Adult $21.50 | Pensioner/Student $17.50 | Child $8
Family $53 + $7.50 extra child
2 Adults & 2 Children
Open 7 days
9am - 4pm
Closed Christmas Day
If you live within the Dubbo Region (LGA), our Inmates Program will allow you to ‘Go To Gaol’ for free! Just show your ID on admission.
Visit
Visiting hours bring history to life, wander through the historic grounds, exhibitions and displays. With daily theatrical displays and guided talks be sure to check our schedules below as our prisoners and warders have strict daily routines!
Be rewarded by purchasing your tickets online and receive a 10% discount.
Exhibitions & Displays
Our permanent exhibitions draw you in to the solitary walls of Old Dubbo Gaol, all exhibitions are included in your admission price.
Where the sounds and stories give you a sense of loneliness for the most hardened of criminals.
MALE CELL DIVISION
MALE CELL DIVISION
See prisoner’s whose crimes sent them to the gallows. This extensive collection of a hangman’s kit overlooking the gallery of condemned men may cause the hairs on your neck to stand.
THE GALLOWS GALLERY
THE GALLOWS GALLERY
Offering insights into the labour of prisoners from daily washing to getting healthy with mundane, repetitive exercise drills; listen for the whistle of wardens and follow their regime.
OUR EXERCISE YARDS
OUR EXERCISE YARDS
Giving you a heightened view of our historical site, keep your eyes peeled for mischievous behaviour.
THE WATCH TOWER
THE WATCH TOWER
Tours & Performances
Stories and history come to life in our Escape Talk and Characters in Costume, these theatrical performances will enlighten your visit with characters motivated to breakout and stories of success and failure. See the schedule below to catch these performances during visiting hours.
SCHOOL TERM
Weekdays
Escape Talk 3pm
Weekends
Characters in Costume 10am & 2pm
Escape Talk 11am & 3pm
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Every Day
Characters in Costume 10am & 2pm
Escape Talk 11am & 3pm
Weather permitting and subject to change. School Terms and Holidays are NSW.
After Dark Tours
Are you brave to enough to visit after dark? Our night tours are run through school holidays in an atmosphere filled with facts and frights. Tickets are essential and include a day visitation and are released in the weeks leading up to a NSW school holiday period.
TWILIGHT TOUR
An all ages theatrical tour fun for the family. Be inducted as the newest inmates and hope your behaviour sees you released by nightfall.
6:15pm
From $37.50 Adults
BEYOND THE GRAVE
For those who enjoy the spine tingling tales of death, punishment and darkness. Explore the cells by torchlight and sense the suffering of what still may linger behind our walls.
Adults only.
8:45pm
From $49.50 Adults
Great Big Adventure Pass
Discover the Dubbo Region through the Great Big Adventure Pass, this multi-ticket to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Old Dubbo Gaol and Royal Flying Doctor Visitor Experience Centre and Wellington Caves gives you 4 great attractions in one purchase.
AVAILABLE SOON!
Super Sleuth
Ask our team about the Super Sleuth challenge, put the kids to the test, answer all the questions and crack the code. Kids can learn, have fun and even get a prize and certificate to take home.
Purchase with admission.
Covid 19 Updates
By order of the Warders we are constantly monitoring the NSW Health in regards to updates, alerts and Public Health Orders. Please wear a mask if you are unable to social distance and sanitise during your visit. Please understand our Tours and Performances can be affected by these guidelines and our admission system is adjusted to meet these requirements. We recommend you check NSW Health for the latest advise.