Dorchester Prison Events and Experiences

16/03/2026

Hide and Seek in a Disused Prison.

Next game : 27th March 2026
Duration 3 hours approx

3 GAMES SPREAD OVER DIFFERENT ZONES.
The main player, the “seeker,” will be decided At Random from player numbers. The seeker will then count to 100 whilst other players go and find hiding places in the pitch black, cells, kitchens, corridors, Chapel and Workshops. It's all fair game. Once the countdown finishes, the seeker will try and find them. If found, you will join the seeker to hunt out the remaining players. Good luck!

First Game will be in total darkness and limited to ground floor only.

as we progress the games more of the prison will be opened up.

Social media lives and fancy dress are fully recommended.

FREE PARKING ON SITE Drive through the small gates on North Square. GO PAST the car park on the right, following the walls of the prison, past the row of 4 terraced houses and you will find the entrance gate on the other side of the prison.
Please arrive 10 mins before your booking.

Wrap up warm. Bring a torch.

OVER 14's ONLY

DO NOT ARRIVE INEBRIATED

Tickets available on our website:
https://www.gloucester-prison.co.uk/tickets
click on the Former HMP Dorchester Tab

10/03/2026

Tickets are still available for our unique tours of Dorchester Prison. See the jail from the inside, and learn about life behind bars - from Georgian times up to the modern day. Our experienced guide Ed is a serving Prison Officer who spent a decade walking the landings of this old Victorian prison.
If seeing it in the daylight is not exciting enough, join us on our legendary Ghost Tours. A special tour to all the darkest parts, while listening to eerie tales and stories to make you shudder. You never know - you may meet some of our ghostly residents!

www.gloucester-prison.co.uk

and get your tickets before they're all gone!

11/06/2025

Imagine seeing this view every single day....for months, years...
Well, you can have a taster by joining us on a guided tour of Dorchester Prison, a Victorian Gaol full of stories and memories.
https://gloucester-prison.rezdy.com/661313/guided-tour

04/06/2025

Why are there 150 cells for men and only 18 cells for women in Dorchester Prison? Come and find out on our unique tour of our Victorian Gaol. The answer may surprise you.
https://gloucester-prison.rezdy.com/661313/guided-tour

12/05/2025

Would you like to know what an old Victorian Gaol sounds like at night? Come and find out by joining us on our unique Ghost Tour of Dorchester Prison. Bring a torch......and nerves of steel.....
https://gloucester-prison.rezdy.com/661347/ghost-tour

09/04/2025

Interested in local history? Come and visit one of the most historic local sites - Dorchester Prison. Join me for some history, some modern tales, and maybe some surprises.
26th April at 1100 & 1400.
https://gloucester-prison.rezdy.com/661313/guided-tour

09/04/2025

Join our in-house team of experienced Ghost Hunters and seek out the many spirits that call Dorchester Prison home.
Do you dare.....?
https://gloucester-prison.rezdy.com/683093/ghost-hunt

Tours, events and experiences of this fantastic historic venue.

26/03/2025

For the more imaginative of you…

24/03/2025

Want to do some time without doing the crime? Come and visit Dorchester Prison for a unique experience. Hear tales of yesteryear and some from the present.
https://gloucester-prison.rezdy.com/661313/guided-tour

10/03/2025

We’re currently re-working the the website to make it easier to see what events we’ve got going on.
I noticed a mix up with tours, I’m working on it!

08/03/2025

Come and make your own stories with our in-house
Ghost Hunting team. Don't miss out!
https://www.gloucester-prison.co.uk/tickets