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You can visit someone in an immigration removal centre or short-term holding facility.

Check with the centre:

• what the visiting hours are
• if you need to book an appointment
• what ID you need
• what items you’re allowed to take with you - you may be searched when you arrive

You may be able to contact someone in a removal centre by phone, email or video call. Contact the immigration removal centre to check.

Contact Brook House

Visit Brook House

Brook House is open 7 days a week, including bank holidays. You must book at least one day in advance, between 8am and 9pm.

Visiting hours are:

• Monday to Thursday, 2pm to 9pm
• Friday, 2:30pm to 9pm
• Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 9pm

The centre is closed each day between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Last admission at 4:15pm and 8:30pm

What you need to bring

When you visit, you’ll need to take proof of ID and proof of address.

Proof of ID

This can include any of the following:

• driving licence
• passport
• birth certificate
• ID card
• travel documents

Proof of address

This can include any of the following:

• utility bill
• bank statement
• recent letter with name and address

You cannot use a driving licence as proof of address.

Getting to Brook House

There’s a free bus service from Atlantic House to Brook House with a stop at Tinsley House. The pick-up point is in front of Atlantic House, just outside Gatwick South Terminal. You can ask about bus times or how to arrange a pick-up when you book your visit.

There’s a free on-site car park. If you use a sat nav, use the street name Perimeter Road South, not the postcode.

Visiting hours are 2pm to 9pm each day. Last admission is at 8:30pm.

You must book your visit in advance.

You must bring the following:

• photo ID (passport or driving licence)
• utility bill showing your name and address

Visiting hours are 9am to midday and 1pm to 9pm each day.

You must book your visit in advance.

You must bring 1 type of photo ID (passport, driving licence, European Community identity card), or 2 of the following:

• birth or marriage certificate
• rail or bus pass with photo
• employer’s ID or student card
• young person’s proof of age card
• trade union membership card
• senior citizen travel pass issued by a local authority
• benefits book showing you receive welfare payments
• Home Office application registration card

There’s a free shuttle bus and taxi service from Durham bus or train station to Derwentside. Ask for further information when you book your visit.

Legal visiting hours are 9am to midday and 1pm to 9pm each day.

Social visiting hours are:

• 1pm to 9pm, Monday to Friday
• 9am to midday and 1pm to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday

You must book your visit in advance.

You must bring 1 type of photo ID (passport, driving licence, European Community identity card), or 2 of the following:

• birth or marriage certificate
• rail or bus pass with photo
• employer’s ID or student card
• young person’s proof of age card
• trade union membership card
• senior citizen travel pass issued by a local authority
• benefits book showing you receive welfare payments
• Home Office application registration card

There’s a free taxi service from the nearest bus or train station to Dungavel House. Ask for this when you book your visit.

Visiting hours are 2pm to 9pm each day. Last admission is at 8:30pm.

You must book your visit in advance.

You must bring the following:

• photo ID (a passport or driving licence)
• utility bill showing your name and address

Visiting hours are 2pm to 9pm each day � you must book in advance.

You must bring the following:

• photo ID (passport or driving licence)
• utility bill showing your name and address

Visiting hours are 2pm to 9pm each day. You must book in advance.

You must bring the following:

• photo ID (passport or driving licence)
• utility bill showing your name and address

Follow the signs to World Freight Terminal. Building 302 is on the right hand side of the road.

Visiting hours are 2pm to 9pm Monday to Friday. You must book in advance.

You must bring the following:

• photo ID (passport or driving licence)
• utility bill showing your name and address

The nearest train station is Swinderby station.

​​There’s also Newark Northgate (9 miles away) or Lincoln (12 miles away).

Contact Tinsley House

Visit Tinsley House

Tinsley House is open 7 days a week, including bank holidays. You must book at least one day in advance, between 8am and 9pm.

Visiting hours are 2pm to 9pm.

The centre is closed each day between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Last admission at 4:15pm and 8:30pm

What you need to bring

When you visit, you’ll need to take proof of ID and proof of address.

Proof of ID

This can include any of the following:

• driving licence
• passport
• birth certificate
• ID card
• travel documents

Proof of address

This can include any of the following:

• utility bill
• bank statement
• recent letter with name and address

You cannot use a driving licence as proof of address.

Getting to Tinsley House

There’s a free bus service from Atlantic House to Tinsley House with a stop at Brook House. The pick-up point is in front of Atlantic House, just outside Gatwick South Terminal. You can ask about bus times or how to arrange a pick-up when you book your visit.

There’s a free on-site car park. If you use a sat nav, use the street name Perimeter Road South, not the postcode.

Visiting hours are 2pm to 5pm and 6pm to 9pm each day.

You must book at least one day in advance.

You must bring the following:

• photo ID (passport or driving licence)
• utility bill showing your name and address

There’s a bus service between Bedford station and Yarl’s Wood.