Unshackled - Hobart Penitentiary - Ghost Tour
- Duration: 90 Minutes
- Location: Hobart, Tasmania
What stories will the lost souls whisper to you on the night?
Pick up your lantern and explore the site by dark on your 90 minute tour as we tell you tales of the convicts and prisoners who have walked this space for nearly two hundred years.
Will you experience first hand one of the ghosts of the thirty-two people executed on site?
Originating as the barracks for convict prisoners this space saw the passing of over 50,000 male convicts.
Adapted to use as a prison in the 1850's, the site was renamed Hobart Goal and sections of the chapel were converted into two courtrooms connected by underground tunnels.
It was at this time the Hobart Town gallows were relocated to this site with thirty-two people executed at the site between 1857 and 1946.
Some 300 to 400 men had been executed at the gallows on their original site in central Hobart the three beams of which reside in the Gallows on site today.
AGE RESTRICTION:
Ages 12+ only. While this tour is family-friendly, some content and experiences are not recommended for children under the age of 12. Please consider whether this experience is suitable for your family before booking.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Bookings are essential as group sizes are kept to a minimum.
Bookings close one (1) hour prior to tour start.
Please arrive minimum 15 minutes before your scheduled tour, to allow time to check in and meet at your tour departure point.
As the site is secured during the tour, we are unable to accept late arrivals.
Disabled access is very limited and flat shoes are recommended due to the historic nature of the building including steep narrow steps and uneven sandstone floors.
