Gladstone Gaol — Attraction in Gladstone

A great gaol to visit. Not only was it built way back but it only closed down in the 1970s. 3 big cell block wings and a smaller one out back. This gaol gives you a glimpse in life behind bars through a 100 odd years. Love the artifacts found on site along with period clothing. Well worth the look. Make sure you have more then an hour to spend here as it is worth it. Why not take the stairs up the tower to get a birds eye view of the whole jail. And if you want to stay here why not arrange accommodation with the jail and spend a night or 2. Bring a jacket as it is quite...

Stayed a night there... nice clean place... $40pp for touring and staying in the cell. Stayed there with group of friends abd eaxh if us got our own cell to lick in ourselves.. There is full kitchen facility including bbq microwave and fridge. There is a shop also inside where they sell clothes and toys.. Toilets are clean. At night time the place gets very spooky which is good! Our tour guide was really friendly abd we get to know the history behind the gladstone gaol, which was pretty full on Overall we had a great experience and keen to...

This place is amazing my children loved going there and staying over night facilities are good the showers although separate from the goal are better than those at home hot and powerful. This needs to be opened again the story of no caretakers isn't true there was willing volunteers but others bitter about not being selected for the role saying things that resulted in the current caretakers being asked to leave. More hassle than the council was willing to deal with...