Contraband for cocktails
Step into the notorious outdoor grounds of Alcotraz, where freedom meets felony in our all-new, pop-up prison yard experience. Act fast as it’s only open for a limited period.
An outdoor prison yard experience
Beyond the Alcotraz cell blocks’ confined walls lies a daring new territory where savvy inmates trade contraband cigarettes for their illicit libations – the oldest prison currency meets craft drinks.
Inmates can score their contraband cocktails from the seemingly inconspicuous “tool shed” – the perfect front for our most covert operation yet. Whether you’re sipping our signature hooch from repurposed oil cans, enjoying craftily concealed cocktails from modified prison-issue boots, or plotting your next move with the other inmates, this isn’t just any outdoor space – it’s your own movie set where your sentence comes with a side of fresh air and immersive entertainment.
Whether you’re flexing your muscles at the gym, working on your prison yard hustle at the basketball court, or conspiring with Inmate Cassidy’s crew from the bleachers – this is an outdoor experience you are going to want to get involved in.
Book this limited time pop-up experience now, before it’s too late.
Booking Options
Choose one of our 4 options depending on your group size and what you would like included.
Small Group - Visitor
Instant bookings available.
Bookings of 1-2 hours.
Gain entry to the Yard as a Visitor with a lanyard provided.
Drinks and snacks to be purchased from the Tool Shed.
Free to book.
Small Group - Inmate
Instant Bookings available.
Bookings of 1-2 hours.
Gain entry to the Yard as an Inmate with prison uniform provided.
Receive 1 x drink token in the prison’s currency – cigarettes, with more drinks and snacks available to be purchased from the Tool Shed.
£10 per person.
Large Group
Book via enquiry first.
Choose between 2, 3 or 4 hour stays and pay for the corresponding drink packages. You’ll receive tokens in the form of the prison’s currency – cigarettes.
Further drinks and snacks to be purchased normally on site if needed.
Gain entry to the Yard as an Inmate with your prison uniform provided.
Prices range from £28 per person for 4 drink tokens up to £70 per person for 10 drink tokens.
Private Hire
For groups of 31-60 you can enquire regarding a Private Hire through the checkout process.
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Menu
Whether you are in the mood to celebrate the sense of freedom that comes with yard time with a bucket of beers, or to keep your contraband inconspicuous with our ‘Paint Supplies’ cocktails, visit the “tool shed” – your undercover spot for all drink and snack options.
FAQs
The Yard is a limited time, pop-up experience. To avoid disappointment, book now before it's too late.
Yes, The Yard is different to Alcotraz.
Alcotraz is our indoor ticketed experience, lasting 1 hour 45 mins, where you smuggle in your own alcohol and get 4 personalised cocktails. Tickets start from £41.96 and can be bought via our website.
The Yard is outdoors (although undercover) and more of a traditional bar format, albeit prison themed, where you buy your drinks from a menu and can reserve a table for varying lengths of time.
Those visiting the Yard can wear what they choose. If you are booking an 'Inmate' option then you will be given n orange inmate jacket for the duration of your sentence. These range in size from S to XXL.
Your sentence duration is up to you. Small bookings of 1-8 people can choose to stay for 1 or 2 hours. Bigger bookings of 9 or more can stay for up to 4 hours, with private hires going up to 5 hours.
Unlike the regular Alcotraz Experience, The Yard operates like a normal bar where drinks are purchased on site from a menu.
The only difference is if you book as an Inmate, then you will be given at least 1 cigarette on arrival, depending on your booking, that can be exchanged for a drink.
No, alcohol only needs to be smuggled in to our alternative ticketed immersive cocktail experience.
There are light snacks available to purchase.
As a visitor or inmate in the Yard, you’ll either be seated at the Gym, on the bleachers or in the main Yard. All seats are backless (don’t have a back rest) and some don’t have dedicated table space either.
Bookings are non-refundable, however you can move your booking as long as your event date is 48 hours or more away for small bookings of 1-8, 96 hours or more away for larger bookings of 9-30 and 2 weeks away for private hires.
Yes the Yard is accessible as the space is all on one floor and the accessible toilet in Alcotraz next door can be used by Yard guests. To ensure a smooth experience, if you are a wheelchair user of have a user in your group, after booking, please email [email protected] with your bookings info and we can make a note on our end and assign you an appropriate table.