HMP Peterborough
HMP Peterborough is a Category B local prison for men and women in Peterborough. Run by Sodexo.
Christmas: visitor list by Mon 30 NovSaville Road, Peterborough, PE3 7PD
01733 217500How long things take at Peterborough
CommunityFrom families · updated last week
Typical wait from five or more families. Fewer than five and you see the count, not a guess. How we check · Add yours
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Community40 reports
First visit · 10 days
First call · 6 days
Phone list / PIN · 6 days
Notes that might name someone are read by a person before they show. Numbers, links and abuse are turned away. The waits stay up either way. How we check
Read all 40 family reports25 in their own words · filter by phones, visits, money
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Send on WhatsAppChristmas at Peterborough
prisoncheckMonday 30 November: Get on their visitor list
in 31 daysIt can take up to 2 weeks, then book.
Monday 21 December: Last day to send money
Thursday 24 December: Release if due out 25–28 Dec
What has Peterborough told you about Christmas visits?
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How long until the first visit?
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OfficialPhones
OfficialVisits
OfficialMoney for the visit
Community£30 a visit
To spend in the visits hall: food, drinks and anything to take back.
One family, October 2026. Not official: check with the prison before you go.
Money and parcels
OfficialRelease
OfficialAbout Peterborough
OfficialWho to email at Peterborough. Official inboxes. Not Email a Prisoner.
- ComplaintsHMPPSPublicEnquiries
@justice.gov.uk
Questions families ask about Peterborough
Someone has just gone to Peterborough. What happens first?
Reception often allows a short first-night call. After that, they add your number to their PIN phone list, and you go on their visitor list before you can book a visit.
Someone has just gone to prisonHow long does the PIN take at Peterborough?
Families at Peterborough say about 8 days, from 8 reports. The latest was 8 days ago.
The PIN wait at PeterboroughHow long until the first call from Peterborough?
Families at Peterborough say about 2 days, from 8 reports. The latest was 8 days ago.
The first call from PeterboroughHow long until the first visit at Peterborough?
There is no firm figure for Peterborough yet. Families at similar prisons in East of England say about 10 days. 3 families at Peterborough said 1–3 weeks.
The first visit at PeterboroughWhen can I visit Peterborough?
They add you to their visitor list first, which can take up to 2 weeks. Then book on GOV.UK. Bring photo ID that has not expired.
Visiting times at PeterboroughHow much do calls from Peterborough cost?
They pay 5.5p a minute to call a mobile and 2.48p to a landline on weekdays. Calls come out of their phone credit, not yours.
Call costs at PeterboroughHow do I send money to someone in Peterborough?
Online with GOV.UK’s Send money to someone in prison. It is free and the only way. You need their name, date of birth and prisoner number.
Money at PeterboroughWhat time are people released from Peterborough?
Families usually collect in the morning. No gate time reported here yet. Only the prison can confirm the date.
When do they get out?