22/02/2026
Another busy day at Aradale today. Come & experience the history & day time awesomeness of Aradale, book your tour today ! Image by Jon Steele.
The Aradale Mental Hospital & Training Centre formally known as the Ararat Lunatic Asylum ARADALE. The deserted Asylum In Ararat Victoria, Australia.
This site will enable you to explore EVERY room, EVERY building and ALL of the grounds, at both day and night times, as well as the CORRECT ENTIRE history and all known site and ward changes, technical data, building specifications & plans, information about the build process, the architect and other buildings created, screen savers, old photos and links to all other asylums in Victoria and Austra
22/02/2026
Another busy day at Aradale today. Come & experience the history & day time awesomeness of Aradale, book your tour today ! Image by Jon Steele.
01/05/2025
Explore-Aradale supports Aradale Day History Tours by Jward Ararat that was an actual Criminal ward of the Aradale Asylum. They have legitimate history of Aradale & have recently opened their Discovery Centre that is full of thousands of documents from both Aradale & Jward Gaol that have been scanned for people to view.
Aradale by day is a photographers dream regardless of the weather, & full of history. Book your Aradale Day History Tour with JWARD Ararat for this Wednesday or Sunday, image by Jon Steele.
10/06/2023
A cold, wet & miserable day at Aradale during several days of heavy rain, thunder & lightning.
17/11/2021
20/10/2021
Contact J Ward and book a ARADALE tour....
J Ward and Aradale Asylum tours to return as restrictions ease We are fairly confident that we will be opening back up on the eighth"
20/09/2019
03/08/2019
Aradale Temporarily Closed
Aradale to temporarily close doors, effective immediately The Aradale Asylum, in Ararat, is closing immediately over about lead levels.
16/11/2018
26/09/2018
Discovering Aradale - The Home for Lunatics - Love Your Travels Aradale Mental Hospital was an Australian psychiatric hospital, located in Ararat, a city in Victoria, Australia.69 abandened building with tours available.
31/08/2018
How a regional town is using dark tourism to grow its economy A regional Australian town uses its dark history and sad past to help turn around a struggling economy.