Wicklow Historic Gaol Tour: An Interactive Journey through Two Centuries of Prison Life

Ancient Dungeon: the supreme interactive exploration of a couple of hundred years of prison existence

Holographic images of harsh jail wardens, the noise from the audacious shouts of the rebels from 1798, and the makeover of three jail floors to visually represent more than two centuries of Irish history from the perspective of the prisoners …

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Wicklow’s Historic Gaol - Bring history to life and discover the dark secrets of Wicklow Gaol with this fascinating tour. As you are guided around the museum, experience prison life as it was endured by its 18th century inmates during a turbulent period of Irish history.
What's Included
  • Free Carparking
What's Not Included
  • food
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Wicklow Gaol
Kilmantin Hill
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Lindahiggins08
May 10, 2025
Excellent visitor attraction - A fantastic visitor attraction and a thrilling and exciting experience using virtual resources. The sound could have been a little louder but overall excellent educational and historical information
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Contessa_t
May 4, 2025
Informational and... - Informational and somewhat disturbing to think of all that occurred in the Goal. The history is worth seeing it in person.
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Kieran27
Apr 21, 2025
Well worth a visit! - Really good experience, well worth a visit. Lots of history to read and see...with the odd surprise! Staff are friendly and informative.
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Jennifer_h
Mar 12, 2025
Worth your time! - This tour was so unique. Even with kids (we didn’t have ours but we could have), this is for all ages! Take more time to watch/listen/read in each cell if you want or just go into each cell for the uniqueness in each one. My husband and I loved this self-guided tour.
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Yatna110
Mar 8, 2025
A must do - Really enjoyed our visit to the Gaol and we found the staff very friendly and engaging. The VR experience was very immersive and it felt like we literally went back into time through the Gaol, we learnt a lot of history in our short visit. Excellent must do visit, with free parking onsite.
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Rhiaann07
Sep 29, 2024
Worth a visit - Very interesting museum and very friendly kind staff have visited twice with family and friends the only negative is that it is absolutely freezing cold inside here please wear a jacket
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Jojowicklow_11
Sep 14, 2024
Great afternoon - Great few hours spent in the gaol. really interesting and informative.Kids loved it. Would highly recommend for all ages
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Melaniebw3107wb
Sep 11, 2024
Fantastic experience, brilliant staff, excellent food - We did the gates of hell tour and it was amazing! Although the history and VR experience were very good, the best part was the staff! They were fantastic from start to finish. We had lunch in the coffee shop first and it was delicious. The staff made the whole experience tbh! Definitely recommend for a good day out
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Emilypz6079tn
Feb 4, 2025
Great history and haunting! - Super informative about the history of Irish rebels and those persecuted. The gaol itself has a haunted ambience about it that was both intriguing and slightly discomforting!
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Tracydrog
Sep 21, 2024
Great Experience - First time to go as heard it was really good...it was..virtual tour was brilliant,,lasted 20 mins and you felt like you were actually there. Reasonably priced and well worth a visit. I have one small negative about visit - had breakfast in the cafe and it was delicious. As I was finished and getting up to go... one of the staff behind the counter had a tea towel over his arm, he wiped his nose in it, then wiped his nose with his hand. He didn't clean wash his hands. That's not great for a cafe. He then blew his nose in a tissue, threw it in bin and wiped his nose with his hand. Again, he didn't wash or sanitise his hands and continued to handle plates and bowls and serve food. I was horrified at this. Very disappointing to see this. For that reason I would not go back again. Apart from the fact that covid is still out there...it's totally unhygienic.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).