Shrewsbury Prison Guided Tour
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Shrewsbury Prison Guided Tour
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Ages 0-110, max of 32 per group
Duration: 1h 30m
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Live guide: English
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- Entry ticket to Shrewsbury Prison
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- Shrewsbury Prison, The Dana, Shrewsbury SY1 2HP, UK
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
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- Most travellers can participate
- We are dog friendly
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 32 travellers
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- lindatA666OR0 contributionsFantasticBrilliant tour. Graham absolutely made the tour. He was worth the trip to Shrewsbury prison. Could have listened to him all day. Had lots of anecdotes on prison life as well as in-depth knowledge and he made it sound so interesting. Was going to do self tour but so glad we didn’t. Learnt so much on the guided tour which was amazing . Not to be missed if visiting ShrewsburyWritten 21 March 2025
- J1780RGrobs0 contributionsExcellentWe had a fantastic tour of the prison guided by the excellent Graham, an ex prison officer of many years experience. We had visited previously on a self guided tour which is worthwhile but nowhere near as good as a guided tour.Written 19 March 2025
- M9841IVkarenb0 contributionsShrewsbury Prison guided tourReally enjoyed the guided tour of the prison . Graham our guide was so informative I could have listened to his stories all day .Written 18 March 2025
- rogernC6443UY0 contributionsGreat Prison TourThe prison tour was superbly given by Graham. His knowledge and stories were very interesting. Recommend the tour to allWritten 18 March 2025
- flaviamY844SY0 contributionsPrison tour with friends, very informative!Graham was a great, informative host and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, we will be back for the ghost tour! Thank you to Graham for a very fun and educational morning!Written 16 March 2025
- jena58040 contributionsPrison Break - definitely worth a VisitWhat a great experience, and I would have given it 5 stars, but I paid for parking in the site but couldn't find the parking and ended up having to pay to park somewhere else (needs signs). The Prison Break itself was amazing, and all the actors/staff were amazing and really showed they love their job, which makes the experience even better!!! If you enjoy escape rooms, this is the overall escape room but in prison!!Written 15 March 2025
- Yorkslassabroad0 contributionsDefinitely worth a visitInformative, interesting guide. There is plenty to see but be prepared for lots of walking and stairs and it is mainly cold.Written 14 March 2025
- Mark B0 contributionsGhost tourGreat evening on the ghost tour Beth, who was our tour guide, was very knowledgeable with the history of the prison and the past characters of Shrewsbury prisonWritten 13 March 2025
- ianwP4285PA0 contributionsGreat afternoon outOur Tour with Dan was great it was very informative and the fact we were in such a small group allowed us to see more of the prison larger groups don’t get to seeWritten 13 March 2025
- Christine V0 contributionsNo ghosts on the ghost tourWe did the evening ghost tour. We expected to be in a group but due to gremlins in the website it was just the 2 of us. Well done for not cancelling on us 😃 Thanks to Beth, Barry and Micheal for a brilliant tour. Unfortunately we didn’t encounter any ghosts on this occasionWritten 13 March 2025
- Vacationer8222450 contributionsNo vitamin DWe arrived on a beautiful sunny day and soon realised, in prison it's always cold with little exposure to the natural source of vitamin D. We had a guided tour given by Graham, who was excellent. He bought the reality of prison to life through his stories and experience in a light hearted enjoyable way. We had a lovely afternoon and would highly recommend a visit. Thankfully they let us back out, I can't imagine how grim life is behind barsWritten 10 March 2025
- 162nikitau0 contributionsInsightful and enjoyableWent on a Sunday morning. Tickets were available to book on the same day therefore was able to make it a last minute plan. Well worth it. The guided tour was led by Graham, an ex prison officer who gave us a highly informative and insightful tour of the prison and shared his knowledge and experience of the country's prison systems. The tour lasts for about an hour and a half. Definitely bring your jackets even if the weather is good as the prison's indoors tend to be chilly.Written 10 March 2025
- jobfamily0 contributionsA great couple of hoursVery informative trip, excellent guide. Would highly recommend, lots of stories and information from an ex prison guard. Plenty of photo opportunities and great food in the cafe.Written 9 March 2025
- JanoandFlan0 contributionsGreat time had by allThe guided tour was amazing, definitely worth spending the extra for that. Graham the guide was brilliant, so informative and with a great sense of humour. He was happy to take and answer questions and all four of us friends were left thinking we could have listened to him all day. Great value for money and highly recommend if you are visiting Shrewsbury.Written 9 March 2025
- jleath0190 contributionsGreat dayReally interesting tour made all the better by our guide Graham. Very entertaining and a wealth of knowledge and experience. Highly recommendedWritten 9 March 2025
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Ace
Cheshire, UK71 contributions
Visited Shrewsbury Prison on recommendation from a work colleague and it did not disappoint. We were super lucky to have Graham as our tour guide and he was bloody marvellous! Graham was so informative and engaging with information and stories of the building, prison service and his personal career. The tour lasted 1.5hrs, but we could have happily listened to Graham for much longer, as he kept you engaged and entertained throughout. After the tour finished we were able to re-visit all of the building, as well as use the cafe which has a range of items and is reasonably priced, as well as the important gift shop! All the staff were friendly and welcoming & I would highly recommend anyone to book in.
