Moorland prison

Moorland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) near Doncaster, South Yorkshire for men aged 18 and over.

Book and plan your visit to Moorland prison

If you get certain benefits or have an NHS health certificate, you might be able to get help with the costs of your visit, including:

A visit can only be booked 28 days in advance.

Contact Moorland if you have any questions about visiting.

There are two ways a visit boking can be made at HMP Moorland:

Using the online booking service. These requests are monitored Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 4pm.

Although the system advises you will hear back within 3 days, this is not always possible as we work in visit date order and so, if your requested date is further in the future, it will take longer than 3 days for a response.

On the online booking service, please choose HMP Moorland Closed.

By calling our visits booking line on 01302 523 289.

This telephone line is open every Tuesday and Thursday between the hours of 9:30am and 3:30pm.

Please be aware, visits can only be booked 28 days in advance.

This mailbox is monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm but please allow up to 5 working days for a response.

We allow 30 minutes per booking. If you will need more time, please let us know when booking.

The closest railway station is Doncaster and you can get a taxi from there.

To plan your journey by public transport:

There is a visitor car park available on Vulcan Way.

All visitors, aged 16 or older must prove their identity before entering the prison. Read the list of acceptable forms of ID when visiting a prison.

Moorland has a strict dress code policy, which means visitors should wear smart clothes. None of the following are allowed: