Old Gaol Museum Buckingham 5th June 2027

Market Hill, Buckingham MK18 1JX

Please use Google maps for car parking then head to main entrance

Following an Act of Parliament passed on 30 June 1747 (21 George 2 c.12, known as Lord Cobham's Act), the original prison building was erected in 1748.

The bulk of funding was from Richard Temple, fourth baronet of Stowe (1675–1749), who had been previously MP for Buckingham. It was built in the Gothic style. One of the prisoners jailed here was the prize fighter Simon Byrne. He was tried at the Buckingham Assizes in 1830 for the manslaughter of another prize fighter, Alexander M'Kay.

The rounded front of the building was added in 1839, designed by George Gilbert Scott, a local architect. This provided accommodation for the jailer and became known as the Keeper's Lodge. For around 60 years, the Old Gaol acted as the police station for Buckingham, until a new police station was built a short distance away on Moreton Road.

In 1891 it became a fire station, and the C Company of the 1st Bucks Rifles rented part of the building for their armoury from 1892 until 1926. In 1907, public toilets were installed.

Your night includes -

Meet and Greet

Hot/cold drinks and snacks

Ghost hunting equipment

Ouija boards ( If location allows )

Table tippng

Seances

4 hrs event

And so much more

Now a museum, The Old Gaol still holds the echoes of its dark past. Former inmates are believed to haunt the cells, with visitors reporting moaning sounds, ghostly figures behind bars, and clanking chains late at night. Staff who work there, have found objects mysteriously moved and various alarms triggered without cause. Visitors often have the unnerving feeling of being watched. It’s a chilling location for those exploring haunted places in England, especially after dark.