking tour of Lancaster. Place of birth: Dirty Lane, Haymarket Theatre, London.

Name: Johnny Eccleston
Occupation: Coachman of the 'Perseverance.'
Status: Bachelor
Date of birth: 09/12/1770, illegitimate. Parents: Unknown
Religion: Agnostic
Spouse: None
Children: Many
Current residence: Pitt Street, Lancaster since 1800.

03/11/2026

Word has got to Robert Mason, busy repairing a chimney on Barne Lane, that his descendant has been seen locally recently.

Saturday 7th November is your last chance to see Johnny Eccleston this year on the Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster.

There are tours leave Market Square at 11am and 1pm, on a journey of Jacobites, hangings and the deadly triangular trade.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.livehistory.co.uk or alternatively in cash on the day from Johnny himself.

From 2027 onwards, these public tours will be return seasonally throughout the year however can be booked at any time on our website.

Experience the past with Live History!

Bay Tourism Association VisitEngland

01/11/2026

Saturday 7th November is your last chance to see Johnny Eccleston this year on the Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster.

There are tours leave Market Square at 11am and 1pm, on a journey of Jacobites, hangings and the deadly triangular trade.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.livehistory.co.uk or alternatively in cash on the day from Johnny himself.

From 2027 onwards, these public tours will be return seasonally throughout the year however can be booked at any time on our website.

Experience the past with Live History!

VisitEngland Bay Tourism Association

Johnny Eccleston likes this as he knows a number of these ladies personally and thinks that there story should be told. ...
25/10/2026

Johnny Eccleston likes this as he knows a number of these ladies personally and thinks that there story should be told.

Next month, Live History will be trialling an updated Filthy Chester Tour for the off-peak season, between November and February.

In addition to the usual filthy, taboo stories from Chester's past, it will be thirty minutes longer and will feature two new locations.

We have been working with a local business to allow customers the opportunity to venture inside the final location to see a former brothel, back in the eighteenth century.

The updated tour will not only be longer at ninety minutes but will feature some spookier elements to compliment what are Live History's filthy AND spooky tours.

'Filthy Chester Tours with Spirits' will be running monthly but there will also be the option to book privately.

Just visit www.livehistory.co.uk to make bookings and for more details on what we do at Live History.

Spaces for the Dickensian Grotto are filling up once more. Do not miss your chance to catch Father Christmas and Mother ...
23/10/2026

Spaces for the Dickensian Grotto are filling up once more.

Do not miss your chance to catch Father Christmas and Mother Christmas at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester on the last weekend of November.

Book your tickets through our website www.livehistory.co.uk and prepare for a truly unique Christmas experience.

Travel back to a setting reminiscent of 'A Christmas Carol' in a darker, calmer environment, recommended for those with SEN children.

Experience the past with Live History! Bay Tourism Association VisitEngland

New self-guided audio tours coming to Chester, Lancaster, Carlisle and another mystery city in 2027! Follow our Facebook...
18/10/2026

New self-guided audio tours coming to Chester, Lancaster, Carlisle and another mystery city in 2027! Follow our page 'Live History Audio Tours' for upcoming teases. Bay Tourism Association

11/10/2026

If you love local history, visit www.livehistory.co.uk to find out more about what we do in Lancaster, Chester and Carlisle.

We have a whole range of experiences available, from immersive, self-guided audio tours and costumed walking tours through to school workshops and our own events.

Experience the past with Live History!

Bay Tourism Association

02/10/2026

Starting outside the Visitor Information Centre (where you can purchase tickets), the Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester at 1:30pm.

October will be the last month you'll get to explore Chester with Myles Mason (unless booking him privately) until spring 2027.

The Filthy Chester Tour at 6pm today will, from November onwards, continue monthly in a slightly longer format than before to make the most of the dark nights.

Tomorrow, on Saturday 3rd, there will be Georgian & Regency Tours of Lancaster meeting at Market Square at 11am and 2pm - tickets can be booked online at www.livehistory.co.uk.

October will be the second to last month you'll get to explore Lancaster with Johnny Eccleston (unless booking him privately) until spring 2027.

After nearly five years, Live History will be implementing some changes to the way it runs next year.

So, if you are a fan of what we do, please join us on tour or like and share our posts among interested parties.

Experience the past with Live History!

30/09/2026

Join Johnny Eccleston for the Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster this Saturday 3rd October in Market Square at 11am or 1pm.

Explore Lancaster during the Georgian age with a coachman of ill repute, resplendent in historical costume, replicas and even original items from the city's past.

Tours usually run around ninety minutes.

Tickets can be purchased online or in person in cash on the day.

This will be the second to last public tour of the year but Johnny can be booked privately through the contact form on our website www.livehistory.co.uk, should you wish to find out what we at Live History do for local heritage in the north-west.

Experience the past with Live History!

Bay Tourism Association VisitEngland

Address

Lancaster

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Nearby travel agencies

Other Lancaster travel agencies

Show All