Isle of Wight Prison

Book and plan your visit to Isle of Wight

To visit someone at the Isle of Wight prison you must:

At least one visitor must be 18 or older at every visit.

There may be a limit to the number of visits a prisoner can have. You can check this with Isle of Wight prison.

Contact Isle of Wight if you have any questions about visiting.

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:

You can book a visit by calling the booking line on 01983 634 218.

To book an official video visit, you can email [email protected]

To book an official face to face visit, you can:

Travel advice: don’t book your ferry to the Isle of Wight until you have email confirmation of your visit (see, Getting to Isle of Wight for more details).

If coming by public transport, you will need to take a ferry from one of the ports at Lymington, Portsmouth or Southampton. To plan your journey to the port:

From there, take a ferry to the Isle of Wight. Don’t book your ferry until you have email confirmation of your visit.

Once on the island get a bus or take a taxi from the ferry port taxi rank to the prison.

There is parking on both Albany and Parkhurst sites with Blue Badge spaces available.

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.

All visitors will need to be searched before entering the prison.

You will also be searched using the passive drug dog (when available) which can lead to a full search and/or a closed visit.

If you refuse to be searched, you will be denied access to the prison.