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Shepton Mallet Prison Paranormal

Shepton Mallet Prison Paranormal

27th July 2022

Since the end of May, and throughout June and July, Shepton Mallet Prison has welcomed a host of Paranormal Groups over the weekends. Over 200 guests will have joined each of these teams, to be led on an investigation into the paranormal. Our Night Supervisors have the pleasure of looking after the site and the […]

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Shepton Mallet Prison – Educational Article June 2022

Shepton Mallet Prison – Educational Article June 2022

13th July 2022

June was an exceptionally busy month for Educational Tours having been visited by 174 Primary School students, 356 secondary school students and 225 sixth form students. With over 750 students visiting made June our busiest month thus far for Educational Tours. All of our Primary School visits, despite their young are, remained engaged throughout their […]

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Shepton Mallet Prison Hosts Hens, Local Businesses & Friends Private Parties

Shepton Mallet Prison Hosts Hens, Local Businesses & Friends Private Parties

11th July 2022

  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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Private Coach Group Visit May 2022

1st June 2022

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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Hens, Stags and Birthday Visits May 2022

Hens, Stags and Birthday Visits May 2022

1st June 2022

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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Paranormal News April/May 2022

Paranormal News April/May 2022

30th May 2022

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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Educational Visits May 2022

Educational Visits May 2022

30th May 2022

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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Upgraded Escape Room

Upgraded Escape Room

23rd May 2022

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 ÂŁ65,000.00 in a deal that will be the UKs largest escape room contract. […]

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Honouring 70 Years of The Queen’s Service

Honouring 70 Years of The Queen’s Service

11th May 2022

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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Educational Visits April 2022

Educational Visits April 2022

27th April 2022

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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Educational Visits March 2022

Educational Visits March 2022

6th April 2022

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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Educational Visits in February 2022

3rd March 2022

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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