Museum in a former psychiatric hospital.\nGuided tours of cells, wards & treatment areas in an old hospital & jail for the criminally insane.
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Sep 7, 2024
I did the tours of Aradale Asylum and J award and would highly recommend both. The history and stories were fascinating. It was so interesting to be able to look around J ward and hear all the storie…Full review by Emma P
Jul 24, 2024
Memorable visit to mental facility. A cold miserable morning to an equally cold miserable medical asylum for the criminally insane. The exceptional tour guide gave us an excellent overview. The facil…Full review by Poppys10
May 31, 2024
This day tour tells the story of the jail and hospital, with stories of some of the patients and inmates. Very interesting and would totally recommend. We had plenty of time to look at the cells and …Full review by Kathleen s
Hello, is this the same place as Aradale asylum or completely different places?
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Different. J WARD was a prison for the criminally insane and is in town. It's more of a museum than Aradale. Aradale was a psychiatric hospital.Aradale is on the outskirts of town and …
Different. J WARD was a prison for the criminally insane and is in town. It's more of a museum than Aradale. Aradale was a psychiatric hospital.Aradale is on the outskirts of town and is only open on weekends on tours. J Ward is better to visit in my opinion as it has more displays etc. much more visitor friendly. Try and go on guided tour of J Ward bcos it's fascinating
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