Fremantle Prison
3 Programs at Fremantle Prison
General School Tour (Modern and Convict history)
Step inside and explore fremantle prison from its convict origins in the 1850’s until its closure as a maximum-security gaol in 1991. take a visual journey back in time in the main cell block where you can view life as it was for both convicts and prisoners. what type of cell would you prefer to be in?
Modern Prison Tour
Step inside, do time and explore fremantle prison’s history as a maximum security gaol from 1887 to 1991. find out how a convict built prison transformed into western australia’s primary place of incarceration for men, women and children.
Convict History Tour
In 1850 the first of almost 10,000 convicts arrived at a colony on the verge of collapse. mostly transported for petty crimes, and sent halfway around the world to a barren, inhospitable land, they first had to build themselves a prison.