Written 18 December 2024
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Good morning Ace,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We're thrilled to read that you have thoroughly enjoyed Graham's Guided Tour, he certainly is very passionate about sharing his experiences as a prison officer. We will be sure to pass along your feedback as he ought to be very proud.
In the future, if you do consider returning for more, perhaps we can interest you in our Ghost Tour next?
Kind regards,
- Jade
Written 24 December 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Des
Wetherby5 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Excellent day out (perhaps not all day!)
Prison is a serious business and this isn't done out as a theme park fortunately. If you are into prisons and all its associated subjects this is the place for you.
But it's all done in a friendly, open and very informative way.
Because it is a real prison all the atmosphere is genuine and never exaggerated for effect.
Suprisingly it is suitable for all ages. Obviously the very, very young won't understand a thing as it's not Disneyland. But other ages will be naturally curious. Many films and TV programmes have taken place here for obvious reasons, it's a real prison, no need for faking.
The guide provides a factual and at times humourous talk as we walk around all the building.
The only obvious, possibly scary bit is the execution area.
But not only does the guide warn us in advance, in actual fact it's not scary at all. He does go into detail but it's really not a problem and even if you are concerned, leaving at that point, you miss nothing more as it's the end (appropriately).
Although I would strongly recommend the guided tour you can do a self guide on your own.
After the guided tour version you are still free to cover the whole prison again independently.
There's a good cafe on site that's well worth a visit.
Parking...... there is a small car park right outside. But I can't imagine it ever has a space. Therefore just a few steps away is the railway station car park.
It was still busy, but should be able to cope.
Beware it's an app only car park and the charge is for 24 hours.
Preload the paybyphone app before you arrive and you will be slightly less annoyed than those that hadn't, including me.
I highly recommend for all the family.
Prison is a serious business and this isn't done out as a theme park fortunately. If you are into prisons and all its associated subjects this is the place for you.
But it's all done in a friendly, open and very informative way.
Because it is a real prison all the atmosphere is genuine and never exaggerated for effect.
Suprisingly it is suitable for all ages. Obviously the very, very young won't understand a thing as it's not Disneyland. But other ages will be naturally curious. Many films and TV programmes have taken place here for obvious reasons, it's a real prison, no need for faking.
The guide provides a factual and at times humourous talk as we walk around all the building.
The only obvious, possibly scary bit is the execution area.
But not only does the guide warn us in advance, in actual fact it's not scary at all. He does go into detail but it's really not a problem and even if you are concerned, leaving at that point, you miss nothing more as it's the end (appropriately).
Although I would strongly recommend the guided tour you can do a self guide on your own.
After the guided tour version you are still free to cover the whole prison again independently.
There's a good cafe on site that's well worth a visit.
Parking...... there is a small car park right outside. But I can't imagine it ever has a space. Therefore just a few steps away is the railway station car park.
It was still busy, but should be able to cope.
Beware it's an app only car park and the charge is for 24 hours.
Preload the paybyphone app before you arrive and you will be slightly less annoyed than those that hadn't, including me.
I highly recommend for all the family.
Written 3 November 2023
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Good afternoon davidsV2224VG,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We're thrilled to hear that you have had such an exceptional experience with us here at Shrewsbury Prison. Our Tour Guides are very passionate about the quality of tour they deliver, as well as making sure that they are adapting their language around young ears.
In the future, if you consider returning for more, we have plenty more experiences on offer for you to try!
Kind regards,
- Jade
Written 11 November 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Simon D
Bristol, UK18 contributions
I purchased a Night Behind Bars experience as a Christmas gift and we attended on the 21st of June 2024 for the night.
From the moment we arrived we were friendly greeted by the staff at the prison entrance with a “You two look like you’re going to be trouble” lol (We both wore orange prison themed hoodies)
We were escorted to our cell for the night, which consisted of a bunk bed, single bed, a working sink and non working toilet (by design) which was truly awful and exactly as we had hoped :)
We then made our way to the prison cafe where we ordered some food (Burger & Chips) and some drinks (Wine and Beer). We were pleasantly surprised with how good the food was, really tasty double burger with skin on fries at a fair price.
