For all the times we have visited Stirling, we've never been to the jail, however, after finding out that they also have escape rooms, we had to book. There were five of us, my wife and I and the three boys. We began with the escape room. You are given one hour to solve the mystery and you are taken upstairs into a really old circular room. The member of staff stays in the room with you and they are there to provide a clue or two, should you require them. We were off to a slow start, then one of my sones cracked a code and we were off! After 40 minutes, we were done. It was good fun, but we were ready for the next challenge and there wasn't one. For the money (it's not cheap), I'd like to see us in more than one room, with maybe other challenges to solve. Don't get me wrong, if you've never done it before, do it once, it's a great laugh.
Once the escape room had been completed, we headed to the tour of the jail. It was quite interesting and the guy doing the tour was great, he played multiple characters and he did it well. He interacted with the crowd and made us all laugh. My only disappointment with the tour was, you don't see a lot of the jail. I think there may be other businesses working within the same building, I'm not sure but I had hoped to see more of it. If they had set up some of the cells with either actors who tell the story of their incarceration or mannequins and a voice recording, it could have been better. If you visit, make sure you head upstairs to the outdoor walkway, and then further up again, to the viewpoint. You can see for miles. It is a good day out and I would recommend visiting once but there's not enough to bring you back a second time. Unfortunately, there is no cafe or place to eat, but there are toilets inside and free parking.