EDINBURGH · EDINBURGH ESCAPE GAMES
The good escape games give up their weekend slots first. Below: the 5 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Solve a grisly 1829 mystery in Edinburgh’s old surgical district with a private one-hour escape room for groups of 2 to 8.
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt, cryptic clues, local stories, and a self-paced route.
“This scavenger hunt was such a fun introduction to the city! I played with my husband and we had such a blast. I especially loved the little history lessons after each clue was found. Such a wonderful idea and look forward to playing more of these in other cities.”
Solve pirate riddles on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill, follow a treasure map, and open a real chest in this family-friendly outdoor game.
“Somehow we got lost in the system and no one turned up to do our tour. They did refund us and gave us the opportunity to do a different event for free which we were not able to do. They were very pleasant to deal with but it was disappointing.”
Solve eerie puzzles, follow Edinburgh’s Burke and Hare trail, and explore the Old Town on a private two-hour outdoor escape game.
“We really enjoyed the Burke and Hare outdoor escape room. It’s themed on the story of Burke and Hare, and takes you on a walking route through the old town, solving puzzles as you go.”
Explore Edinburgh’s haunted past with a flexible offline puzzle game linking castles, kirkyards, closes, and grisly legends.
“Not a good app, you have to get to an appropriate point before unlocking the next part of the tour , one of the points was Edingburgh castle which to unlock you would have to pay to enter, ridiculous.We asked security if we could just pop in to open , ridiculous. Most of perimeter opening points on the game were a long way of the clues making the game ridiculous. Won’t be using this app again”
A door, a street, a phone or a dinner table.