Whilst consuming food and having a few drinks we spoke with a few fellow inmates in for the night having a good laugh with some funny conversations about what to expect.
At 10pm we went on the guided tour by Paul which lasted for about an hour and was really insightful, Paul has an in-depth knowledge of the prison along with the history of the prison service as a whole and it really made for an interesting tour, highlighting how awful it must of been to have been a former inmate.
After the tour we went ghost hunting in the most notorious area of the prison, as previously seen on Most Haunted, where we did encounter some questionable noises (whistling and hearing a whistle back) and things such as door being opened then closed, which to be fair was rather freaky!
We retired to our cell around 2:30am to sleep which really does make you feel like an inmate, staring up at the metal frame of the bed and the closed metal door was surreal, imaging being stuck in their for a period of days let alone years must have been awful!
We were woke up around 6:30am with the roll call of bed sheets to be thrown out the cell accompanied by banging of the metal doors, you really don’t get a lie in here!
Back to the cafe around 7am for a lovey bacon sandwich and a coffee before heading home.
We would both like to make a special mention to Paul who did our tour and made our night so much fun, going above and beyond to ensure we had a fun experience, a true entertainer and great knowledge of the prison. Also thanks to Nicky, she was lovely and really made us feel welcome as soon as we arrived and thanks for putting up with us!
All the best
Simon & Hayley
From the moment we arrived we were friendly greeted by the staff at the prison entrance with a “You two look like you’re going to be trouble” lol (We both wore orange prison themed hoodies)
We were escorted to our cell for the night, which consisted of a bunk bed, single bed, a working sink and non working toilet (by design) which was truly awful and exactly as we had hoped :)
We then made our way to the prison cafe where we ordered some food (Burger & Chips) and some drinks (Wine and Beer). We were pleasantly surprised with how good the food was, really tasty double burger with skin on fries at a fair price.
Whilst consuming food and having a few drinks we spoke with a few fellow inmates in for the night having a good laugh with some funny conversations about what to expect.
At 10pm we went on the guided tour by Paul which lasted for about an hour and was really insightful, Paul has an in-depth knowledge of the prison along with the history of the prison service as a whole and it really made for an interesting tour, highlighting how awful it must of been to have been a former inmate.
After the tour we went ghost hunting in the most notorious area of the prison, as previously seen on Most Haunted, where we did encounter some questionable noises (whistling and hearing a whistle back) and things such as door being opened then closed, which to be fair was rather freaky!
We retired to our cell around 2:30am to sleep which really does make you feel like an inmate, staring up at the metal frame of the bed and the closed metal door was surreal, imaging being stuck in their for a period of days let alone years must have been awful!
We were woke up around 6:30am with the roll call of bed sheets to be thrown out the cell accompanied by banging of the metal doors, you really don’t get a lie in here!
Back to the cafe around 7am for a lovey bacon sandwich and a coffee before heading home.
We would both like to make a special mention to Paul who did our tour and made our night so much fun, going above and beyond to ensure we had a fun experience, a true entertainer and great knowledge of the prison. Also thanks to Nicky, she was lovely and really made us feel welcome as soon as we arrived and thanks for putting up with us!
All the best
Simon & Hayley
Written 24 June 2024
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Good morning Simon & Hayley,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a thoughtful review.
We are thrilled to hear that you have had an incredible experience When you spent time Behind Bars with us, and that this will be one to remember for years to come! We are happy to hear that Paul's tour was a very fun experience, and we will be sure to pass along your special mention to him as he should be proud. We will also be sure to pass along your praises to Nikki and the Team on your behalf.
In the future, if you do consider returning for more, perhaps we can interest you in one of our Ghost Tours, or even our Private Booking experiences.
Kind regards,
-Jade
Written 25 June 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Patrycja S
3 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Our guide tour Graham was excellent to keep us entertained and the kids.
I have never listened anything so carefully like the information, stories and how the life in prison looked ages ago. We loved it and if anyone is interested in the particular experience we highly recommend it. The kids were intrigued and so focused on listening Graham that we parents were speechless.
I have never listened anything so carefully like the information, stories and how the life in prison looked ages ago. We loved it and if anyone is interested in the particular experience we highly recommend it. The kids were intrigued and so focused on listening Graham that we parents were speechless.
