Peterhead Prison Museum
Museums & Science Centres · Aberdeen, Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
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Open now — closes 3pm
🏠 Indoor1–33–58–1212–16Educational☔ Rainy-day friendlySchool holiday activities
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Dogs welcome
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Peterhead Prison Museum occupies the buildings of HM Prison Peterhead, Scotland's former maximum-security prison which operated from 1888 to 2013 and reopened as a heritage visitor attraction in June 2016. Visitors can explore the historic halls and original cells at their own pace with Prison Entry, or join a guided tour led by former prison staff sharing stories of life behind bars. The site also features two escape rooms (ages 8+), the Lifeboat Museum, a gift shop and the Refuge Cafe, with free on-site parking. The prison reopened on a phased basis in May 2026 after reconfiguration works, with summer 2026 offers including children going free with paying adults. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on leads with Prison Entry. The site is cashless.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Notebook
- Nappies
- Plasters
- Tissues
- Portable phone charger
- Nappy sacks
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