Adelaide Gaol Ghost Tour and Paranormal Investigation
Description
One of the two oldest public buildings in Adelaide, the Adelaide Gaol is said to be the most haunted site in South Australia. On this evening walking tour of the jail with a guide, learn about its history, which dates back to the time of the early settlers, and perhaps come in contact with one of the ghostly inmates. Tours run selected dates throughout each month. Time and date must be selected upon booking.
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Itinerary
Be incarcerated in Australia's longest continuously operating gaol. Discover the ghost of Governor Ashton, whose body was dropped through a window, Sister Mary MacKillop's link with the Gaol and the spirit of South Australia's most sadistic killer still stalking his prey. With 45 hangings and a burial site in Murderer's Row, it's no surprise more than 12 spirits haunt the 147 year old building. Your evening includes a ghost tour with the opportunity to make contact through paranormal investigation tools.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 12 years
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(67)
It’s a little out of the way to get to but the guides were very enthusiastic with good stories . Good to test out some ghost hunting equipment!
Hi Andray , thanks for attending the Adelaide Gaol ghost tour . Grat to hear you enjoyed the tour and using the ghost hunting equipment on tour .
Overall, the ghost tour was a fun experience. I enjoyed the spooky dark atmosphere of the Jail and despite the planes flying overhead the stillness of the jail was super earie. My only complaint was of the actual guide. While one of them was good at interacting and had showed great engagement, the other would not really grasp how you should treat a tour group, often yelling and shouting at us to keep moving or screaming at us to gather round as if we were children. I got the very strong impression she was anticipating someone to make an error such as talk while she was talking just so that she could call out to them. Not to mention that the stories had some amazing material that'd be horrifying to hear around a camp fire, but the telling of these stories were delivered in such a dull and uninspiring manner that you'd think you were listening to some luke warm gossip about some high-school drama. "and then like.. and then like.. and like.." I somehow managed to zone out during a talk about how there's a scary lady in a dress that roams the prison. In summary, was a great experience (despite the fact we never saw any ghosts), however poorly delivered.
Hello , thanks for leaving a review . It's great to hear you enjoyed the ghost tour and found it to be a fun experience. And you enjoyed the spooky dark atmosphere of the Jail
Was a fun night, however I felt that at some points, we were treated like children, I was scolded for taking a photo, and told to listen to a story...I can actually do two things at once, and felt this soured my night.
Hi Michell, thanks for attending the tour . Great to hear you had a fun night .
Quite disappointing. Wouldn't consider the tour as what it's portrayed... More of a "History Tour" with very little time for actual "investigating", tops 20mins from the entire tour.. Would rather it be smaller groups with a larger time frame for investigating the paranormal, with more up to date paranormal equipment.
Hello , thanks for letting us know you didn't enjoy this two hour ghost tour . Maybe a longer paranormal investigation would suit you better , we do offer these on the web page also .
Great tour and good fun. The young lady was fantastic. I would recommend anyone to do the Ghost Tour.
Hi Michael , thanks for adding a 5 star review . So good to hear you had a great time attending the tour , Happy Haunting!
Very interesting and informative! Loved using the equipment while inside the cells. Would love if torches were provided though.
Hi Mae , thanks for coming along to the tour at Adelaide Gaol . So great to hear you found the tour to be interesting and informative and that you loved using the paranormal ghost hunting equipment.
Interesting tour but felt rushed through. Particularly in museum section, only got to view half. Tour was booked for 2 hours but completed in 1hour and 40 mins.
Hi Renee, thanks for your review . We always love to hear our guests find the tours interesting and fun Happy Haunting!
The guide and her assistant were both great! They were super friendly and knowledgeable about the jail. I had the best time. I took the dowsing rods for the ghost hunting part and it was crazy. The spirit was actually responding and I am skeptical guy, I would find an explanation for the movement of the rods if I could. I didn’t connect the dots there BUT the spirit I was talking to was female and was falsely accused of something. That screams elizabeth woolcock to me. 10/10 tour and the guides. Would definitely recommend anyone coming or staying in Adelaide to do the tour. You can even enjoy if you go alone like I did!
Hi Aadi , that's great to hear you made some paranormal contact , we love to have skeptical guests on the tours . Great to hear the staff were great at delivering a fantastic tour . Thank you for the wonderful review .
Very informative tour, loved hearing all the stories of the inmates and their crimes. Wish we had seen some ghosts though!
Hi there , thanks for attend the tour of the Old Adelaide Gaol , it's great to hear you found the tour informative and enjoyed the stories told throughout . Happy Haunting!
I did enjoy the tour however it seemed more of an historical tour of the gaol, not a ghost tour, it also seemed like lots of talking and little time to use the ghost instruments. Even though the information was interesting, I think a little less info and more time to use the gadgets would be nice, just the speech at the start takes ages before you even enter the gaol. I guess I was just expecting it to be more ghost stuff.
Hi Kath , thanks for your review . We are pleased to hear you found the information on tour interesting and you enjoyed the tour . We will take the "less talking time" into consideration for our upcoming tours. Happy Haunting!
