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Clink Prison Museum


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #536 of 1,237 attractions in London
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Attraction type: Speciality museum
Address: 1 Clink Street London 1 Clink St
England
Tel: 020 7378 1558

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1 of 5 stars
Harrogate
22 Dec 2009

We bought a family ticket for about £25. The clink museum is three rooms with a few tedious tracts on the walls and a few tired replica torture implements plonked around. It was a dreadful tourist trap. It took about ten mins from start to finish. It was dull and pointless. A complete rip off. more

10 Nov 2009

We came to the clink not for blood and guts but for an insight into what prison life was like in the 1800, if you have got time to read there is alot of information available, a small museum with a lot of information packed in, if you are into crime and punishment then its well worth a visit. more

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3 of 5 stars
Bristol
11 Oct 2009

Went to the Clink because it was cheap (£5.00 a ticket). It took 40minutes to go around. It was an extemely small 'museum' with not a lot to look at, but a lot to read on the walls. Some facts were very interesting, and you couldn't believe what went on back in the day, but a lot of it was... more

11 Sep 2009

The saying "thrown in the clink" is universal i hear and read it everywhere, while traveling around london with my family i found the source of this phrase..."the clink prison" a museum dedicated to medieval crime and punishment and one of the most notoriuos of all london prsions! While the museum is small it houses huge amounts of infomation and... more

24 Aug 2009

I find it embarrassing as a Londoner to have such a hopeless 'museum' in our city. Dull, uninformative and pointless. The only saving grace is it is very small so it is mercifully fast. Save your money and go to one of the real museums (Imperial War Museum is a good example and it's free) more

24 Jun 2009

As a group, we wanted to visit what we thought 'unknown museum' turns out, it was just 'unpopular' What a rip off! Nearly £30! For a 15min wander round four rooms. I don't know why it's even near the top London destinations and would advise anyone interested, to stay away from this uninteresting waste of money. I certainly wont be... more

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5 of 5 stars
Gremlin999
14 Dec 2008
1
person found this review helpful

THis place is interesting fullof facinating information about prisons. This place might not be everyones cup of tea but still very enjoyable. I will say some of the items in the place are truly horrible, The Boot a tool for removing the foot is well worth seeing. Go and have a look and draw your own judgement. I enjoyed. more

29 Nov 2008
3
people found this review helpful

I found this museum atmospheric without being sensational. There is a lot of reading matter, including a substantial amount from contemporary writings, making this a very informative visit. I was interested from the historical point of view, and was quite happy to digest all and every notice, and my six year old grandson, who had been a fortnight previously, couldn't... more

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1 of 5 stars
New York
27 Nov 2008

This place deserves to be shut down. 15 minutes of walking through 4 rooms with posterboard "information", most of which is spelled incorrectly and sensationalist at best. It's simply pathetic. Don't waste your time. more

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2 of 5 stars
Suffolk, UK
13 Feb 2008

We visited the Clink Prison yesterday when we visited London. You know it might be bad from the start as we paid £10 for the 4 of us which is megger cheap for london! There are about 2 rooms with just a few un-realistic wax works that don't really serve a purpose and some writing on the side boards which... more

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Clink Prison Museum Address

1 Clink Street, London 1 Clink St, England
Tel: 020 7378 1558