UK’s most haunted prison is offering overnight stays for brave tourists – including porridge brekkie, cell bed and ghost hunt
Fans of the supernatural are being given the opportunity to spend the night in Somerset's Shepton Mallet Prison
IF YOU fancy yourself as a bit of a brave heart, see how well you fare after a night in one of UK's most haunted prisons.
Fans of the supernatural are being given the opportunity to spend the night in Somerset's Shepton Mallet Prison, and even have a go at hunting some of the ghosts that call the prison their home.
Formerly the oldest operating prison in the country, Shepton Mallet closed its doors to inmates in 2013, but is now giving the general public the opportunity to see what prison life is like on Friday October 13.
Those brave enough to take up the offer will get the full prisoner experience, including bland porridge for dinner and breakfast, and a sleepover locked in their very own cell.
The night's activities also include the complete ghost hunting tour, where visitors will try to connect with the spirits of the executed criminals that were once locked up on the site.
Paul Tool from Jailhouse Tours, told the Bristol Post: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for people who want to spend a night in prison which has remained pretty much unchanged since prisoners moved out in 2013 and have the fright of their lives.
“Before working here I was sceptical about spirits, but I have seen and witnessed truly terrifying things when taking people around on tours in the daytime – I can’t imagine how terrifying it will be at night.
“From my experiences, I’m fully confident that there are spirits of former prisoners who were executed here, so this overnight tour is definitely not one for the faint-hearted.”
Shepton Mallet Prison has a dark history, having been the site of a number of executions since it first opened its doors in 1626, with the last hanging taking place in 1945.
During the Second World War, the facility was used as a military prison by both the British and American armed forces - 18 US servicemen were executed there between 1943 and 1945.
Infamous East End gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray were held in the prison in 1952 while awaiting court-martial for dodging national service, and Ben Gunn, Britain's longest-serving juvenile prisoner, also spent time at Shepton Mallet.
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