Travel Ambassador Jail Trail
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Parkhurst started its days as a military this walk takes you past some of the Island’s most intriguing jails! hospital and children’s asylum in 1778. Start at the Visitor Information Centre on the High Street; this was Rambling onto Carisbrooke Castle, this walk will bring you face- once a town hall, but for many years was a courthouse, where to-face with the prison of King Charles I before he was sentenced people were brought before a judge for sentencing. to death by parliament. Ask to see the jail cells out the back, one of which was occupied The King made several attempts to escape and evade capture, by the Yorkshire Ripper when he was witness to a crime but all were thwarted by unusual circumstances – pop into the committed in Parkhurst Prison. museum at the castle for more information. From here make your way out towards Parkhurst Forest, which Now it is time to make your way back to Newport, all the wiser is just on the edge of the grounds of the prison. Made famous about the mysterious tales of the Isle of Wight jails! To find more walking ideas go to visitisleofwight.co.uk.