Adelaide Gaol
18 Gaol Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Open nowToday 10:00 – 16:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
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A fascinating historic gaol museum near North Adelaide with a 4.6 rating across 146 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Open now- MondayToday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Why it's worth checking out
Adelaide Gaol in North Adelaide offers a window into the site’s history through self-guided visits, tour information and displays focused on the gaol’s past. The website’s history program covers subjects including the free settlement period, the people involved in establishing the gaol, prison life, capital punishment, hangings, women held at Adelaide Gaol and its closing years.
There are several ways to visit. Guests can take a self-guided tour, while schools can book education tours mapped to the Australian Curriculum and SACE. The gaol also promotes school-holiday activities, birthday parties and venue hire, making it suitable for families, student groups and other organised visits. Its history resources include sections on the Escape Cells and Mugshot Canteen, offering additional points of interest to explore during a visit.
Adelaide Gaol is open from 10am to 4pm daily, with self-guided entry closing at 3pm, and is closed on Christmas Day. The current visitor access point is through Bonython Park from Port Road rather than directly from Gaol Road. Located at 18 Gaol Road, Adelaide, the venue is a practical choice for visitors interested in local history, education-focused outings or a different setting for a group event. It has a 4.6 Google rating from 146 reviews.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.6 from 146 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 80
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 66
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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