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The summer is officially here and at Shrewsbury Prison we have enjoyed glorious sunny days and the hottest day of the year thus far. The beautiful weather and nice cool interior of the prison seems to have attracted many Educational Visits, with Shrewsbury Prison playing host to more than 390 students this month. Some of […]
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Shrewsbury Prison was visited by several Coach Groups during May, each group eager to get behind bars and experience our 5* tours. Visitors from Bexley Civic Society who travelled with Foxwood Travel Wholesale Limited became our first inmates arriving at the start of the month. Officer Liz led the group for their tour and they […]
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During the month of May Shrewsbury Prison welcomed 12 âCELLâabratory groups behind bars! Of all the groups we had in for their special events, Hen Dos and Stag parties were the most popular, completing their Prison Break, challenging each other at Axe Throwing, testing their aim at Archery Wars and even braving a Night Behind […]
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Our Paranormal Investigations experienced some chilling activity this May! A video has surfaced from Haunted Houses showing a vigil in process on C-wing. The video takes place at the bottom of the stairs near C-Wing servery. Haunted Houses are using a piece of equipment that has an antenna attached to pick up abnormalities in the […]
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May has brought us both days of glorious sunshine and days of torrential rain! This month at Shrewsbury Prison we have been delighted to welcome 249 students through our doors ranging from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5. St Peters CE Primary School, Stokesay Primary School, and Our Lady Magnificat â St Benedict Catholic […]
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Brand new state-of-the-art escape rooms arrive at Shrewsbury Prison! We are really excited to announce our largest investment to date at Shrewsbury Prison, with 10 state-of-the-art escape rooms being installed at the beginning of July. Shrewsbury Prison has invested ÂŁ65,000.00 in a deal that will be the UKs largest escape room contract. Our partnership with […]
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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 200 years before its closure in 2013, Shrewsbury Prison will be celebrating The Queenâs Platinum Jubilee, and we invite you to join us behind bars and take part in our Jubilee Crown […]
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April, a busy month of, Easter, School Holidays and sunshine! Despite welcoming many guests and families over the holiday period, April also welcomed 9 different Educational Visits, ranging from Primary all the way up to University and totalling 309 students through our gates. Amongst these Schools were students from Sandwell College, Winstanley College and Christ […]
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Welcome to the gloriously sunny March edition of Shrewsbury Prisonâs Educational Newsletters. Weâd like to start off by welcoming Paul to our growing list of Educational Tour Guides. Ex-Officer Shepherd has been running public Guided Tours with us for many months now, his new adventure with Shrewsbury Prison is educating Schools, Colleges and Universities on […]
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Whilst itâs been a stormy and windy month this February, our Educational Tours have continued to blow people away, providing a fun and engaging way to connect with students whilst sharing our prison history and delving into the realities of doing time. A unique element of all our Educational Tours is the fact that they […]
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The Christmas holidays are over, which may seem sad to some, however, for us itâs an exciting time because we know it means the return of our educational visits. Educational Tours are so important to us, as we get the opportunity to educate, excite, and immerse students into a life behind bars. If you ever […]
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Shrewsbury Prison’s traditional style Christmas Market 2021 – An all-round Success! We have received such an enormously positive response to our Christmas Market that took place Saturday 11th December from 10am-4pm – a spot of rain couldn’t put a damper on this market! The inspiration for this year’s Christmas Market was to bring the people […]
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