Shrewsbury Prison Guided Tour: Journey through 200 Years of History

Embark on a captivating guided tour of Shrewsbury Prison, delving into 200 years of history. Explore the hidden world of capital punishment and experience the secrets behind the high walls and locked doors.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shrewsbury Prison - Walk in the footsteps of prisoners who have been residents of the wings during the last 200 years. Discover what happens behind the high walls and locked doors. Experience the hidden world of capital punishment and see first-hand where executions took place.
    Shrewsbury Prison conducts guided tours run by ex-prison officers who…
What's Included
  • Entry ticket to Shrewsbury Prison
  • Professional guide included
Additional Information

Follow the path of the inmates who have inhabited the cell blocks over the past two centuries. Explore what goes on behind the imposing walls and sealed gates. Delve into the secretive universe of death penalty and witness the exact spot where the capital punishments were carried out.
​Shrewsbury Prison offers guided tours led by former prison officers…

Location
Shrewsbury Prison
The Dana
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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991wallaceh
Jan 14, 2025
It was a dark experience sometime moving, sometimes made your blood run cold. - My wife and I visited and decided to book on a guided tour; we both suggest that anyone visiting the Prison does the same. Donna was our guide and she was brilliant, guided us for two hours and she was very informative and interesting. Made our visit! Thank you Donna.
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Johnby5248qn
Jan 13, 2025
HMP Shrewsbury - Excellent guide by Graham, who really brought the place to life. Totally recommended as an unusual visit. Really interesting. Worth paying the extra for the guide.
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C3618gpalicew
Jan 12, 2025
Truly worth every moment - This is the 2nd time we have been but we took our son with this time. Our son really enjoyed going, seeing and hearing what it was and would be like in prison. We all throughly enjoyed the whole day and our tour guide- graham was amazing. The stories he told about prison life was truly fascinating.
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K1440miandym
Jan 12, 2025
Excellent visit to Shrewsbury Prison - Graham was superb and has great knowledge of the prison system. He made the experience very enjoyable, informative and humorous. A fascinating insight into how a prison works.
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Familytravelsfor5
Jan 10, 2025
Everyone should do the guided tour - Such a great tour. We all felt like we learnt a lot about this history of the prison and our guide was professional, entertaining and informative. We particularly liked how the modern history of the prison was interwoven with historical events. The execution wing was confronting but you can opt out of this part of the tour if you prefer. Wear warm clothes as the inside felt colder than outside!
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L2793efannec
Jan 10, 2025
Fun, informative evening! - What a fantastic evening my friends and I had on this Ghost tour! Donna our tour guide was superb with her knowledge of the prison . This tour really gave food for thought what it must of been like from Georgian times right up to the time the prison shut its doors in 2013 for the final time . If you’re looking for a fun, informative evening book a tour as you will not be disappointed!
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Gregs1212020
Jan 10, 2025
Great eve, lots of laughs and really gave an insight into prison life - Well absolutely loved this one Donna was a fantastic guide and really gave an informative eve, I have been before but felt this was much better. Such a wonderful interactive eve and thanks “Mr Wigley” absolutely brilliant
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Tracyjb5863wm
Jan 10, 2025
A Thought Provoking Night - Excellent from start to finish. The history of the prison is very thought provoking. Our tour guide was very well versed in her knowledge and lead the tour really well. She even locked us in a cell. From the Grey Lady to the young child, anyone looking for something different to do, get too Shrewsbury Prison.
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Shabba07
Jan 10, 2025
Great Ghost Tour - Recently visited with some friends, had a great tour our guide Donna (aka Pauline) was fabulous, she was very knowledgeable out the prison history and told great stories. Wandering around the prison in the dark was quite eerie Meeting an inmate was fabulous and boy was he creepy. Would highly recomend but do wrap up warm as building is very cold. All staff at the prison were very welcoming and friendly and they have a lovely gift shop too.
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N845jljanew
Jan 9, 2025
Shrewsbury Prison - Just back from a guided tour of Shrewsbury prison, Michael was a brilliant guide, so informative with really interesting insights and stories, we learnt alot and despite the cold thoroughly enjoyed ourselves
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