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The Glastonbury Festival nearby (Worthy Farm is 6 miles), the Prison (now a visitor attraction and hotel), the Market Cross, and a Somerset market town with cider and prison heritage
A little history
Shepton Mallet Prison — one of England's oldest functioning prisons until 2013 — has been converted into a hotel and visitor attraction. The town has been a market centre since the medieval period. Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, just 6 miles away, transforms the area every summer.
HMP Shepton Mallet (now a hotel) is genuinely extraordinary — staying in or visiting a former maximum-security prison. The Market Cross is fine. The Glastonbury Festival proximity.
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Shepton Mallet has good independent cafes and restaurants. Local Somerset produce — cider, cheese and dairy — is excellent. The Festival brings enormous food activity annually.
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Shepton Mallet is a place in Somerset known for the Glastonbury Festival nearby (Worthy Farm is 6 miles), the Prison (now a visitor attraction and hotel), the Market Cross, and a Somerset market town with cider and prison heritage. Shepton Mallet Prison — one of England's oldest functioning prisons until 2013 — has been converted into a hotel and visitor attraction. The population is around 10,000.
Shepton Mallet has good independent cafes and restaurants. Local Somerset produce — cider, cheese and dairy — is excellent. The Festival brings enormous food activity annually.
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