Downview Prison

What are the Visiting Booking Times at HMP Downview Prison?

To book a visit at Downview prison you willl need to call the visits line on 020 8196 6359 10:00-14:00 weekdays.
You can book a visit someone in Downview prison on one of 3 days a week. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday between 2-4pm

What do i need to bring to a visit at Downview Prison?
Visitors may identify themselves using one of the following:

• passport, including foreign passports, and time expired passports where the
  photograph is still recognisable;
• identity card;
• driving licence;
• benefits book;
• senior citizen’s public transport photo pass issued by local authority;
• employer’s or student ID card but only if this clearly shows the name of the
  visitor and the employer or educational establishment, and has a photograph
  or signature which can be compared with the visitor’s appearance or signature,
  and if the Foreign Nationals identity cardIf the visitor is unable to produce one of the above, staff may accept combinations of
  two or more of the following:
• birth/marriage certificate;
• cheque book or credit/debit card (counts as one: do not accept as two);
• employer’s pass or ID or student ID card not acceptable under 4vi above;
• young person’s ‘proof of age’ card;
• trade union or National Students’ Union membership card;
• rent book;
• foreign identity or residents’ card (other than EC ID cards acceptable in their own right);