| Mount Gambier Gaol | |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia South Australia |
| Location: | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.833°N 140.773°W |
| Status: | Closed |
| City: | Mount Gambier |
| State: | South Australia |
| Postcode: | 5290 |
| Country: | Australia |
Mount Gambier Gaol is a heritage-listed former prison and now converted accommodation and events venue in Mount Gambier, South Australia. It is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[1] [2]
It was first planned in 1862, but saw extended delays in construction, and was finally completed on 8 January 1866, four years after initially planned, opening on 4 April 1866. An extension for a women's section was added in 1873.[3] The gaol closed in 1995, when the new Mount Gambier Prison opened on a different site. It later operated as a backpackers hostel for several years.[4]
In 2010, it was taken over and thoroughly restored as a hotel and a wedding and events venue, transforming former cells into rooms for guests to stay in.[5] [6]