THE UK · UK ESCAPE GAMES
Market towns, cathedral cities and a great many cryptic clues carved above doorways. The 15 below cover the phone-led quests and the built rooms, priced, timed and clear about the walking.
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”
Explore York at your own pace with phone-based clues, historic sights, snickleways, and a flexible treasure hunt for all ages.
“The Treasure Hunt was good fun but we should have started earlier. Tip to others would be to make sure you have plenty of time as clues are quite tricky!”
Explore Bath’s major sights with a flexible smartphone treasure hunt, cryptic clues, local stories, and time for shops, cafés, and pubs.
“Definitely good for children to learn about the city. Would have been even better if more history facts are brought out through each quest and some sort of rewards in the end, ie a CHAMPION sticker 😅 …..etc”
Solve a Guy Fawkes mystery while walking 3.25km through York’s walls, Minster, Shambles, taverns, and historic streets.
“Highly recommend doing this. Fun looking for clues, then trying to decipher them. You can take your time as it's self guided & if you cannot work out a clue there are useful hints on the back of the booklet. A great way to see places & discover the history.”
Explore Oxford by phone with cryptic clues, maps, stories, and flexible stops at famous sights, pubs, and curious corners.
“Wonderful way to discover a few of oxfords little gems! Go at your own pace, free to be distracted by anything else that piques your curiosity along the way!”
Test your wits inside a real former prison with The Cell escape room at Shepton Mallet, plus self-guided access to its historic buildings.
“Great fun. The dark and handcuffs added an additional element of complexity! Tia was an excellent guard. All in all a lot of fun and a legit location for an escape room”
Explore Whitechapel after dark on a 2.5-hour Jack the Ripper walk, with Victorian history, murder clues, expert guides, and a private tour option.
“Interesting information, good walk and friendly tour guide. Could have used some volume increase as it was difficult to hear everything she was saying all the time.”
Explore Birmingham by solving pirate clues, from Town Hall to the Jewellery Quarter, with a flexible two-hour walk for families and friends.
“We spent a thoroughly enjoyable day exploring Birmingham while doing this treasure hunt. A great way to see the city and parts of it that we would otherwise have missed. This is about the 5th one of these types of hunts that we've done and there will be more! Highly recommended!”
Explore Chester by phone with cryptic clues, Roman sights, city walls, and flexible stops for lunch, photos, and family fun.
“Great way to explore the city- challenging at times but the hints helped😊 Loved the way it made you look more carefully at the surroundings and took you up alleyways which we would never have found otherwise. Explored the city in some depth. It was fun and we all really enjoyed it. Thank you”
Solve cryptic clues, follow phone-based maps, and explore Brighton’s Royal Pavilion, pier, Lanes, and lesser-known corners.
“It took a while to understand how the clues work. Once we understood the first one we knew what to look for.”
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 Cambridge by phone with cryptic clues, maps, and stories on this flexible private treasure hunt lasting about 2.5 hours.
“Enjoyable fun experience. Well organised and easy to play. Provides a good guide to the city of cambridge”
Explore Liverpool on foot with a flexible smartphone treasure hunt, cryptic clues, local stories, and nine major city sights.
“Great fun. Good way to explore a city. Allow yourself a full day, so that you can visit all the places en route, and get a bite to eat.”
Face riddles, pressure, and a live zombie in this private 90-minute London escape room for groups of up to eight.
“We had such a great time! We escaped sweaty from the adrenaline. A huge thank you to Sam and our zombie Michael for being excellent hosts. So many great mechanics to work through, would recommend this experience to anyone who loves escape rooms.”
Solve a comic London murder mystery through Gough Square and overlooked streets on a private, self-guided outdoor adventure.
“It was a vey fun activity! The story is great and made us laugh so many times! I reccomend it for everybody”
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