How to keep two teenage boys entertained during the extended summer school holidays? A sophisticated, intellectual masterpiece of puzzlecraft – part artwork, part profound philosophical experience? Or a hilariously hammed-up concoction of ghost-hunting, puzzles and willy jokes? Hmmm… Find out which one we chose…here.
escape rooms with teenagers
Shimmy Shimmy Cocoa Pop – Want To Escape – Rushden
We’re venturing out into the real world after lockdown. But then we discovered the real world is still nasty and scary, so we decided to go Back To The F… oh no, wrong movie… back to 1988 and play with all our old toys. To see how we got on being Big kids click here
The Insiders – Deadlocked – Home Play Game
Remarkably prescient game name, really. I don’t know if, when they began work on their new ‘virtual’ Escape Room, Deadlocked had foreseen a fairly captive audience. But, with the release rushed forward to keep their business afloat during the current difficult times, they have found read more here
Blackbeard’s Quest – Breakout Rooms – Watford
Escape Rooms throw up many questions. Is it difficult to build a convincing shipwreck in the middle of Watford? Did Aunty Ant and her GATAPAE team enjoy Blackbeard’s Quest? How much guidance are you looking for in a room? Why did the pirate walk the plank? For these answers and more read on here…
The Lost Treasure – The Room – Berlin, Germany
A lure of Escape Rooms is being the star of your own film. Some rooms are a bit B-movie, some are distinctly am-dram. I’d never before played a game quite as Hollywood blockbuster as The Lost Treasure of Alexander von Humboldt. Read on here..
Houdini’s Workshop – Deadlocked – Northampton
Harry Houdini. The Great Houdini, “world famous jailbreaker and Handcuff King”, master of mystery, icon of escapology. Basically, this guy should be the patron saint of Escape Rooms. Enough about him. Want to read about how we got on with being handcuffed, shackled and thrown in a box? Read more here…
CSI: Panic Room – Clue HQ – Harrogate
I’ve always liked the idea of playing detective. Too much 80s pop American crime drama and reading Harriet The Spy, I suppose. To see how we got on in Clue HQ Harrogate’s police investigation room, read on. Bring your best magnifying glass/bloodhound/pathologist/alcohol dependency issues with you.
Egyptian Tomb – LockHouse – Cambridge
A rare child-free review from a child-friendly venue… Aunty Ant visited LockHouse/Lockhouse in Cambridge.
We picked Egyptian Tomb as there was just the two of us, Armageddon is a good room for large groups and Secret Agent is the hardest room, so it seemed our best option…read on here…
Santa’s Stowaway – Want To Escape – Rushden
Christmas Escape Rooms have not really been on my radar. Not Escape Rooms at Christmas, of course: any gathering is an excuse to chuck in a game or two – here I mean specifically Christmas-themed rooms. They’re just not something I would get super-excited about. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas. But I tend to be quite cynical about festive commercialisation, pop-up cash-ins and John Lewis twee-ness. Read more here…
Strange Things – Locked – Dunstable
We learnt two valuable lessons this day. One, a piece of advice seen in the Enthusiasts’ Facebook group – never play a room in the first month of opening. And two, should be obvious to parents everywhere – read more…
