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H Division Tour
Highlights
- Venture into Pentridge's Hell Division and uncover the chilling history of Australia's notorious maximum security prison.
- Experience immersive audio technology that brings the harsh realities of inmate life to life during your 90-minute tour.
- Step inside the original cells and yards, gaining a tangible connection to the past and the lives once lived here.
- Explore this confronting site with an expert guide, ensuring a deep understanding of the brutal realities faced by inmates.
Venture into the dark heart of Pentridge, known by its inmates as Hell Division.
Established in 1958 as a maximum security unit, this section remains one of the most notorious in Australian history. Your expert guide, coupled with the latest immersive audio technology, will lead you on a 90-minute exploration of the confronting history of a prison section that has been closed for over 25 years.
Step inside the cells and yards of H Division, and let history come alive as you experience the harsh realities that inmates faced daily. This tour is a must for anyone seeking a deep understanding of the brutal realities of prison life in the past.
Tour lasts approximately 90 mins.
Tour details
- On demand
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Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
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Pentridge Prison Tours
Experience one of Melbourne’s newest attractions, Pentridge Prison Tours. Uncover the stories and complex history of Pentridge Prison, Australia’s longest operating and one of the country’s harshest prisons.
From the time spent inside by some of Australia’s most notorious criminals, like Ned Kelly and Mark ‘Chopper’ Read, to the anecdotes and lived experiences of thousands of people over several generations; the National Trust’s explorative tours will immerse you in a shared history of unsettling truths.
Led by expert guides and with cutting-edge technology, the National Trust offers a range of tours for all ages, each uncovering a different aspect of life inside the Prison. Family tours run weekly and daily during Victorian School Holidays.
The Indigenous history of the site is at the forefront the Pentridge Prison Tour experience, with National Trust’s expert guides introducing what it means to have had a prison on Wurundjeri Country both for the community and the individuals incarcerated at Pentridge Prison.
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Memberships
- National Trust
- Victoria Tourism Industry Council
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