Peterhead Prison Museum

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South Road
Peterhead, Scotland AB42 2ZX
Known as"Scotland's Alcatraz" you will walk through the halls, cells, former kitchen, shower block, booking in area, courtroom, segregation block, infamous silent cell and hospital complex and much more. This 6 acre site was Scotland's only true "Convict Prison" [to be sent here meant you had been sentenced to "penal servitude"] it was the home of the first state owned passenger carrying railway in Britain and in 1987 was the scene of the only time the Special Air Service [SAS] was used to end a domestic siege after an officer was held hostage on the roof for 4 days, ending in the early hours of the 5th morning with a daring raid. Hear former officers tell their stories at key points on the route in our award winning audio sets and enjoy the experience within our 5* multi award winning complex.

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Great and informative well worth a visit!
10/28/2024

The audio tour was great. Was good to hear guards experiences. As it was an audio tour, you can take...

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Family Prison Museum Experience
10/20/2024

We had a fantastic experience at Peterhead Prison Museum. We had the headphones and sets to play as ...

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Excellent place to visit
10/1/2024

An excellent visit here today. Excellent welcome by staff then straight into seeing the reality of p...

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