Hundreds enjoy scary evenings at Shrewsbury's Dana Prison

The former prison was last week turned into the backdrop of a special Halloween-themed event where visitors tried to escape the building away from the 'living dead' during the Lockdown event.

Jailhouse Tours, which runs the Shrewsbury prison as a tourist attraction, played host to the chase which featured chainsaws and a killer infection, as well as offering a real challenge for its guests.

Joel Campbell, owner of Jailhouse Tours, said: "Lockdown was a real success, we're delighted with how it went. It was hectic but totally worth it and we're now already planning next year's event which we're thinking will be a sequel to Lockdown.

"We had around 350 people in total over the three days averaging around 120 a night over the space of four hours per night."

Lockdown saw visitors arrive as if it was a working prison where they were to see family inmates. Unfortunately for the visitors an infection broke out in the prison which turned everyone into zombies and the prison was in lockdown.

During the chase event, zombies infected anyone who came into contact with them.

The challenge saw visitors run around the prison searching for a way out using key cards and staying away from the zombies that were been unleashed around the building.

Mr Campbell added: "Overall we've had some great feedback from those who came along, as well as some constructive criticism too which is definitely helpful for us as we want to bring something like it back again next year. The zombies all had a great time, too."