The Clink Prison Museum Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Brilliant place tucked away, had a great time in here, good value for money."
• "cheap to get in & you receive a free photo at the end of your experience."
• "Good value for money and packed with interesting facts about The Clink."
• "Reasonable price and short walk from the fantastic food and drinks options in Borough."
• "Great price with all the horrors of London to see in a small space."
• "Definitely worth the money £6.00/£8.00 per person/visit."
• "Under £20 for a family ticket is great value in Central London."

Cons:

• "Complete tourist trap. £18 entry per family, about 10 minutes of content."
• "Not worth 7.50 personally, felt it was a little lost, tried too hard on a small budget."
• "It's fairly expensive and there's nothing really interesting or exciting."
• "Is informative but I do feel it is overpriced and only expect to spend 30 mins top in there."
• "A LOT smaller than expected, with very few torture devices to see and read about."
• "It was £7:50 that I will never get back. Truly disappointed."
• "The ticket is quite expensive for a really short-lived experience."

Interactivity and Engagement

Pros:

• "Lots of information about the history of the prison with a couple of interactive displays."
• "You can touch and mess with all the torture and imprisonment devices."
• "You can touch all of the torture devices and learn about the story of the place as well as the people that inhabited it."
• "The exhibits were interesting, lots of torture devices and historical artefacts."
• "LOADS of great information throughout, with exhibits you can actually touch and use."
• "Really interactive, you can handle all the equipment safely and take photos of your torture."
• "Lots of informative displays and interactive exhibits await those who dare to enter!"

Cons:

• "The presentation of the history however is very odd and cheesy."
• "The staff is very friendly but the exhibit itself was a letdown."
• "Displays are in poor condition and the placards have little information that can't be found on Wikipedia."
• "Many of the displays are ageing and gathering dust."
• "Felt like it needed more interactivity besides touching the torture instruments, maybe some slight scares or actors."
• "The need to read the description of every device to understand how it worked always broke my immersion."
• "It's too much short tour and almost without recreation."

Accessibility and Location

Pros:

• "A great detour as you walk along the southbank."
• "Great for families visiting the area."
• "The Clink was easy to find and was a really interesting look back at the darker past of London."
• "Once you've managed to negotiate Bankside and found the Clink Prison Museum (as it's rather hidden away), your visit will be worthwhile."
• "Its situated by many shops, restaurants and even the famous Borough market."
• "Very easy access to this small museum/ prison."
• "The closest tube station in London Bridge just a few minutes walk."

Cons:

• "The entrance is a bit hidden."
• "Not wheelchair accessible."
• "Entrance to the prison is by descending steps making it unsuitable for people with no/ limited mobility."
• "Beware as it is an old building it is in no way disabled friendly."
• "There are no toilets available."
• "Note that there is no on-sight toilet or disabled access, though there are several restaurants and cafes nearby."
• "Beware as it is an old building it is in no way disabled friendly."

Family and Child Friendliness

Pros:

• "The kids loved it."
• "Great for a family visit - maybe not for the very young and well worth the price (£7.50 adult)."
• "Great place for teenagers and older as there is not a vast amount to see but lots to read and learn."
• "Fun place, really enjoyable for kids with a lot of historical information."
• "Interesting and fun for all the family!"
• "A great place to take the kids."
• "Great for children, feels spooky inside and really makes you feel what it would have been like."

Cons:

• "Maybe a bit scary for kids under 10 but that's my opinion."
• "It is indeed a good lesson on prisons. But is far too harsh and too telling of real evilness in people for the allowance of children."
• "We regret having taken our 3 and 7 year olds. They not only hated the ambiance, but felt scared."
• "I recommend not to bring children."
• "Some of the sound effects, which are meant to give you the sense of what it was like, made it nearly unbearable to stay in some of the rooms."
• "8 pounds is a little steep and I'm not sure how much mileage a lot of children would get out of it."
• "Some neat exhibits. Not for kids, as a good chunk of the exhibit is on torture devices."

Educational Value

Pros:

• "The prison is under is atmospheric and very informative with the all the information displayed."
• "Amazing place, I read everything and learnt so much about the history of the Clink Police Museum."
• "The Clink museum has an air of sadness to it and would make you question the quality of life in the past as well as appreciate the less hideous governmental systems present in modern developed societies."
• "A very interesting museum, giving visitors a good feel for what prison life was like a couple of hundred years ago."
• "The Clink Prison Museum presents the scandalous truth of Old Bankside through a hands-on educational experience."
• "Very informative of London's early history & the displays are artfully done."
• "Fascinating insight into medieval London. The prison that gave it's name to other prisons."

Cons:

• "Was disappointed with The Clink. Great location, but lacked impact inside."
• "Feel like its mostly a tourist trap."
• "Complete waste of time."
• "Honestly, it was the worst waste of money ever."
• "It's filled with Pirates of the Caribbean style mannequins but almost no artifacts."
• "It's a very small quirky tourist trap commercial 'museum'."
• "Meh - repetitive, boring, superficial information and exhibit is in bad condition."