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  1. Old Melbourne Gaol

    Plan Your Visit. Open 7 Days. 10am to 5pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday. Old Melbourne Gaol. 377 Russell Street. between Victoria & La Trobe St. Melbourne Victoria 3000. $35 Adult.

  2. Crumlin Road Gaol Tours

    Discover over 150 years of history and follow in the footsteps of over 25,000 prisoners as you make the journey through Northern Ireland's only remaining Victorian Era prison. The interactive self-guided tour will allow you to explore the building's colourful past and gain a unique and memorable insight into the daily lives and routines of ...

  3. Pentridge Prison Tours, Tour, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    1 Champ Street, Coburg, Victoria, 3058. + 2 photos. Experience one of Melbourne's newest attractions, Pentridge Prison Tours. Uncover the stories and complex history of Pentridge Prison, Australia's longest operating and one of the country's harshest prisons. From the time spent inside by some of Australia's most notorious criminals ...

  4. Pentridge Prison Tours

    Nights tours and family-friendly tours are also offered. Established in 1851 and largely constructed in the period 1858 - 64, Pentridge is the largest prison complex constructed in Victoria in the 19th century, and operated as the central establishment in the wider prison system from the early 1860s.

  5. Pentridge Prison B Division Tours

    Eventbrite - National Trust of Australia (Victoria) presents Pentridge Prison B Division Tours - April 2024 - June 2024 - Thursday, 13 June 2024 at Pentridge, Coburg, VIC. Find event and ticket information. ... B Division Tours' run for approximately 90 minutes and include a guided and self-guided component.

  6. Experience Life Behind Bars at Shrewsbury Prison

    Guided and self guided tours at Shrewsbury Prison, theme events and experiences, educational and history days, ... Experience a traditional Victorian prison, set across two wings with 194 cells. Explore the Reception where new prisoners were processed, the exercise yard - made famous in films such as The Shawshank Redemption - and feel the ...

  7. Discover The Bodmin Jail Experience

    The Administration Block Delve deeper into the mechanics of running a hard Victorian prison. The journey continues through to the Administration Block and the Governor's Office, where visitors can delve into the fascinating background of the people who served, worked and lived at Bodmin Jail, with hidden stories and myths of Cornwall, Bodmin and the historic jail building from an operational ...

  8. Pentridge Prison Tours

    Pentridge Prison Tours. 1,806 likes · 47 talking about this · 32 were here. Est.1851 Pentridge was Victoria's central prison and the most well-known gaol in the State's history. Pentridge Prison Tours

  9. Dark Tourism Attraction In The UK

    The Hole Escape Room. Next availability: Saturday 25th, 10:30am. Join this fun filled, puzzle-based prison escape room as you try to outsmart the prison Governor and make your way to freedom. A Self-Guided Tour of the prison is included in the ticket price. Book Now.

  10. Prison Museums you can visit in the UK

    Guided tours by ex-prison officers during the day or after dark, tours underground of the original prison, escape rooms, a 'prison break' event, nights spent in the cells, ghost hunting, live music, even axe throwing; it is all on offer here. ... A Victorian prison built in 1885 on the site of a much older prison, Dorchester was closed in 2013 ...

  11. 16 Best Prison Museums To Visit in the UK

    The Victorian Prison in Lincoln Castle. If you visit Lincoln Castle, there is Victorian prison inside. The prison has a fascinating history. Men, women and children as young as eight were held here from 1848 to 1878 for crimes ranging from stealing a waistcoat and Bible, to highway robbery and murder.

  12. Shrewsbury Prison: Guided Tour

    Set out on a captivating journey through Shrewsbury Prison with a guided tour that delves into its intriguing history and architecture. Behind bars, visitors are treated to an in-depth exploration of traditional Victorian prison wings, including 172 cells in A Wing and 22 cells in C Wing. Led by a knowledgeable Prison Officer, guests gain ...

  13. Crumlin Road Gaol Tours

    About the Tour Discover over 150 years of history and follow in the footsteps of over 25,000 prisoners as you make the journey through Northern Ireland's only remaining Victorian Era prison. The guided tour will allow you to explore the building's colourful past and gain a unique and memorable insight into the daily lives and routines of ...

  14. Clink Prison Museum

    The Clink Prison dates back to 1144 making it one of England's oldest and most notorious prisons. Positioned in the heart of modern-day Southwark and built on the original site, The Clink Prison Museum presents the scandalous truth of Old Bankside through a hands-on educational experience. There are opportunities to view archaeological ...

  15. Victorian Prison

    Lincoln Castle's Victorian Prison was designed for the 'separate system', an isolating regime that kept prisoners apart from the corrupting influence of their fellow prisoners. The Victorians believed that this would encourage them to reflect and repent, and more importantly to reform. Men, women and children as young as eight were held here ...

  16. Guided Tours at Shrewsbury Prison

    During your tour, a Prison Officer will shine a light on what life was like for prisoners, officers and visitors. Bringing the prison to life through a no-holds-barred tour of this historic and fascinating building: Explore two traditional Victorian Prison wings: A Wing consists of 172 cells built to house 350 men.

  17. Reading Gaol Tours

    The dark history of Victorian prison life will be revealed to visitors on guided tours of Reading Gaol, curated by the National Trust, in association with Artangel. These exclusive tours will tell the history of the gaol and follow how prisoners were processed then housed. Reading Prison was only de-commissioned in 2013 and now visitors will ...

  18. A VISIT TO DORCHESTER PRISON

    Closed in 2013, Dorchester Prison is now awaiting its fate from developers, who will be turning the site into luxury flats. In the meantime, this historic Victorian prison is open for guided tours from a Prison Officer who worked there until it closed, providing a fascinating insight into the life of a county prison.The foreboding sight of the entrance to Dorchester PrisonDorchester Prison was ...

  19. Kilmainham Gaol Museum

    A visit to Kilmainham Gaol will take you on a journey through Irish history. You will discover the stories of people held here as ordinary criminals alongside those who fought for Irish independence. From the 1798 rebellion, to the 1916 Easter Rising, the Anglo-Irish War (1919-21), to the devastation of the Irish Civil War (1922-23) all these ...

  20. #GAOLEXPERIENCE

    Self-Guided Crumlin Road Gaol Experience. Duration: 60-90mins approx.*. Child £8.00 | Adult £14.50 | Concession £13.00 | Family (2Ads + 2Kids) £40.00 (*book 24 hours in advance online for discount) Book Now. Discover over 150 years of history and follow in the footsteps of over 25,000 prisoners as you make the journey through Northern ...

  21. Notorious Moscow prison, once home to Solzhenitsyn, to close

    Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 12.40 EST. O ne of Russia's most notorious prisons, which over the years has housed inmates including Adolf Hitler's nephew and the writer Alexander ...

  22. The Prison Courtyard (1890)

    By Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Holland / Oil on canvas Tour: Gallery of 19th and 20th-Century European and American Art (section of the Pushkin Sta. Your personal guide, driver & photographer in Moscow. TripAdvisor; Facebook; ... File name: ALP-2013-0116-070-Prison-Courtyard-Vincent-Van-Gogh-Pushkin-Art-Museum.jpg ; Tags: Russia, museums, ...

  23. Lubyanka: Inside the Story of Moscow's Infamous Building and District

    The prison museum has never been open to the public and is maintained only for FSB personnel and high-ranking government officials. The "Demonstration Hall" was opened to the public in 1989. Accessing it was still difficult, as it is located inside the FSB complex and tours were offered almost exclusively through private tour companies and ...