Written 14 October 2024
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Good Afternoon W8200KBpatrycjas Thank you for leaving a review, and what a fab photograph of you all too! We are delighted that you all had a great time with us and will pass on your comment to Graham he really does have a way of captivating his audience. I hope that you come back again and maybe try our escape rooms or even try a ghost tour, rest assured that a worm welcome would await you all. Best Wishes Sharon
Written 21 October 2024
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Martin B
Wolverhampton, UK95 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Very interesting visit and a real insight into life ‘inside’.
Our guide was excellent and answered our questions with enthusiasm and clearly had researched her subject very well.
We booked online and travelled to Shrewsbury by train but were less than impressed upon arrival to see that ‘walk ins’ that could show they had travelled by rail would be given 20% reduction in entrance fee. Clearly if you’re arriving by rail and don’t wish to be penalised don’t book in advance. Normally advance booking/payment is rewarded but not here!
Our guide was excellent and answered our questions with enthusiasm and clearly had researched her subject very well.
We booked online and travelled to Shrewsbury by train but were less than impressed upon arrival to see that ‘walk ins’ that could show they had travelled by rail would be given 20% reduction in entrance fee. Clearly if you’re arriving by rail and don’t wish to be penalised don’t book in advance. Normally advance booking/payment is rewarded but not here!
Written 19 January 2024
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Good afternoon JMBRAB1234,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We're glad to hear that you have thoroughly enjoyed your time on the Guided Tour, as our Tour Guides are all so passionate about what they do, and certainly aim to answer as many questions as possible. We are sorry you were disappointed to discover the discount for traveling via train on your arrival. For your future visit if you send us an email with your confirmed train tickets, we will be happy to book you in at the discounted rate. We appreciate you’re feedback and will use it to make this discount more visible in advance of future visitors. We do hope this did not spoil your overall experience.
In the future, if you consider returning for more, we have plenty more experiences for you to explore.
Kind regards,
- Jade
Written 21 January 2024
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Freyja K
Shrewsbury, UK1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Family
I was really looking forward to looking around the prison as I’ve lived in the area for a while. I attended the Wednesday night ghost tour at 6:30pm.
It was great to look around the place and hear tales of past sightings but sad to learn about some of the grim things that took place. I’m really interested in the paranormal and was keen to see if I could pick up on any of the claimed ghosts, said to haunt there. Unfortunately I didn’t feel anything other than cold as a lot of windows in the cells were open, that’s fine though as you’re not guaranteed to see anything, so no complaints there.
You get time to wander off on your own and sit in a cell with the door shut if you want to, which was good. The guide was knowledgeable and had lots of information to share.
The thing I didn’t appreciate was the “jump scares”, this spoilt it for me sadly as I felt it cheapened the experience and made me doubt if I could then trust the information given in regards to alleged sightings.
One thing that I was really annoyed about was a bunch of women who arrived late, noisy and smelling of alcohol. We had to wait for them before the tour would start, so our experience was cut short by 15 minutes, which when you’ve paid £25 for 1.5 hours, is not ok.
It was great to look around the place and hear tales of past sightings but sad to learn about some of the grim things that took place. I’m really interested in the paranormal and was keen to see if I could pick up on any of the claimed ghosts, said to haunt there. Unfortunately I didn’t feel anything other than cold as a lot of windows in the cells were open, that’s fine though as you’re not guaranteed to see anything, so no complaints there.
You get time to wander off on your own and sit in a cell with the door shut if you want to, which was good. The guide was knowledgeable and had lots of information to share.
The thing I didn’t appreciate was the “jump scares”, this spoilt it for me sadly as I felt it cheapened the experience and made me doubt if I could then trust the information given in regards to alleged sightings.
One thing that I was really annoyed about was a bunch of women who arrived late, noisy and smelling of alcohol. We had to wait for them before the tour would start, so our experience was cut short by 15 minutes, which when you’ve paid £25 for 1.5 hours, is not ok.
Written 20 November 2023
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Good afternoon 673freyjak,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We are very appreciative to receive all feedback, as we aim to use these for training purposes for the future. Whilst it is exciting to host a Ghost Tour within a Haunted Prison, we can never guarantee that any sightings will occur on the night, however there is always a possibility that they may. The Jump-scare that takes place is a part of the experience, however, it is not a reflection of the information we deliver, as all information delivered on the tour has been thoroughly researched in advance. As such, we would not lie about any sightings.
In The future, if you would consider returning for more, we have plenty more opportunities for you to explore, perhaps one of our Escape Rooms, conducting your very own Self-Guided Tour, or perhaps exploring our Standard Guided Tours in the full daylight.
Best Wishes,
- Jade
Written 22 November 2023
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Harry T
Leicester, UK5 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
I honestly didn't realise how interesting a visit around a prison would be!
Michael, our guide was absolutely brilliant - he was informative, listened to questions and was able to answer with great enthusiasm.
