Visiting the prison
We are pleased to announce we have increased the Social Visits sessions here at HMP Northumberland, providing our prisoners with a two hour visiting slots.

Visits will operate Wednesday to Sunday and can be booked as normal by residents via the Kiosk. Prisoners must book their visit 48 hours prior to the visit.
All visitors must be a family member and live at the same address as each other. Friends are not permitted to visit yet and any adjustments to this arrangement will be communicated with prisoners as soon as required.
To maximise visits opportunities each prisoner will be allowed 1 social visit per month which will be 1 hour in duration and 1 purple visit per month. Prisonerss can only book their visit session within their regime group allocated session.
The booking times available are below:
Wednesday - Friday
1400 – 1600 Visits session
Saturday - Sunday
Morning Session
0900 - 1100 Visits session
Saturday and Sunday
Afternoon Session
1400 – 1600 Visits session
Who can visit?
Visits will only be allowed by people who are symptom free, who have not been asked to self-isolate and who have not recently come into contact with anyone who has symptoms or is self-isolating.
Who cannot have a visit?
Symptomatic residents under isolation.
New receptions and those who are returning from external hospital who are yet to complete their 14 days isolation on a specific unit away from the main resident population to prevent the spread of infection.
Facilities
We are also pleased to inform you that the NEPACS tea bar will also be re-opening although for the time-being it will be offering drinks only. A new process has been introduced whereby visitors will be able to pre-order and pay for drinks whilst booking in at the visitors centre. Visitors will be given an order slip which they will hand in at the tea bar; staff at the tea bar will then deliver the order directly to the table. Visitors will not be allowed to attend the tea bar directly and will only get one opportunity to place an order whilst at the visitors centre.
Searching
Searching during social visits will be in line with current guidance.
Please be patient, courteous and understanding of our new ways of working. Staff at HMP Northumberland will do their very best to try to make the visit experience as enjoyable as it can be.