Assembly Rooms Emporium
Assembly Rooms Emporium
The Assembly Rooms Emporium in King Street, Lancaster occupies a lovely 18th century Grade II listed heritage building and is a must for those looking for something a little different and not normally found on the high street. There is also free Wi-Fi.
Housed in a Grade II listed heritage building built in 1759, the emporium is home to an Aladdin's cave of stalls including:
- Asian Arts & Crafts Lancaster (Asian arts & crafts and prepacked food & drink)
- Assembled Books (books & cards; jigsaws & games; gemstones, rocks & fossils)
- B's Knees (vintage & upcycled clothes & accessories; toiletries & candles; ephemera)
- Celtic Dreams (silver, vintage and antique jewellery including commissions)
- Hester’s Haberdashery (haberdashery and wool)
- Merrymoon (festival & hippy clothing; accessories & soft furnishings; incense & essential oils)
- Miss Frog Ltd. (novelty, nerdy, anime, gothic & Wiccan)
- Clothing/alteration service and haberdashery
- Zine Freak (comics, zines & associated merchandise)
Located in Lancaster's historic city centre and just a short distance away from the city's two main shopping centres as well as historical and cultural attractions including the City Museum, Lancaster Castle and St. George's Quay.
- View or download our current Assembly Rooms Visitor Leaflet (PDF, 3.4MB)
- View Stall Plan May 2025 (PDF)
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Opening Times
The emporium is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5.30pm.
Festive Opening Times:
- Christmas Eve – 10am to 3pm
- Christmas Day – CLOSED
- Boxing Day – 11am to 3pm
- Saturday 27th December – 10am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday 30th December – CLOSED
- New Year’s Eve – CLOSED
- New Year’s Day – CLOSED
- Friday 2nd January – 10am to 5.30pm
Except for Hester’s Haberdashery who will close on Tuesday 23rd December at 5pm and re-open on Friday 2nd January at 10am.
About the Assembly Rooms
Built in 1759, this Grade II listed building provided a venue for balls and concerts for Lancaster’s elite and raised money to support the adjoining Almshouses.
The building is located in historic Lancaster's city centre just a short distance away from the Marketgate Shopping Centre and local Georgian gems including the City Museum in Market Square and the Maritime Museum on St. George's Quay and not forgetting the magnificent Lancaster Castle.
How to find us
Address: Assembly Rooms Emporium, King Street, Lancaster, LA1 1JN
By car: Leave the M6 at junction 33 or 34 and follow the signs for Lancaster city centre. Follow the signs to Lancaster railway station and the Assembly Rooms Emporium is on the left hand side a short distance away from Waterstones. There are a number of car parks in the city centre.
By train: Lancaster's mainline train station is only a 5 minute walk away. From the station, head down into the town and turn right at Waterstones. You will find the Assembly Rooms Emporium just a hundred metres or so away on the right hand side.