Squeezing their hen do into the very end of May, a lovely group of ladies faced one of our officers and braved our escape rooms. Chomping at the bit, they enthusiastically tackled the puzzles. Sadly though, not all of them were able to escape in the end, but nevertheless, our somewhat homicidal hens enjoyed […]
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With the weather finally starting to cheer up as we head into summer, the first group of guests we welcomed on a private tour this month were the Gay Classic Car Group (GCCG). We had 15 beautiful classic cars parked in the prison grounds for the afternoon; these cars had been driven to us from […]
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We kicked off the ‘Cell’abratory Parties this month with a Hen Do organised by Georgie, opting for an Escape Room and Mini Tour. This lovely group of Hens couldn’t wait to get started with the Escape Room. Once they split into smaller groups, they challenged each other to see who could make their way to […]
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Since first opening the prison to the public in 2017, we have welcomed through the gates a host of different paranormal investigators, as well as their guests. Most Friday and Saturday evenings, a different group will hire the site for one of these ever-popular ghost hunting events. During April and May, Haunted Happenings visited a […]
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The month of May is of course the start of exam season for School and University students. With only three educational bookings it has been a quieter month for us here at the prison, although we do have 26 school visits booked for before the end of the school year in July! Our first students […]
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Brand new state-of-the-art escape rooms arrive at Shepton Mallet Prison! We are really excited to announce our largest investment to date at Shepton Mallet Prison, with 10 state-of-the-art escape rooms being installed at the beginning of July. Shepton Mallet Prison has invested £65,000.00 in a deal that will be the UKs largest escape room contract. […]
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This year, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II became the very first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee Having been an HM Prison for 400 years before its closure in 2013, Shepton Mallet Prison will be celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and we invite you to join us behind bars and take part in our Jubilee […]
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Another busy month for Shepton Mallet Prison with 8 school trips despite the two-week Easter Holiday period! We started off with Lingfield College. All groups successfully escaped from their cells. One group started off slowly, but suddenly worked out all the clues and were first to escape, whilst the group that started off quickly slowed […]
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March has been a busy month for Educational Trips to Shepton Mallet Prison! Whitstone School started us off with a visit from their Photography students. They enjoyed a tour before spending time around the site to take photos for their projects. The size and complexity of the prison was a surprise to some. Priors Park […]
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We have had another fantastic month, with new and returning schools and educational communities visiting Shepton Mallet Prison throughout the month of February. As always, it is an absolute joy to welcome educational tours through our giant gates. At the beginning of February, we placed Ridgeway School & Sixth Form behind bars, they enjoyed and […]
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A group of 13 female artists have been inspired by the historic records of Shepton Mallet Prison, including “crimes” such as being a Suffragette or the theft of butter. Artists were to develop individual research and art practice alongside other selected female artists. The Artist Residencies are set in the cells of C-Wing, the former […]
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Prison Residencies – artist residencies at Shepton Mallet Prison 18 Sept – 3 Oct Shepton Mallet Prison is delighted to announce and launch ‘Art Behind Bars’ – which will be running from 18th September to 3rd October – a cocktail of exhibitions inspired by the building and it’s place in our social history. This is […]
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