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Nobody needs to miss out on a Ghost Tour at
Port Arthur this summer just because the children should be in bed or
are afraid of the dark. Special PG–rated family-friendly ghost tours
will be offered early each evening, finishing before nightfall. The
definition of family is pretty friendly too...2 adults and up to six
children can join the fun for $65.
Our late-night, adults only Paranormal Investigation Experience will
be offered twice monthly during the warmer months of January, February
and March.
By day, Devonshire tea will be served in the gloriously refurbished
Visiting Magistrates House – if the weather is fine, tea on the veranda
affords a magnificent vista over the Site.
The kids can get their hands dirty with the Traditional Trades
program while developing an understanding of history and conservation,
as they try their hand at stone masonry and bricklaying.
Convict love tokens were small engraved mementos made by convicts for
their friends and relatives to remember them by and are the focus of
another new activity at our Education Centre. Using the designs of
genuine convict tokens held in the Port Arthur collections as
inspiration, kids can make their own love token using a variety of
techniques. This activity joins our perennial favourite, peg dolls,
convict brick making and phantascopes.
Our new Hidden Secrets Activity Book, available free of charge from
the ticketing counter, is packed full of activities and puzzles; a great
way for children over the age of eight to discover the history of Port
Arthur.
Our series of short History Plays bring the stories of Port Arthur to
life. Each of the three plays are performed twice daily (weather
permitting), directed by Chris Hamley and performed by Chris with Sara
Pensalfini, Nelson Ohl and Michael Edgar.
Access to all these daytime family activities are included in the site entry fee.
Full details of the Port Arthur Historic Site Summer Program are
available by phoning 1800 659 101 (+61 3 6151 2310 from outside
Australia) or online from www.portarthur.org.au/summer  Young visitors making love tokens under the guidance of Port Arthur Historic Site's Education Officer, Gemma Davie.  Making peg dolls is another popular activity for young visitors  Visitors can make their own miniature replica convict brick, using the same techniques as the convicts |