Immerse Yourself In History and Escape The Ordinary at The World’s Oldest Prison.

Visit The World’s Oldest Prison to ‘Escape The Ordinary’ This May Half Term

Spring has well and truly sprung as we dive into a glorious British summer, bringing with it plenty of opportunities for family bonding during May Half Term as we get ready to welcome an influx of visitors through our enormous prison gates.

Escape The Ordinary this May Half Term, running from the 27^th May – 4^th June. Get fully immersed into this one-of-a-kind-location at The World’s Oldest Prison boasting over 400 years worth of history to be unlocked.

We’ve got something for all members of the family to get fully immersed at Shepton Mallet Prison where you get to do the time without committing the crime!

Our criminally fun, adrenaline filled Escape Rooms are great for families, friends, couples and groups, and are a perfect fit for escape room enthusiasts, those up for a challenge and those eager to break out of their very own prison cell using only their razor-sharp instincts.

Being The World’s Oldest Prison, Shepton Mallet has two different prison themed state-of the-art escape rooms to choose from; The Cell is a pulse racing, mind-manipulating escape experience to test your wit, from battling the locks and solving puzzles to gain your freedom, whilst The Hole takes place in a darker prison cell designed to hold notorious escape specialists…will you take on the challenge and look to escape to freedom?

All escape room visits come with a FREE Self-Guided Tour included, which provides access throughout our historical heritage-led attraction, making this a truly great value for money day out. As an ‘escapee’ you can take time to explore the prison at your own pace, you might not be able to be a true ‘escapee’ as Shepton Mallet Prison has the highest prison walls in the country.

Take a wander around at your leisure, discover our vast areas from interpretation spaces, prison wings, to the exercise yard and execution shed during your visit behind bars, plus look to capture your ‘mugshots’ at our ‘CELL’fie points throughout the prison.

Extend your sentence by completing one of our new and exciting Activity Booklets, designed with children and adults in mind who like to take on that extra competitive, fun-filled challenge whilst exploring the historical elements from what life was like as a prisoner in 1625, to the Crime and Punishment of the modern day.

Want more history? Our 5-star Guided Tours also come with a FREE Self-Guided Tour included. Your Guided Tour brings the prison to life, led by our Prison Officers with encyclopaedic knowledge of the prison and those incarcerated here, sharing real stories and experiences of what life behind bars is actually like.