Shepton Mallet Prison Escape Room: Immersive Puzzle Game in The Hole

Immerse yourself in the Shepton Mallet Prison Escape Room, a thrilling puzzle game set in The Hole. Test your wits, outsmart the prison, and make your way to freedom!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shepton Mallet 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 Shepton Mallet Prison
  • Escape Room Games Master
  • All fees and/or taxes included
Additional Information

The Hole Escape Room offers an enthralling, sophisticated escape room adventure where you taste the seclusion of confinement without breaking any law! This exhilarating, enigma-themed game set within a grim prison cell or The Hole as we refer it as, is sure to challenge your cleverness as you collaborate to outmaneuver The Hole and liberate yourself to…

Location
Shepton Mallet Prison
Frithfield Lane
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.

Customer Ratings
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Makka62
Apr 20, 2025
We had a great time - As a family of 4 adults we have done a number of escape rooms and this was one of our favourites. Without dropping spoilers. The initial set up and started conditions added to the sense of confusion and stress which is exactly what you want from an escape room. The staff have great characters too, I will say no more! The self guided tour was great too. The prison has an interesting history and I learned interesting stuff. I hope that the planned developments will allow this just to be explored more deeply in a cohesive way . The prison really does feel like the incarcerated have only just moved out and this adds to the sense of depression and loss of control. I love the emotional connection this creates. Good place to visit and we will be back with other friends
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Rosierussell21
Apr 15, 2025
Memorable Immersive escape from prison - This was such fun; my grandsons - 11 & 13 - were fully engaged in trying to get out of the cell and solve the clues. Georgina our ‘guard’ was excellent - to create a truly immersive experience - combining the fierce characteristics of the ‘role’ with supportive encouraging hints to keep us on track and achieve. Highly recommend - and going round the whole prison was really interesting and chilling experience too.
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652bethanyk
Apr 7, 2025
Great fun in ‘the hole’ - Took my mum to ‘the hole’ escape room. Rodger was our prison officer and he was lovely - I mean he was super scary…! Had a great time and escaped in 32 mins - very speedy.
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Robynwhitmore
Mar 20, 2025
Amazing. Recommended to all my friends. - We had the best time doing this escape room. It was so perfectly targeted and I wish I didn’t know the answers so I could go again! Amy and Will were the perfect balance of “in-role” and rapport building. We appreciated their efforts to make the experience 10/10! Thoroughly enjoyed.
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Helenmiket
Mar 3, 2025
Authentic, challenging, great fun! - Upon arrival, you're thrown into the experience full pelt. Amy got straight into character and really got us in the spirit of it. The Hole is really dark at first, so if that's not your thing pick the other escape room. The puzzles were sufficiently challenging and we only got out with seconds to spare so got value for money too. Only tiny negative was the arrival time... we were told by email to be there 15 minutes before the booking time, however, the prison had also built in an extra 30 minutes to this. Not a problem as we went 45 minutes looking around the huge prison, but something to be aware of it terms of time you allow for the experience. Would we do it again? Definitely!
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Georgiem616
Mar 2, 2025
The hole escape room - We had an amazing time. Georgina our prison guard played her role very well which was the highlight. It was my friends birthday and her first escape room. We eventually got out in an hour and 20 with a few clues. Will be back to try the other room.
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Lucylp4111ch
Feb 24, 2025
Locked up - Absolutely fantastic escape room within the Prison. Really immersive with our prison guard, Georgia. She was brilliant, got right into her role. The escape room itself was brilliant, few surprises we didn't know about - though i wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone else. This is our second time at Shepton Mallet after we visited back in Nov '24 and did the self guided tour along with The Cell escape room. The prison itself is great, fascinating to learn about. A really good day out.
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526gerit
Feb 21, 2025
Great Family Fun! - What can you do with 16 and 17 year old boys during half term? Go to prison! Recommended by a friend. Arrived when prison opened and completed the self-guided tour which is included in the Escape Room price. Spent 2 houes looking arpund. Lots to read, photograph and wonder at! Very cold so wrap up. The Hole experience itself was great fun. Very atmospheric being in the dark. Luckily escaped with 10 minutes left. This type of escape room involved a series of tasks, completing one before moving to the next - I personally prefer that to being given clues abd items and then piecing it together. Would totally recommend a day out here. A lot of walking for those unsteady on their feet. Boys thought it was like stepping into a film set - and it was used for some!
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Laurendx221um
Feb 19, 2025
Fantastic Escape Room - We had a great time at the escape room yesterday it was so much fun. We did it as a family of four and want to return to try the other escape room. Will and Georgina were great.
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Richard
Jan 27, 2025
Escape the Hole!! If you can! - Great experience and well organised, staff were very friendly & helpful. Took the self guided tour after as well which was well worth the time and really enjoyable
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From $28
up to 5 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).