Point Puer

Tour of "Isle of the Dead"

While at Port Arthur we did not do the Point Puer Boys Prison tour as this is now only done for school or educational groups but instead we did the 40 min "Isle of the Dead" tour and would definitely ...

World heritage site in ruins

Disappointed that not much has been done to maintain this historic site, no signs once on site and track disused. You're not supposed to enter unless accompanied by a guide but plenty of other people...

Correctional center for the children. Not open for the general public.

Not open to the public which is a shame. Only available for educational group tours. Its just across the bay from the main site and very close to the isle of the dead. Its where the children were kept...

Interesting but shame there’s no signage

We stumbled upon Point Puer by accident whilst driving around Port Arthur area. We parked the car and walked about 15 minutes to the ruins of the boys prison. It’s fascinating but a real shame that th...

Great in conjunction with Isle of the Dead

You have to pay extra to do this tour but it's worth the money, especially in conjunction with the Isle of the Dead. There's not a lot of structure left on the island but the stories and what does rem...