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Tours, events and daily happenings at Port Arthur

Guide talks at Port Arthur

We offer a number of free guide talks around the historic site. These talks change locations and times daily. We recommend that you refresh your screen to display the most up-to-date information.

Commandant’s HousePenitentiaryJunior Medical OfficersConvict ChurchSeparate PrisonPoint Puer Exhibition
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On This Day: 1843 Robert Hyett began a month of hard labour in chains for being caught neglecting his work. Hyett was transported for Life: Stealing from the person.

Events

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Christmas Makers’ Market

The festive season is coming, and so is our Christmas Makers’ Market! On the Visitor Centre forecourt Sunday 7 December, visitors will be greeted by the sights, sounds and shopping opportunities of local artisans, producers and music. A variety of stallholders from Turrakana/Tasman Peninsula and surrounds will have gifts and treats for your loved ones,…

Little Depraved Felons: The Boys of Point Puer

Experience Little Depraved Felons: The Boys of Point Puer, a new interactive exhibition at the Port Arthur Historic Site. Step inside the world of the Point Puer boys, the first purpose-built juvenile prison in the British Empire. Follow their journey from crimes in Britain to the voyage to Point Puer, and explore their daily lives…

Tours

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Port Arthur Essentials Tour

Port Arthur was a bold experiment and ground-breaking attempt at reform of convicts in the colony. Join our expert guide as they share the essential history and characters who lived, worked, and served their time here. The Port Arthur Essentials Tour runs for approximately 45 minutes and is our most accessible tour with only a…
Available in addition to standard site entry fees.

Escape from Port Arthur

Surrender your freedom for 1 hour to take this exciting tour where you will meet cunning criminal character who went to extreme measures to escape from Port Arthur.
Available in addition to standard site entry fees.
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Isle of the Dead cemetery tour

Step off the Harbour Cruise for a 40-minute guided tour around the final resting place for many convicts, soldiers and free settlers.
Available in addition to standard site entry fees.

Looking to visit Port Arthur after dark?

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WHILE YOU’RE HERE

EXPLORE OUR OTHER SITES

Port Arthur Historic Site is a 90-minute drive from nipaluna / Hobart, and the journey offers some of the best sightseeing in lutruwita / Tasmania. Visit The Coal Mines Historic Site at Saltwater River, and visit The Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart upon your return.

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Cascades Female Factory

Cascades Female Factory Historic Site aims to foster a greater understanding and appreciation for the largely untold story of female convicts and their children.

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Coal Mines Historic Site

The Coal Mines Historic Site is an outstanding example of the 19th-century European global strategy of using the forced labour of convicts.

Acknowledgement of country

We would like to acknowledge that the Port Arthur Historic Site is built on unceded Aboriginal land. We pay respect to the Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) Community, their Elders past and present.