Buckingham Old Gaol Museum

Tells the story of Buckingham and north Bucks rural life, including the Flora Thompson collection (Lark Rise to Candleford author) and Buckinghamshire Military Trust exhibits. A number of the original cells form part of the museum visitor's experience.

Located in the heart of historic market town of Buckingham, the iconic Old Gaol was built in 1748 in the style of a castle, with later additions in 1839 by the famous local architect George Gilbert Scott. It is one of the key visitor attractions of Buckingham.

The purpose-built prison is now a museum, a tourist information centre, a gift shop, a second hand bookstore and a unique venue to hire. It houses the Buckingham Museum which tells the story of Buckingham through the ages.

A number of the original cells form part of the museum visitor's journey which includes 16 zones:

• The Governor's House
• Buckingham Now and Then
• Fossils to Romans
• Anglo Saxons to Tudors
• Civil War and Agriculture
• Victorians,Edwardians and Civic Pride
• WWI and WWII
• Webbs Stores
• Buckingham's early Police
• Tradesmen's Tools
• Lace
• Roads, rails and canals
• Prison Life
• Bucks Military History
• Home of Flora Thompson
• The Courtyard, former exercise yard