Vieille prison de Trois-Rivières

Great place to visit, tour guide was amazing and had great knowledge about the history of the prison

Great visit, the guide really know his subject and put a lot of extras in his explanations. Had a great time there!

Interesting experience. Guide was very knowledgeable and humorous.

Went for the English tour and it was really nice. The tour guide spoke English very well and was very animated and answered questions. The prison itself was small however that didn’t take away from the intrigue.If you’re in the area and have been curious about visiting an abandon prison and learning a little more history, I would start here!

Very interesting tour with a friendly guide. I did it in French but you can ask for English tour at the reception (it's not everyday that you can have in english!! So maybe it's better to get the information before to go).If you are lucky you can get some true stories that happen in the jail. I feel I little sad but it's interesting to know !

Great guided tour, which is the only option, you can't go in without the guide. The prison really sets the harsh reality.

This experience is all about the tour guide and the amazing story telling that Alex indulged us in for an hour.The prison is comparatively a small one, originally constructed to house 40 prisoners it held at it's closing almost 4 times as many prisoners. The conditions inside were quite extreme and it is obvious that the sole purpose was to break spirits and make incarceration a regretful experience!The tour is what makes this experience special, as the guide (Alex in our case) effortlessly engaged us in a story session for the duration of the tour. That we were a small group possibly enhanced our experience is worth mentioning.Definitely a must do!

This is very unique attraction and a must-visit in Trois-Rivières! You could only visit the site on a guided tour, and it's super cool to see the different floors, and even the dungeons in the basement (if you could even call that a basement). Note that most of the tours are in French, and English tours are not always offered - you could check the website for the timing and availability. There were only French tours when I visited so I took that; however, it turned out that the guide we had talked so quickly that I could barely understand him (maybe only 10%). In comparison, I listened to the French audio-guide at the nearby Museé Borealis and I understood about 70%, and there were even a few times on the prison tour when we passed by other groups and the other guides clearly spoke at a slower pace. I asked our guide if he could speak slower and he did for a few sentences before picking up the pace again (I do understand that without conscious effort it is hard to change your speaking speed).Additionally, our guide spoke as if he were reciting, which felt a bit robotic, and always delivered a long speech at one or two stops per floor before giving us a long-ish time to explore around. It would have been much nicer if he talked like telling us a story, and made more stops in different rooms with shorter explanations each. Overall, I would love to visit again and perhaps try a different guide in French, and I hope the administration would take note of these suggestions.

Had to wait for the next guided visit. The visit is expensive at 20$.

The tour guide was very patient and knowledgeable. The prison especially the hole is a very spooky experience. The only tging I felt was missing is more artefacts left by the inmates, like letters or writings, prison life stories... but was a good trip.