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Enjoy sunny summer days with the following activites at Maitland Gaol

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) guided tours and activities are offered with reduced numbers so they can be delivered under social distancing guidelines. 
All guided tours and activities must be pre-booked.

Self Guided Audio Tours

There are three self guided audio tours available seven days a week, each providing a different perspective of life behind bars.

Maitland Gaol Revealed: will give you an in depth understanding of how prisoners slept, ate, exercised and wiled away the many thousands of hours until their release. You will explore each section of the site, revealing secrets straight from the mouths of those who knew it best, the ex-inmates and ex-warders.

Escaping Maitland Gaol:  will lead you through the maze of cells, divulging intricate details of the many escape attempts seen throughout the gaol’s 150 year history. You will hear stories of ballsy efforts to break free of the gaol’s gruelling regime that almost always ended up with the crim's back serving an even longer sentence.

Snitch's Gaol Exploration: designed specifically for children the ghostly character ‘Snitch the Rat’ leads them on an adventure through the gaol cells. Snitch tells the children all the secrets of the gaol that he witnessed as the many criminals were brought in from the outside world. This tour is perfect for primary school aged children as it offers a fun and fascinating experience that is full of facts and stories that will entertain and educate. 

You must download the app to your own device, simply search Maitland Gaol in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. 

Workhouse Woes - Detainee Drill

Workhouse Woes activities give children an opportunity to explore the different types of work prisoners undertook as part of their sentence. Detainee Drill explores the exercise routine which prisoners undertook during the early 20th century. Enjoy a one hour guided mini tour of the gaol to learn about how the prisoners lived before having some fun learning the exercise moves. The activity finishes with putting the moves together to create the exact routine prisoners performed daily at Maitland Gaol.

Date: Tuesday 5, 12 and 19 January

Time: 9.00am

Price:
Adult and child package - $15
Additional adult or child - $10 per person

Bookings Essential, suitable for children aged 5 - 12 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Junior Sleuth - Tattoo Tales

Junior Sleuths will learn about how prisoners lived in the Gaol over the 150 years of its operation on this one hour guided tour. Afterwards they'll delve into the work of prison tattoos and what these symbols represent (don't worry it's family friendly). Using some of the oldest tattoos recorded in Australia, children will learn what they mean and tell a story using them. As a bonus they receive a temporary tattoo to take home as a souvenir of their time behind bars in Maitland Gaol.

Date: Thursday 7, 14, and 21 January

Time: 9.00am

Price:
Adult and child package - $15
Additional adult or child - $10 per person

Bookings Essential, suitable for children aged 5 - 12 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

150 Years Under Lock and Key Guided Tour

Immerse yourself in the history of Maitland Gaol on this 90 minute family friendly guided tour, discovering stories of all sorts of heroes and villains. Delve into all parts of the site and learn of the changes that have occurred in prisoner treatment throughout the life of the oldest continually operating correctional facility in Australia.

Dates: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 December 2020 and 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26 January

Price: 
Adult - $30
Concession - $24
Child - $24
Family (2 adults and 2 children) - $96

Bookings Essential, children must be accompanied by a supervising adult. 

Escapes Guided Tour

This 90 minute tours has been specially designed to explore the various stories and exact locations of some of the documented escapes from Maitland Gaol. The stories range from the unbelievable to the ludicrous and are sure to amaze you. Learn about the 'Magnificent Seven' and a raft of other escapees, their reason for incarceration and their method of escape.

Date: 3, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 24 January

Price: 
Adult - $30
Concession - $24
Child - $24
Family (2 adults and 2 children) - $96

Bookings Essential, children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.

Ex-Warder Guided Tour

Explore the site with someone who new it best on this 90 minute guided tour and hear stories from the perspective of someone who worked in the facility for 20 years. Stories of famous and infamous characters from yesterday and yesteryear. Your guide will provide you with information on the history of this maximum security facility and what it was like to look after some of the 'worst of the worst'. Be prepared for some harrowing tales.

Date: 23 January

Price: 
Adult - $30
Concession - $24
Child - $24
Family (2 adults and 2 children) - $96

Bookings Essential, not recommended for children under the age of 14.

 

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