Ruthin Gaol

Clwyd Street
Ruthin
Denbighshire
LL15 1HP
Wales

Website

www.ruthingaol.co.uk

E-mail

Museums Development Officer

susan.dalloe@denbighshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01824 708281

Fax

01824 708258

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Ruthin Gaol opened in May 2002. The building was a prison from 1654 to 1916 and you can now see how prisoners lived their daily lives and how the prison worked. Audio guide included in admission price, souvenir shop and school workshops available.

Venue Type:

Museum, Historic house or home

 Opening hours

Open April - October
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday
10am - 5pm

 Admission charges

Adult £3.50; child (5-16) £2.50; senior citizen £2.50; family £10; 10% reduction for pre-booked groups (15+)

Evening opening for groups by appointment

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available

Clwyd Street
Ruthin
Denbighshire
LL15 1HP
Wales

Website

www.ruthingaol.co.uk

E-mail

Museums Development Officer

susan.dalloe@denbighshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01824 708281

Fax

01824 708258

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Law and Order, Social History

Clwyd Street
Ruthin
Denbighshire
LL15 1HP
Wales

Website

www.ruthingaol.co.uk

E-mail

Museums Development Officer

susan.dalloe@denbighshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01824 708281

Fax

01824 708258

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Ruthin Gaol

Locked in!

19 May 2012

A tour of Ruthin gaol, a Victorian prison, with stories and songs telling the tales of the prisoners who found themselves inside, from John Jones"Coch Bach y Bala" who escaped from the Gaol - twice - the William Hughes, the last man to be hanged at the Gaol. Part of Museums at Night.

Suitable for

  • Any age

When

8-10pm

Where

Ruthin Gaol

Admission

usual admission charges

Clwyd Street
Ruthin
Denbighshire
LL15 1HP
Wales

Website

www.ruthingaol.co.uk

E-mail

Museums Development Officer

susan.dalloe@denbighshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01824 708281

Fax

01824 708258

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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