What HMP Ashfield is
HMP Ashfield holds young people under a private HMPPS contract. Families mixing it with adult locals after a Bristol court day is a common booking mistake.
GOV.UK’s Ashfield page is the live function and visits source. It is not Exeter, Leyhill, or the Verne.
Locating someone at HMP Ashfield
HMP Ashfield does not publish a landing list. Use GOV.UK Find a prisoner with name and date of birth. HMPPS only confirms the prison if the person consents. If they were in court today, wait until the next working day before you decide the form is wrong.
Visiting HMP Ashfield
Book HMP Ashfield through the national prison-visits service and the official GOV.UK page. You must already be on the visitor list. Session times change; we only reprint a timetable when we have fetched it from that page.
Getting to Pucklechurch
Bristol Parkway or Yate by rail, then a taxi or bus towards Pucklechurch. The gate is not on a city-centre bus loop.
Questions about HMP Ashfield
- Is Ashfield the same as HMP Bristol?
- No. Bristol is Horfield (BS7). Ashfield is Pucklechurch (BS16) for young people.
- Can I search who is in HMP Ashfield online?
- No public UK inmate roster exists. Use GOV.UK Find a prisoner, which requires the prisoner’s consent.