Magdala Motor Lodge is located at the gateway to Grampians National Park.
Nearby attractions include:
Hours: | Tour Times Monday - Friday 10am and 1pm Saturday, Sunday, Victorian public and school holidays 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm |
Phone: | 0400 977 575 |
Address: | Girdlestone St, Ararat VIC 3377, Australia |
Email: | info@jward.org.au |
Website: | www.jward.org.au |
Take a guided tour of J Ward, Ararat's Old Gaol and Lunatic Asylum. Hear stories of murderers, ghosts and mistreatment of mental illness. J Ward started its life as a goldfields prison in 1859. When the gold ran out in the mid 1880s the prison buildings were acquired by the Lunacy Department as a temporary housing for the Criminally Insane. The County Gaol then became a ward (J Ward) of the Ararat Lunatic Asylum where the most depraved and most dangerous men in Victoria were housed in horrific conditions under the highest security.