Category A

HMP Frankland

Durham, United Kingdom · HMPPS prison group: Long Term & High Security Estate

Frankland is a high-security men’s prison in Brasside, County Durham.

Profile fields are derived from published HMPPS listing data. Narrative sections below summarise published listing details; they are not independent inspections or reports.

Prison information

Contacting and visiting

Address: Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YD
Phone: (0191) 376 5000
Booking a visit: Request a social visit on GOV.UK
HMP Frankland booking a visit
How prison visits work
Sending money: Send money to someone in prison on GOV.UK
Post and letters: How to address a letter to a UK prison
Can you send pictures in prison letters?
Email a prisoner: Email a Prisoner service: GOV.UK guidance
Phone calls: Letters, video and telephone calls on GOV.UK
Life inside prison: phone calls and family contact

Rules and services change. Check with the prison or the official service before you visit, send money or post anything. Prisons Online is an independent directory, not an official government service.

At a glance

Security / category: Category A
Operator: Public Sector Prison
Capacity: Not listed
Opened: Not listed
Gender (listing): Mens Prison
Cohort: Trainer
Predominant function: High Security
Prison sub-group 1: LONG TERM & HIGH SECURITY ESTATE
Type (listing): Trainer · High Security

Capacity and opening year are not listed for this establishment. Check the official operator's page for current figures.

What type of prison is HMP Frankland?

HMP Frankland appears in this directory as a Category A high-security prison for adult men. It has a training role.

Overview

Frankland is a high-security men’s prison in Brasside, County Durham.

Prison Life

Cohort: Trainer. Predominant function: High Security. Gender provision: Mens Prison. Day-to-day regime details should be confirmed with the establishment or official prison finder information.

How to visit HMP Frankland

For visits and bookings, contact the establishment on (0191) 376 5000. Booking steps and ID rules are not universal; verify the latest instructions with the establishment.

Before you visit HMP Frankland

If you are organising a visit, confirm how bookings work for this jurisdiction and allow time for approvals where they exist. Visitor requirements change; verifying rules shortly before the date reduces the risk of being turned away at the gate. One prison’s procedures are not a template for every other site—always confirm details for the specific place you are visiting.

For a step-by-step overview, read how prison visits work — then confirm every rule with the operator for this establishment.