He even spent time with us at the end to tell us a bit more about the ghosts!
We are really pleased we paid the small amount extra for the guided tour as it really opened up your thoughts and brought the visit to life.
Michael, our guide was absolutely brilliant - he was informative, listened to questions and was able to answer with great enthusiasm.
He even spent time with us at the end to tell us a bit more about the ghosts!
We are really pleased we paid the small amount extra for the guided tour as it really opened up your thoughts and brought the visit to life.
Written 9 October 2024
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Dear Harry,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We're delighted to see that you have thoroughly enjoyed your Guided Tour experience, and it's great to see that it has exceeded your expectations at this time! We will be sure to pass along your feedback to Michael as he ought to be proud.
In the future, if you do consider returning for more, perhaps we can interest you in our Ghost Tours next?
Kind regards,
- Jade
Written 10 October 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Emily W
Cambridge, UK3 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
This was an excellent day out. We had a guided tour excellently presented by Donna. She was great with detail but also tailored for the audience (we had a couple of young kids on our tour). It was a good length of time and they allow you to go back round the prison afterwards on your own at your own pace to look at everything. There is a restaurant for a bite of lunch varying from a burger and chips, sandwiches to pasties. Car parking across the road was £5ish for the day so perfect. All in all, a great day out and a good price!
Written 29 July 2024
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Good afternoon Emathan,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a thoughtful review.
We're happy to hear that you have thoroughly enjoyed your Guided Tour experience with Donna. She certainly is very passionate with her history, and is always more than happy to answer any questions that are thrown her way. We will be sure to pass along your feedback as she should be very proud.
In the future, if you do consider returning for more, perhaps we can interest you in checking out our Ghost Tours.
Kind regards,
- Jade
Written 31 July 2024
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Thomson64
Shropshire, UK22 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Great visit to the prison, from the lady in reception/shop, to the friendly staff and service in the cafe, a great experience!
Our tour guide ‘Graham’ was brilliant, very knowledgeable about the history of the prison service, with a great personality that helped keep the tour informative but relaxed.
Would highly recommend at a reasonable cost. Thanks Graham
Our tour guide ‘Graham’ was brilliant, very knowledgeable about the history of the prison service, with a great personality that helped keep the tour informative but relaxed.
Would highly recommend at a reasonable cost. Thanks Graham
Written 27 October 2024
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Good afternoon Thomson,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We're delighted to read that you have enjoyed your Guided Tour with Graham, with so much knowledge to share, it's a wonder the tours ever end! We will be sure to pass along your feedback to Graham, with a special shout out to the Visitor Centre and Restaurant Staff too.
In the future, if you do consider returning for more, perhaps we can interest you in our Escape Room next?
Kind regards,
- Jade
Written 30 October 2024
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Kent rail nut
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK8 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Michael our tour guide knew his stuff,beig ex prison service he was able to share personal experiences and stories as well as telling the history. His method of delivery was superb, encouraging conversation and questions in a friendly and informative manner. The tour was well paced cramming in PLENTY of information but didn't feel rushed. Our tour overan slightly but he still took time to talk to us after the tour had ended before we went off and explored for ourselves- which was good to do as we didn't feel rushed or presured into getting photos and so could focus on the guide.
I feel if we did the tour again we would likely get further snippets and stories as he seemed to have a few.
Would Thoroughly recommend and thinking of doing the escape room next time.
I feel if we did the tour again we would likely get further snippets and stories as he seemed to have a few.
Would Thoroughly recommend and thinking of doing the escape room next time.
Written 8 August 2024
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Good afternoon KentTailnit,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
It's exciting to see that you have found Michaels Tour to be thoroughly enjoyable. He certainly does have many stories to share, and never leaves you feeling rushed in any way. We will be sure to pass along your praises as he ought to be proud.
In the future, if you do consider returning for more, we have plenty more opportunities for you to check out.
Kind regards,
- Jade
Written 9 August 2024
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My 10 and 12 year old grandsons are visiting next weekend.
Would this tour be suitable for them.
Thank you.
Written 17 October 2021
No as some of the talks on the tour are more of an adult nature
Written 19 October 2021
Christine adkins
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Can you buy a family ticket for 5 people and if so what is the cost .
Written 29 May 2021
We did the guided tour which involves going up and down quite steep metal stairs. Maybe just doing the ground floor would be OK for a wheelchair but I feel you would miss a lot. Hope that helps.
Written 18 August 2020
I can see I can buy a disabled ticket but does this one ticket include my carer or do I need a separate ticket? In essence do I just buy 1 ticket?
Written 12 July 2020
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