Stirling Old Town Jail

Great wee find! Staff are amazingly friendly, informative, and helpful. Heather's tour was brilliant. She really draws you in to her characters. And ready to recommend a great local lunch spot! Darnley's was a fantastic shout. Thank you, guys.

We bought the Stirling City Pass for a day, and were able to get a tour on a Sunday for our family of 8. It was a surprisingly amazing experience and highly recommend. Our tour guide was a great performer and very animated. He provided excellent insights to the history of the jail in a captivating way. He promoted audience participation. It was worth going up the tower for the view of the city center.

Very nice tour of the old jail, first 30 minutes are with a guide that plays several characters from the past. Very informative and funny. Second 30 minutes is just you walking around. Only £14 pp as adults. Highly recommend even the walk up the hill.

Absolutely amazing experience ! Our guide was Adam and he was incredible ! Such a great performer and you really could feel history coming to life. He was also very kind to me after the tour, when he saw I was disabled and came to explain to me where the elevators where to make my visit easier for my mobility issues. The views from the tower are spectacular. Really worth a visit !

So much fun. We did the performance tour. It is not to be missed! David is splendid. We also did the Empty Cell escape room. Challenging and lots of fun. Highly recommend both the tour and an escape room.

Cracking way to spend an hour or so if you’re in Sterling. Our guide, David, gives a great performance as about 7 different characters.. a bit like James McAvoy in the movie “Split”, but not quite as creepy😂😂. The view from the observation deck at the top of the tower is a belter. Well worth a visit if you’re in town.

There is an up hill walk to the castle, but just before the castle is the old gaol, it's worth a visit and the girl on the counter where you buy your tickets was very helpful, they have a tour which you can take with actors, you can also explore with the aid of a radio guide. Only half of the prison open, as the other half is now a business centre.

What a great experience. £14 per person (dog free of charge 🙌🏻) the tour with Dave was beyond fantastic he got so into character and the enthusiasm for each character oozed out of him. Enjoyed every second of it 🥰

I wasn't much impressed with this attraction, got a couple of funny photos booking into jail which was the highlight of the visit, the rest was pretty boring and for the price you don't get much for your money. I expected more.

What a place! We went two days in a row. Day one to do an excellent Escape Room, day two for a tour of the jail itself. The highlight of the latter was the actor leading you through the history of the jail. Educational, enjoyable and exciting. A great place to visit in Stirling.

This building is NO LONGER a tourist attraction. Instead it is offices and home to a few business, including Creative Stirling. Creative Stirling frequently hold events in the jailyard - recent highlights have been the food festival Feastival, and they have music nights too. Creative Stirling have recently been granted permission to use the bottom floor of the jail, so will be opening this up to the public in the future.

Not your average tour! Loved the actors and history at this old jail house. Interesting stories of the people who worked there and prisoners too. Great 360 degrees view of Stirling at the top of jail house! Views of the old bridge and Wallace Monument. Well worth the L6.50.

The family was at a loose end and I remember visiting The Wallace Monument in Stirling last year and having a picnic outside in the park area. The kids wanted to visit Stirling's Old Town Jail but we ran out of time last year. I took them along this year and the forecast was for the usual sunshine and showers but what a fantastic place Stirling Old Town is, the Old Town Jail is a little creepy but well worth a visit. Most of the staff are friendly but not the hangman or the prison warder. The parking was free and just outside the Old Jail.

While visiting on holiday, we went to Stirling to tour the castle and randomly stopped at the old jail. We LOVED the tour! The tour guide, David was amazing. We learned about the old town jail and he made us laugh the entire time. It was so much fun. I would recommend attending if you are in Stirling.