Inside the UK’s ‘most HAUNTED’ prison – where ‘ghosts walk the corridors’ & brave souls can even stay the night
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PARANORMAL fanatics can put their nerves to the test and stay in the UK's most haunted prison. Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset became infamous over the years for its ghostly goings-on and terrifying inmates. The 400-year-old Somerset lock-up even caged London's most high-profile gangsters: the Kray twins.
![[The Kray Twins were caged at Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/221880-jim-hardy-worlds-oldest-918959575.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It has become a must-visit spot for fans of dark tourism and offers guided tours, escape rooms and ghost-hunting experiences. It's even opened its doors as a wedding venue for those so in love that it's criminal. But now, for £69 per person, guests can experience life behind bars for a 12-hour overnight stay in the Victorian cell.
![[It housed the 'criminally insane' and is known for being the most haunted prison in the country]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/237651-nicola-agius-joins-parnormal-853842082.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A tour of the wings, spooky old gate lodge and the execution room are part of the stay and there are even wardens are on duty through the night. Visitors are able to either go ghost hunting in groups, or are given free roam to investigate on their own.
![[Brave Sun reporter Nicola Agius joined parnormal Investigator Tony Ferguson at the prison in 2023]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/237651-nicola-agius-joins-lead-853842417.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The jail was saved last year from the brink of closure after it was threatened to be turned into flats. Breakfast is served early before the wardens escort the 'inmates' back out into civilisation. The only rule to stay in the prison is that you have to be over the age of 18.
![[Nicola was horrified by what she heard on her recording device]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/237651-nicola-agius-joins-lead-853841711.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Sun reporter Nicola Agius mustered the courage to go on a ghost tour in the jail in 2023. Armed with recording devices, Nicola heard a voice telling her to "get out". When she listened back to the footage from the comfort of her hotel room, it sent shivers down her spine.
