Shrewsbury Prison: Immersive Escape Room Experience in The Hole

Experience the thrill of escaping from Shrewsbury Prison’s immersive escape room, The Hole. Test your wits and outsmart the prison as you work together to find your way to freedom!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shrewsbury Prison - The Hole Escape Room is a fully immersive, state-of-the-art escape room experience, where you get to do the time without committing the crime! An adrenaline filled puzzle-based game set in a dark prison cell, known as The Hole. It’s guaranteed to test your wits as you work together to outsmart The Hole and escape, making your way to freedom.

You will have 60 minutes to escape The Hole

What's Included
  • Self-Guided Tour of Shrewsbury Prison
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Escape Room Games Master
Additional Information

The Hole Escape Room presents an exceptionally immersive and state-of-the-art escape room adventure, where you experience prison time without any real-world crimes! This pulse-racing, riddle-driven game is set within the gloom of a prison cell, famously called The Hole. It promises to challenge your intellect as you cooperate to outwit The Hole and make…

Location
Shrewsbury Prison
The Dana
Upon arrival please go to the Visitor Centre to get signed in for your experience.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sara-bird16
Nov 17, 2024
Really good experience - Enjoyed our time at the prison, something different and interesting. Did the escape room ‘hole’ in the dark. Pretty difficult and didn’t escape haha but cleverly put together, and got clues along the way. Please be mindful that you enter these pitch black rooms with bags on your head and 1 hand handcuffed to another member of your group, as I’m not sure if this is made clear when booking. You can remove the bags (pillowcase) when entering the room, however the handcuffs don’t get removed until you find the key! Good luck and enjoy!
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Anya752000
Aug 30, 2024
Great fun eascape room for adults and teens - We were a group of 2 families with adults and teenagers and chose The Hole escape room, I was a bit nervous when I realised we were going to be handcuffed to the wall in the dark but I need not have worried as it was avsolutely hillarous from start to finish. Highly recommended way to spend an hour then you can take your time touring the prison afterwards.
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Sares0074
Aug 16, 2024
The Hole! - What a great escape room experience. They made you feel a bit like you were an inmate and the escape room was challenging. Highly recommended.
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Tonibf1727ru
Jul 15, 2024
The best time ! - What a brilliant experience from start to finish all the staff were incredible ! Funny and serious and just the right bunch you need in a place like that ! I came with my partner and friends we was away for the weekend ended it with the prison was the best experience we've done together . The escape was so much fun the officer was funny but cheeky ! Absolutely loved it you truly made my day I can't wait to return for the night stay and more newness that is coming il for sure be back ! I left with some souvenirs as always like a kid in candy shop for them . You learn so much from the tour I loved everything about it. The staff stand out massively il see you all soon . Thank you for such a great experience. Soon to be your prisoner for the night ! 🤣🤣
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Andrew
Jun 30, 2024
Creepy but interesting and with the escape room good fun - Good value, very interesting if a little creepy. Hole experience was fun and gave us another story to share with friends. Easy to park opposite the entrance too.
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Margaretcd7666xk
Jun 2, 2024
Worth going - We had the best time, it was so interesting and there's something for all ages, the staff were really friendly and I would recommend to anyone. We done the escape room the 'hole' and we just escaped. Was great fun and officer turner was brilliant and the whole prison and all the facts was a great day out with my family and we all really enjoyed it. We couldn't wait to tell all are family and how time was filmed there and the haunted cell I stepped straight in no fear. The shower rooms the whole place has so much history was incredible if we are ever that way again I would Def go back thank you very much
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Johw9639qi
Oct 25, 2024
Prison tour - Very interesting and worthwhile visit. Learnt lots about the prison system and how it’s changed throughout the years. Cold though so wear something warm
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Alwaysthesun01
Oct 7, 2024
It was ok - It was ok, not really clear what you were meant to do for most of the puzzles. Lots of the groups were asking for help. Looking round the prison afterwards was good.
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Deborahgg5897lr
Nov 26, 2024
Dire Escape Room - The Hole was easily THE worst escape room I've ever done (and I've done lots). The puzzles were not linear and didn't make sense i.e. a coloured lock not relating to colours!?! The place was freezing cold making focusing on puzzles hard. We got out fairly quickly as there were only about 5 puzzles to solve but probably could have got out within a few minutes if the puzzles actually flowed. There were also 7/8 teams doing rooms at the same time with 1 member of staff available to set up and come to the door with clues when called which meant a lengthy delay if you needed a clue - not ideal at all! oh and we had a hot drink which again was easily the worst hot chocolate and cup of tea we have ever had the pleasure of paying £7 for! In trying to balance the review with a positive - the staff were very nice. The place has potential to be an excellent escape room venue but quite simply they have not made the best of it.
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Dione756
Sep 3, 2024
Avoid. Poorly run - Dis organised and obviously cell had not been checked prior to our game. Only at the end we found out that they had ‘forgotten’ to put the torches in, no wonder we could not find them or complete the game leaving my 10 year old daughter upset. In addition to this the previous participants pillow cases which are used to cover your heads were also left behind. No apologies and after 2 e mails and a phone call still waiting over 2 weeks for the promised reply. Obviously have far too many customers to worry about poor reputation!!
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