Ghost Aradale Mental Hospital
Now australia s largest abandoned mental institution when ararat lunatic asylum or aradale mental hospital as it later became known was closed in 1997 it had seen 13 000 deaths in its 130 year history.
Ghost aradale mental hospital. Be the first to know and let us send you an email when aradale mental hospital posts news and promotions. Aradale psychiatric asylum is an imposing series of buildings reputed to be some of the most haunted in australia. Walk the halls of the aradale mental hospital where thousands of mentally ill patients wasted away and ghostly occurrences are now commonplace. Discover the history of the city and its most haunted locations on one of several ghost.
It lures thousands of tourists each year with the promise of ghastly tales and ghostly sightings. Ghost tours and paranormal investigation events are run here by eeerie tours and i highly recommend both. Visiting aradale mental hospital. Opened in 1867 that averaged out to be 100 deaths a year.
Operators fear this may be the end of the road for the historic site. While it was closed in 1998 it is still visited today for ghost tours and historical visits. The tours give a comprehensive. For aradale ghost tours please go to our official page 66 06 06 2020.
Your email address will not be used for any other purpose and you can unsubscribe at any time. It exists in ararat a charming town less than 3 hours outside of melbourne. Now a ghost town aradale was once known as the ararat lunatic asylum. Tours of the 152 year old aradale mental asylum have been cancelled due to lead paint contamination.
The aradale mental hospital originally known as the ararat lunatic asylum was built in ararat victoria australia. The asylum along with its sister hospitals at kew and beechworth were founded in order to take care of the growing number of lunatics residing in the area. Patients prisoners and staff included. Tour the ballarat cemetery and ballarat gaol the site of the most executions in victoria outside of melbourne.
Aradale mental hospital formerly known as the ararat lunatic asylum was first opened in 1865 housing more than 900 patients and employed about 500 people. Aradale psychiatric hospital is infamous. Have you been on an eerie tour in ballarat.