History of daily life for Convicts, Wardens & Youths from 1848 right up to today - still a fully working Prison with 500 inmates .
Indoors Attraction
Family Friendly Attraction
Accessible in some areas
Dog friendly
Opening Times
Saturdays , also most Fridays too from 10am to 2pm check FACEBOOK page for dates, times , updates , etc
Pricing
Free
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Q : why was a Prison built on Portland ? Q : when did transportation to the colonies end? - how did it affect Portland ?
Q : how did Winston Churchill change Portland Prison ?Q : why is a Borstal called a borstal ? Many more answers at Grove Prison Museum full of History from 1848 when the Prison opened with just 64 prisoners but within just ten years had 1500 convicts imprisoned and sentenced to Hard Labour at Portland in the Stone Quarries