Galleries of Justice Review

Very interesting- history of prison reformers, types of prisoners and their fate!
Plenty of exhibits and hands on experiences for all ages
Well worth a visit

Mystery, caves, murder and courts...we took part in a murder mystery while exploring the basement prison for clues..the experience was incredible and we enjoyed the friendliness of the staff. Unfortunately the food was average but enjoyable nonetheless.

Great role players full of interesting stories and facts, the museum is full of information that older kids or grown ups could spend hours reading. Younger ones might get sick of some of the reading but plenty to keep them interested that doesn't involve reading. Tip- at the time of writing the nearby NCP Stoney Street car park is doing massively reduced parking if pre-booked on their website.

A small amount of imagination required, but some good bits that make it worthwhile.

Very interesting and the costumed characters are brilliant, I especially enjoyed the witch trial

I been here with my class it was fun being there i love it with all my heart

Brilliant museum. Really well thought out and loads of fun.

Done a ghost night here and found it a very lively place

Well executed! No pun intended. Scary stories and horrible histories galore..... as a psychic, I could feel real malevolence as I descended down to lower levels. The noose and gallows' equipment freaked me out.

One of the most interesting museums, I have ever been to, lots of 'try it yourself' activities, actors wandering around and you can either go for a guide tour or enjoy on your own

LOVED this place. Very, very cool. All four floors offered different strokes for different folks but the dungeons and dark cells in the bowels of the building were most intriguing to me! Very, very well done.

Go here with school. The kids love it. Staff are friendly and informative. Fits our crime and punishment topic perfectly.

Very interesting and not bad price to get in food bought there is rather expensive tho.

Such an interesting place to visit, loads of historical facts and reports. Cases full of dressing up wigs and gowns in Crown Court.

Very interesting and worth a visit..Joan Phillips full of enthusiasm for someone about to be hung!!!

Very very interesting. All well signposted, explained and taken care of. There are a couple of hilarious live animations, which involve visitors (my friend was made a witch trial), very friendly and funny actors. Upon entering they put a bracelet with a prisoner number that you have to find to know what happened to you and why they judged you. You can spend several hours there without getting bored because there are several activities besides the museum itself. I loved.

Visited on Sunday 17/11 the lady on Reception gave a lovely warm welcome. A big smile, and a clear briefing. The Sheriff of Nottingham was humorous, knowledgeable and engaging. The cold prisoner downstairs was also great at making us feel the environment as to what it would have been like. This is my second visit, (although i did miss been walked around the prisoners yard, as i experienced on my last visit).
Great day for the family, kids loved it, as did mum and dad!

What a great night at the crime club very interesting from start to finish can't wait till the next one

This is a great place, full of history. If you can, attend the With trial and hanging. Very entertaining and informative. The actors/guides are talented, knowledgable and approachable.
Oh and you get a convict number to find out what you're in for.
Great time.

A great place to visit. we spent several hours here and learned a lot about the history of prisons and the justice system.
The actors were very good and really added to the experience.

The staff are great, entertaining and informative, it's a look at how screwed up our system of laws and punishments we're and in some ways still are.

Absolutely loved the museum. Brilliant, very unique. The actors were great, good fun. We spent about 3 - 3 and a half hours there and easily could have done more. Only left as we had to. We had the city of caved booked as a joint ticket which was also great, worth a visit.

Most excellent. Well worth visiting. Especially the plays.

Wonderful place will need a second visit as I had to hurry off for the caves tour.

Very interesting tour through the English justice system over the centuries.

Did a chocolate workshop here that was bought as a present. Fab time. The cafe is cosy and wish we'd had time to visit the museum itself but will definitely do it soon.

A really interesting place only if you pay to tour it. We were ok on the day we visited but the lifts were our of action and the museum isn't necessarily accessible to individuals that are in wheelchairs or have poor motor skills.

Good little ghost tour, went with quite a lot of people feel it would have been better in a group of 3-5

Fascinating place. Well worth a visit but need at least half a day to make the most of it. Will be returning

Really good with all the extra staff and exhibitions. They opened up the 1970s police station.

Well, I was not expecting this at all! This place is amazing and very nicely managed and supervised, with knowledgeable guides who are actors playing the part of prisoners so well that you are transported back to pre-Victorian times. The place is very interesting, you get to see the Victorian courthouse and sit in judgement of the prisoners if you are lucky, and then you go directly to jaol yourself. The tour through the old prison cells is on many levels, decending from ost recent "on top" down to the original prison cells in the basement from the Norman period. It's a great place to visit and good for families with children especially if you book in to one of the guided tours with your own "prisoner" to show you round!

Took the grandchildren and it was the witch trials great fun taking part

Amazing day out, great place.
The actors are fantastic, the settings and information are great.
Cafe is lovely.

Overpriced, very overpriced. Was looking forward to walk around this museum until we saw the price. No way!

Its a must, very good time thier.
10 out if 10

Fantastic bit of local history. Took my 6 year old son and he really enjoyed himself. I have been many times and would most certainly recommend

This place is amazing, first went here when I was 7 and have been back several times. Not really suitable for very young children. But I'd say great for 7+

Fantastic museum and alot of fun to be had at the mini shows. Gareth, one of the performers was fantastic. Very funny and informative!

Really good experience and interesting place to visit.

An interesting explanation about the history of prisons in England, transportation and capital punishment. Clearly intending to meet the needs of school groups, the displays are set quite low. I didn't have time to see the court rooms and displays about the police also litigation. Next time I am in Nottingham I will go back.