Prison Gate Museum, South Holland Province, The Netherlands

4.0 (443 reviews) Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #20 in The Hague Speciality Museums • History Museums

Haunted visit

In the year 1280 AD, the gate to the outer courtyard or Buitenhof served as the main entrance to the castle of the Counts of Holland, known as the Binnenhof today. In 1428, this ‘Front Gate to the Court’ also became a prison. It was where defaulters were incarcerated and suspected criminals awaited their trials. It was a prison for four hundred years. The Prison Gate has been a museum since 1882. Ever since, it has been home to the biggest collection of instruments of punishment and torture in the Netherlands.
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Address

Buitenhof 33, 2513 AH, The Hague The Netherlands

Mobile

+31 70 346 0861

Website

http://www.gevangenpoort.nl

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 15:06

User Ratings

4.0 based on (443 reviews)

Excellent
33%
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46%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%

Reviews

  • 4Trek785517 5:00 PM Aug 30, 2021
    Haunted visit
    I was there today for a tour. I had no preconceived ideas about the attraction at all. One thing I can tell you for certain is it is haunted. Floor 2 specifically where the poorer prisoners were kept. Very heavy atmosphere, I got dizzy and nauseous and saw a brief light flash in the dark prison cell out of the corner of my eye. Just a quick flash. I was standing there all alone, no one was around me. The other rooms were okay, but floor 2, not so much. I mentioned it to one of the guides. He said he was sensitive to it also. Otherwise an interesting attraction. Brutal, but that is the history as it was.
  • 3playmisty4me813 5:00 PM Jul 13, 2022
    Not the greatest
    We chose this museum as a way to round out a day trip to The Hague from Rotterdam. It was underwhelming. The building itself is very historical and interesting. We just didn't enjoy the exhibits very much. If you have time to kill it's okay but don't go out of your way.

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