Visiting the Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast City, NI

Описание: Do you have a plan regarding the things you are going to do in Belfast when your vacation starts? Since we are recently trying to visit the most important attractions and landmarks to be placed on your list, we decided to visit the Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and suggest it to those coming to the city very soon (   • Crumlin Road Gaol (4K) - County Antrim Nor...  ).

Crumlin Road Gaol - or as it is sometimes referred to as "Her Majesty's Prison Belfast" - has been built as a replacement for the County Gaol on Antrim street in Carrickfergus; this jail was known as County Gaol for Antrim and it was constructed of black balsalt rock on ten acres at the bottom of the Crumlin Road (   • Crumlin Road Gaol Tour - Things to Do in B...  ).

The Crumlin Road Gaol was one of the most advanced prisons back when it was first built, which was built within a five sided wall and the four wings are up to four storeys in height and fan off from the central area which was known as The Circle.

When the Crumlin Road Jail was built, it was actually brought to life depending on the idea of separate cells, which means that the prisoners will be separated from one another without any kind of communication, but later on it started to put up to three prisoners in the same cell. The prison as a whole was ready to receive between 500 and 550 prisoners.

There were many famous prisoners placed in the Crumlin Road Gaol back in the old days since it was open until the end of the Troubles period (   • Dead Centre Tours and The History of Troub...  ) before its doors were totally closed in 1994 for almost two years and before it was transformed to a touristic attraction in Belfast for the tourists to come and know more about its history.

The Crumlin Road Gaol is a 19th century A listed jail that welcomes lots of tourists nowadays who come inside to try and picture the life of those prisoners who spent a great part of their lives there.The guided tour inside the jail will bring the visitors through the cells and will also take them through the tunnel that links the courthouse on the other side to the Governor's office, the hanging cell, the hospital and the graveyard; this tunnel was used to take the prisoners to the courthouse (   • Crumlin Road Gaol Belfast - Crumlin Road P...  ).

The guided tour which usually lasts for 70 minutes inside the jail is the most famous thing related to this place that turned into a touristic attraction, but there are actually some events and concerts that are held inside this place as well; private events and public concerts.

In this prison which worked for almost 150 years, visitors will step inside to experience how the life of those murderers, suffragettes and loyalist, and republican prisoners were passing the days inside; they will be taken through the C-Wing, the Condemned Man's Cell where 17 men spent their last days before being executed, and also they will visit the gravesite where the remains of 15 men of the executed still remains.

It was interesting to walk in the same place where the prisoners used to spend many days of their lives and also the place that witnessed births, deaths, marriages, and lots of other things due to the inability for those prisoners to get outside; and yes, there were females being placed in this jail as well.

We could say that this could go as one of the tourist attractions that people could place as one of the things to do in Belfast because for a specific period of time it was considered one of the most famous jails in Europe and which has been holding prisoners for many years.

We enjoyed the guided tour we have taken inside the Crumlin Road Gaol and we might even think about coming back in the future. Unfortunately the courthouse is not open and is not welcoming any visitors because it is undergoing some reconstructions to surprise us with a new place in the coming years.

It is always interesting to get to eat in the same touristic place which you are visiting or even close to the area and since you will be visiting the Crumlin Road Gaol, you could try The Cuffs Bar & Grill (   • Cuffs Bar and Grill, Crumlin Gaol, Belfast...  ) which is found inside the place and which offers the best burger in town as well as other dishes, desserts, and things to drink (   • Long Stretch Burger; Cuffs Restaurant Crum...  ); even the name of the restaurant gives you the feeling that you are having your prison's meal.

The Crumlin Road Gaol was one of the different other touristic destinations and attractions in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which we were lucky enough to plan our schedule and head to in order to check and visit. From the other famous landmarks of Belfast, you could visit Belfast City Hall (   • City Hall Belfast - A Tour of Belfast City...  ), you could go and check the famous St. Anne's Cathedral (   • St. Anne's Cathedral - Belfast Northern Ir...  ), or go and visit the famous Belfast Castle (   • BELFAST CASTLE; Built between 1811-1870 - ...  ).

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