Airsoft game day
Skirmishes in a D-Day bunker, prison wings and woodland, run by UCAP since 2007. Sundays, plus Wednesday nights at Bunker.
Book on ucap.cypherworks.co.uk →
Venues / File 02
Dorchester Prison
The prison was finished in 1795 on the site of a medieval castle, and its public hangings are linked to Thomas Hardy.
Its landings have since been a filming location for Luther and The Gold, and now host tours, ghost hunts and airsoft games.
- Address
- 7 North Square, Dorchester DT1 1JD
- Way in
- Through the small gates on North Square, then follow the prison walls to the entrance gate
- Parking
- Free and secure, on site
- Arrival
- Arrive 10 minutes before your time slot
What's on here
Dates and tickets are on each experience's own site.
Guided tour
Daytime walks through the wings and cells with guides who have worked in the prison service.
Book on prisons.cypherworks.co.uk →Candlelight tour
After dark with a former governor: executions, the darker history and the ghost stories.
Book on prisons.cypherworks.co.uk →Paranormal investigation
Guided ghost hunts with modern kit and traditional methods. No mediums, no staged effects.
Book on prisons.cypherworks.co.uk →Bringing a group?
Group days, school visits, private hire or filming: tell us what you have in mind.