Bodmin Jail Blog

Halloween Traditions and Their Origins

8th Oct 2024

The practice of trick-or-treating originates in the winding history of Samhain, where communities would leave food offerings at their doorsteps to appease restless spirits. English children would go ‘guiding’ or…

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Why visit Bodmin Jail this Halloween

4th Oct 2024

Visitors can begin their Halloween journey with Self-Guided Entry to Bodmin Jail, allowing them to explore the eerie corridors and learn about the rich…

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The History of Halloween

3rd Oct 2024

Halloween traces its roots back over 2,000 years to the ancient Celts and their festival of Samhain.

Celebrated on the evening of October 31st, Samhain marked the end of the…

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'Jack the Ripper' in Bodmin Jail?

4th May 2024

The paranoia and fear this name created caused accusations and suspicions across the country as a whole, Cornwall not being left out. The County saw a few men arrested and…

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Twilight Tours – Entertaining Executions

10th Apr 2024

You may be aware that here at Bodmin Jail we hanged 55 prisoners by a mixture of short drop & long drop hanging executions. If you’ve visited us previously, then…

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