HMP Shrewsbury Prison

Psychic Slammer! The Ultimate Overnight Ghost Hunt & Cell Sleepover at The Dana.

The Dana: An Overnight Descent into Shrewsbury’s Haunted Penal History

Book Your Date for the Ghost Hunt within the walls! Dare to sleepover?

Step through the massive, imposing gates of HMP Shrewsbury and leave the safety of the modern world behind. You are granted exclusive, overnight access for an intense investigation within the sprawling wings and subterranean depths of this Georgian-Victorian complex. Here, the heavy steel doors have slammed shut on thousands of souls, but for some, the sentence never ended.

With a dark lineage dating back to 1793, the prison—known as "The Dana"—is a labyrinth of punishment. You will navigate the echoing A-Wing, notorious for sightings of the "Shadow Man" who stalks the upper walkways, and the claustrophobic C-Wing, where the melancholic "Grey Lady" is frequently seen drifting through the gloom.

Most harrowing is the execution room—the "Hanging Shed"—where the noose claimed lives until 1961. The air here is thick with the panic of George Riley, the last man executed at the prison, and Ethel Major, the only woman hanged here; their restless spirits are said to linger near the drop. Beneath the prison lie the Georgian tunnels, a pitch-black network where investigators frequently report disembodied whistling and aggressive poltergeist activity.

Shrewsbury Prison is a pressure cooker of residual energy. Visitors have documented the deafening sound of cell doors slamming on their own in Cell 222 and the unnerving sensation of being physically pushed by unseen hands on the gantry.

Step into the silence of the condemned cell and down the cold, concrete corridors. Here, the echoes of the dead—from the despair of the convicted to the stern command of the Governor—demand to be heard. It is time to trade your skepticism for an all-night stand-off against the deep secrets held within the brickwork.

Here, history doesn’t just whisper; it screams from the dark. This is a sleepover event that locks you in until 7:30 AM.