Visiting Information

Visiting information for Stocken can be seen below.

Social visits

Wed: 13:45 - 15:30

Sat: 09:15 - 11:15 & 13:45 - 15:45

Sun: 09:15 - 11:15 & 13:45 - 15:45

Booking information: You will require a valid visiting order to be allowed a visit. Visits must be booked using the visits booking line on 01780 795156, available at the following times:
Monday: 13:30 - 19:30
Tuesday: 13:30 - 17:00
Wednesday: 17:30 - 19:30
Thursday: 13:30 - 17:00

Friday: 13:30 - 17:00

Additional information: Please be aware that you will not be allowed into the Visits Room after 10:30 in the morning and 15:00 in the afternoon.

You may be entitled to help with your travel expenses. Please visit the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme page for more information.

Visiting Orders: Only those visitors named on the visiting order will be allowed entry. This includes children.

There are three types of visiting order.

White - Statutory

May be used at any visits session. They are valid for 28 days from the date of issue.

Yellow - Privileged

May be used on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday & Sunday mornings only.

Red - Closed

For closed visits and must be pre-booked.

For prisoners recently transferred into HMP Stocken, one visiting order from their previous prison will be honoured.

Visitors must produce two of the following as proof of identity:

• Passport,
• Driving Licence,
• Birth Certificate,
• Senior Citizens public transport pass,
• Annual public transport season ticket,
• Employers ID card that shows employee's photo,
• Rail or bus pass with photo,
• Cheque book or credit card,
• Young person's proof of age card,
• Trade Union or National Students card

Mother and baby: Baby bottles will be heated in the Visitor's Centre on request. If you wish to breast feed in private please ask one of the staff. Breast feeding will not be allowed once you are in the visits room.

Prams, pushchairs and buggies are not allowed in the visits room. You may leave these in the Visitor's Centre. You may take a baby's bottle into the visits room but no nappies.

These are available to you in the visits room on request from the staff.

Inside the visits room: On entering the visits room please hand your visiting order to the officer sitting at the top table. The officer will then allocate you a table. There is a WRVS refreshments bar inside the visits room selling confectionery and cold drinks. There are also hot drinks/cold drinks/snacks vending machines and a water machine.

Children's facilities: On Wednesday and Saturday afternoons there is a crèche available in the visits room for children under the age of 8 years. Volunteers staff the crèche. There are highchairs and baby recliners available for very small children. If you require nappies and baby wipes, please ask one of the staff in the visits room.

Official visits

Wed: Mornings only

Booking information: 01780 795256 (for official visits)

How to get there: HMP Stocken is situated near the village of Stretton off the A1, exit onto the B668.

• Bus: There is a minibus available from Chesterfield, but space is limited and seats must be booked: Runs on one Wednesday per month; call (01246 276171) for booking information.
• Train: The nearest stations are Stamford, Grantham and Oakham. You will need to take a taxi from the station to the prison.
  Local taxi companies include:
  Oakham
  Berridge Taxis – 01572 756088
  Young's Taxis – 01572 813053
  Kevin's Taxis – 01572 720136
  Stamford
  Associated Silver Cabs – 01780 482800
  Star Line Cabs - 01780 763245
  Grantham
  Station Taxis - 01476 571588
• Car: North and Southbound on the A1 exit B668 – Stocken is signposted from this point
• On arrival at the prison, please use the main car park.