🎃 5 Spooky Adventures on the Bellarine Peninsula: Ghost Tours, Haunted Escapes & Paranormal Thrills
The Bellarine Peninsula may be known for its beaches, wineries, and coastal charm—but it also has a darker side. From haunted prisons and historic cemeteries to ghost-hunting adventures and creepy escape rooms, the region offers plenty of eerie experiences for those who love a thrill. Ready to explore the supernatural?
Here are five spooky activities to check out—if you dare...
1. 👻 Geelong Gaol Ghost Tour
📍 Location: 202 Myers Street, Geelong
⏱️ Duration: 90 minutes
💰 Cost: Adults $40, Children (8–16) $30
🕗 Tour Times: 8:00 PM, Wednesday to Sunday
👶 Age: 8+
🏃 Fitness: Moderate (includes stairs and uneven surfaces)
📅 Booking: Geelong Gaol Ghost Tour
Step inside one of Australia’s most intact 19th-century convict prisons for a chilling walk through history. Led by costumed storytellers, this guided ghost tour reveals tales of executions, riots, and hauntings that still echo through the cold stone walls. You'll visit cells that once held infamous criminals and hear about paranormal sightings that continue to this day.
2. 🕯️ Geelong Gaol Paranormal Investigation
📍 Location: 202 Myers Street, Geelong
⏱️ Duration: 2 or 4 hours
💰 Cost: $60–$120
🕗 Times: Varies; check schedule
🔞 Age: 16+ (under 18 must be accompanied)
🏃 Fitness: Moderate
📅 Booking: Geelong Gaol Paranormal Investigation
For those craving a deeper dive into the unknown, this late-night paranormal investigation is a must. Using ghost-hunting equipment like EMF readers and spirit boxes, you’ll explore the gaol's most haunted zones. With seasoned investigators at your side, you'll get a hands-on taste of what it's like to chase shadows in a place steeped in sorrow and mystery.
3. 🧟 Containaphobia Escape Room – Moolap
📍 Location: 22 Chipperfield Drive, Moolap
⏱️ Duration: 70 minutes
💰 Cost: Contact for pricing
🕗 Hours: Daily, 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
👥 Group Size: 3–4 players
🔞 Age: 18+
🏃 Fitness: Light physical activity
📅 Booking: Containaphobia Escape Room
A haunted house you can’t leave—unless you solve the mystery in time. This immersive escape room experience combines theatre, storytelling, and clever puzzles inside purpose-built, horror-themed rooms. Choose from nightmarish scenarios like "Carnivorous" or "Mayhem Manor," each with creepy surprises, sudden twists, and heart-pounding challenges. Every detail is designed to thrill (and terrify). Not for the faint-hearted!
4. 🪦 Geelong Eastern Cemetery Tours
📍 Location: 141 Ormond Road, East Geelong
⏱️ Duration: 1.5 hours
💰 Cost: Adults about $25
🕗 Tour Times: Various; check local listings
👶 Age: All ages welcome
🏃 Fitness: Light walking
📅 Booking: check the web for tour availability- not run all year around
With sweeping views of Corio Bay and the You Yangs, the Geelong Eastern Cemetery may be peaceful by day—but the stories buried here are anything but. This is one of the oldest cemeteries in Victoria and there are alot of stories to share. Led by local historians, these twilight tours highlight the lives and deaths of Geelong’s earliest residents. Costumed actors may appear to share eerie tales from beyond the grave, making history feel vividly alive.
5. 🏚️ Point Lonsdale Guesthouse Paranormal Investigation
📍 Location: Point Lonsdale, Bellarine Peninsula
⏱️ Duration: 2 hours
💰 Cost: $75 per person
🔞 Age: 17+
👥 Group Size: Small, intimate groups
📅 Booking: Kyneton Paranormal check dates for events.
Once a seaside haven for travellers, the Point Lonsdale Guesthouse now holds more than memories. With reports of ghostly kitchen mischief, unexplained movements, and maritime apparitions, this historic building is the site of an exclusive paranormal investigation. Led by expert guides from Kyneton Paranormal, guests use real ghost-hunting equipment to explore its shadowy corners. The sea breeze and vintage furnishings add to the eerie vibe—perfect for seekers of the supernatural.
⚰️ Final Thoughts
From ghost tours and historic cemeteries to immersive escape rooms and real-time paranormal investigations, the Bellarine Peninsula offers plenty for fans of all things spooky. Whether you’re exploring with friends, planning a unique date night, or just indulging your curious side, these experiences promise mystery, history, and a thrill you won’t soon forget.
🕯️ Ready to explore the haunted side of the Bellarine? Book a tour—You never know what you might find when the lights go out…