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  • Kids filling in activity booklets in a jail cell.
  • Escape the Gaol booklets.
  • Elevated walkways and cell doors on the upper floor of the Old Melbourne Gaol.
  • Kids looking into an old wooden box, reading the clue to an activity.
24 Feb - 30 Jun

Escape the Gaol – For Kids

  • Family and kids
  • Entertainment

Solve the riddles, find the clues, and keep your eyes out for the guards.

Escape the Gaol is an immersive and educational scavenger hunt activity aimed at ages six and up.

The Escape the Gaol experience is included in the general admission ticket to the Old Melbourne Gaol. General admission tickets include self-guided entry into the Old Melbourne Gaol and City Watch House (timed entry on the hour), plus an Escape the Gaol booklet and activity for kids.

Dates and times

Date Times
Wed 10 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 11 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 12 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 13 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 14 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 17 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 18 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 19 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 20 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 21 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 24 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 25 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 26 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 27 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 28 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 31 Mar
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 1 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 2 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 3 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 4 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 7 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 8 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 9 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 10 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 11 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 14 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 15 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 16 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 17 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 18 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 21 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 22 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 23 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 24 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 25 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 28 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 29 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 30 Apr
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 1 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 2 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 5 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 6 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 7 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 8 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 9 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 12 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 13 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 14 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 15 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 16 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 19 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 20 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 21 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 22 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 23 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 26 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 27 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 28 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 29 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 30 May
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 2 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 3 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 4 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 5 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 6 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 9 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 10 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 11 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 12 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 13 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 16 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 17 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 18 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 19 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 20 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 23 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 24 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 25 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 26 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 27 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 30 Jun
  • 10am - 6pm 10:00am - 6:00pm

Location

Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Old Melbourne Gaol

Price and bookings

From $17 to $30

Adult / general $30
Senior $25
Student / concession $25
Children $17

Free for children under 5

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9656 9889
  • email address: bookings@nattrust.com.au
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