MANCHESTER · MANCHESTER ESCAPE GAMES
One free evening, too many rooms. These 11 escape games earn the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes.
Review of Manchester’s flexible smartphone treasure hunt, with cryptic clues, city sights, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.
“Great fun , all really enjoyed it. Got to see lots of different parts of the city ! A different way to see and learn about a new city”
Review of moviESCAPE Stockport’s SAWtopsy horror escape room, with puzzle tips, safety notes, access details, and booking advice.
“This was our first escape room and we loved it! It was nice to be able to do it as a family with our children, aged 8 and 11. The puzzles were a perfect mix of difficulty, with hints available when we needed. The staff were great too. We will definitely be back.”
Solve a spooky Manchester mystery by app, visiting Albert Hall, the Town Hall, canals, Chetham’s Library, and Manchester Cathedral.
“Was unable to download and as this wasn't a refundable I can't explain any more than this sorry dot dot dot just to write the minum number which is a bit ridiculous really but otherwise I think it was a technical issue which could be my phone so I'll accept that can't review though something I haven't tried but I wish you all well. Also can you take off the minus words as it's a little bit aggressive that if we don't write enough words when some like myself struggle to write. I know that's not the intention”
Review of Merlin’s Magic Academy escape room in Stockport, with puzzles, wands, family tips, pricing, access details, and honest advice.
“Took a group of 9-11 year olds, they had a fantastic time and managed without too much help! The host was excellent, and I'm sure we'll go again!”
Review of moviESCAPE Stockport’s Demon's Curse escape room, with practical details on price, puzzles, age rules, access, and value.
“Great experience. Went so fast as we all enjoyed it. Great fun and the staff were great.”
Solve a Manchester murder mystery by phone while walking from the cathedral to the Science and Industry Museum.
“We only lost time on our only day playing this in Manchester. The challenges were based on something that was not there anymore. And so were the clues that told you how to get to another place. We were supposed to go to the left at some Black Milk. Have no idea what that is, google maps did not either. For some time we were helping ourselves with google maps, when the clues were bad, until we didn't know where we're going. We had to stop playing. We were not even in the middle. The one clue that was there was a small unimportant thing on one of the houses,…”
Explore Manchester on a self-guided puzzle quest through historic quarters, street art, and city secrets, with flexible timing for up to five people.
“Was a great way to explore the city and overall enjoyed the activity. One negative was one of the answers at the Oyster House has been removed so we couldn’t guess it, which was a little disappointing.”
Santa’s Express at moviESCAPE Stockport is a festive, family-friendly escape room with puzzles, props, clues, and a one-hour time limit.
“Third time we've been to MoviEscape in the last year. All three rooms have been really good, nice intermediate challenge level and some interesting puzzles. Santa's Express was very charming. Between Sawtopsy and Demon's Curse, Sawtopsy has a better narrative but preferred the atmosphere in Demon's Curse (bonus points for jump-scare). All well worth doing. Staff are all lovely and the video narration is a joy.”
Explore Manchester at your own pace with app-led clues, 10+ sights, local facts, and a flexible 5-kilometer walking route.
“We enjoyed our time on the scavenger hunt the price was only £3 which is a bonus. I didnt give 5 stars as the app needs updating, some of the riddles we had to google because they didnt have either the signs on buildings and there is work gRead more”
Explore Manchester on a self-guided puzzle walk through five districts, with clues, local stories, street art, and flexible timing for up to five people.
“The idea was to have fun exploring a new city. And while we did go to places we may not have seen otherwise, the clues were impossibly hard even with hints. My colleague and I love doing these sort of things but did not enjoy this, and after 2 hours with very little achieved we gave up.”
Solve a family mystery while exploring Manchester’s canals, red-brick streets, and quirky corners in this 90-minute outdoor puzzle hunt.
“We really enjoyed it. It was well thought out / the puzzles were the right level of difficulty and the distance covered was right too. Would recommend.”
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