J Ward Museum

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Address: Girdlestone St, Ararat VIC 3377, Australia

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State: Victoria

City: Ararat

Zip Code: 3377

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J Ward in Ararat is a really interesting place.nYes, well recommended for a visit.nTake the tour - it is definitely worth it.nThe outside façade and internal walls of original blue stone is stunning.nThe whole premises is very well restored and maintained as a historic site and museum.nA lot of effort is taken to preserve the originality.nWe have visited before many years back and will add it to the list for future trips.nIt has a history interwoven with Aradale mental asylum, on the other side of Ararat.nYou could add that as a tour to your itinerary  as well.nThe Staff are all volunteers, and were really great - Thank you.nA visit is well recommended!

My sister, friend and I went on this tour while we were in the Grampians. We actually did this as a spur of the moment decision, as we were booked into a ghost tour at the Aradale asylum that night. We decided to do the J Ward tour as we saw that this tour offered a lot of things that are not offered at the asylum. Obviously, they are two completely different places, but I would really highly recommend the J Ward as a place where you get an amazing historical understanding of the treatment of people with mental illnesses up until unfortunately the 1990s. We were very lucky to have Graham as our tour guide - he was amazing! He had great stories, a brilliant understanding of the history and you can tell that he is passionate about the prison. We were lucky also to be part of a very small group, a total of seven people including us. This tour  is highly recommended, completely run by volunteers but really well preserved. This place has a fascinating history, and was a really great two hours spent. You can also book time to do research if you are interested, but this is only available on certain days, however if you’re a history buff, it certainly would be a great place to find out a bit more about the dark history of this hospital.

This ghost tour was the best!!!! We got to use paranormal equipment which was so much fun and I also captured an orb when we were in the kitchen area! The guide was also very interesting and informative, this tour is a must if you are in Ararat!

Great experience. Guides are very well versed in their local history and stories. Don't rush it though. You will need probably 2-3 hours to d  tour to Aradale which nearby but a different location.

Fantastic tour, our guide Rick was very knowledgeable of the history and told some great stories. Highly recommend the tour.

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