ESCAPE ROOMS CARDIFF
THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Choose your team of 2-6 players (per room).
Select your theme from our 7 immersive game rooms.
You’ll be given an objective and you’ll need to find objects, codes and clues in the rooms.
With 60 minutes on the clock, you’ll need to think quick, think smart and work as a team if you want to make it out in time.
Find out more about each of our game rooms, click the posters below.
ARE THERE ANY AGE LIMITS?
All players aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an 18+ player.
Due to their complexity, we recommend our games to players aged 13+, however, younger players always enjoy themselves (even our creepier games in the basement), so it’s up to them if it sounds like fun and up to you if you think the theme is suitable.
WHERE ARE YOU?
We’re on St. Mary Street – Just down from the Cardiff Castle and across from the Cardiff Market. There’s a map at the bottom of this page and a button under it to give you directions to take you straight to our door.
ARE THE GAMES FRIGHTENING?
All the games in their nature are thrilling, but there’s nothing scary to worry about! Some may contain a small jump-scare. Please contact us if you are concerned.
Although our creepier basement games, ‘Z – The Zombie Apocalypse’ and ‘Oculus The Serial Killer’, are horror-themed, they are not horror experiences. We aim for excellent design, immersion and gameplay, not a high scare factor! We do not use live actors in our games.
WHAT IS YOUR CANCELLATION POLICY?
Once a game has been booked, it cannot be moved or cancelled.
All of our games are non-refundable and non-transferable.
CAN WE GET HELP DURING THE GAME?
You can get hints from the Game Masters who supervise your game via the cameras and microphones in the room. They will send you help at the appropriate time if you really are struggling!
WHAT TIME SHOULD WE ARRIVE?
Please be punctual and arrive 5 minutes before the start of your time slot.
This will allow time for your brief, lockers & toilets etc. We will do our best to accommodate you if you are late, but we can’t guarantee that you will still be able to play.
ARE YOUR GAMES ACCESSIBLE?
Our games rooms may involve a little crawling, ducking, and climbing up a few steps.
If you struggle with any of these activities, have any health issues you think we would need to know about, or, if you struggle with stairs, please call before you book and we can offer some best advice based on your needs.
Unfortunately we do not have wheelchair access as all our games are on floors 1, 2 or in the basement.
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF PLAYERS PER TEAM?
Our rooms are designed for 2-6 players. The more of you there are, the easier and cheaper it is per person. The rooms are private and for your party only and not shared with any of the public.
CAN YOU ACCOMMODATE LARGE GROUPS?
Absolutely. Large groups often come and play our games. Our 7 available game rooms hold 2-6 players, so we can accommodate up to 42 players per hour session. For groups larger than that, please give us a call at 029 2167 9700. Also, we have a great food & drink discount with Franco Manca! Every booking with us gives you 15% off the bill, most of our groups make the most of that offer.
I’M CLAUSTROPHOBIC, CAN I PLAY? I'M PREGNANT CAN I PLAY?
Yes, you can! The rooms are all of a reasonable size and you will not find yourself in an enclosed space. You can leave the room at any point if you so wish. We quite often get players with claustrophobia and we are surprised at how little of an issue it is to them.
None of our games is overly physical, and we have had many pregnant people playing our games. See the ‘Are your games accessible?’ FAQ for details on health.
WHO SHOULD PLAY ESCAPE ROOMS?
One of the things that have made Escape Rooms successful around the world is that they can be enjoyed by everyone for every occasion. From babies to grandparents, we’ve seen all ages of friends and families take on the adventure. We also see gamers, couples and school trips coming by the busload, all enthusiastic about their 1-hour game. Some people celebrate, while others book corporate team buildings for all of their colleagues.
Talking about celebration, we have had 4 proposals here!!!
And OH, don’t forget! We are dog friendly, so bring the pup along!
TRIP ADVISOR, GOOGLE & FACEBOOK RATED
WITH 3000+ 5 STAR REVEIWS
Booked to do “the tomb” however, on arrival it was explained there had been miss communication and we would not be able to use this room.
Been many times and enjoyed each one. This time we took a group of teens as a birthday treat and the staff, especially Meg, were friendly, helpful and made sure… read more they had a good time. They also kindly rang to confirm they did have a battery left behind!
I brought my three teenagers to do the castle escape room. We all loved it! One has never been too an escape room before. This was a perfect one for… read more beginners. It feels like you are truly in a castle. There is a TV screen that will provide help if you need it. Or guide Matt was amazing! He didn’t offer too much help, but just a couple of clues to guide us in the right direction when we got off track. It was the fastest 60 minutes of our lives, but super fun. We will be going back to do another one tomorrow. Thank you for the Finn times!
Lauren was great – she booked us in at a few hours notice on the phone and was our host for the room. We did Sherlock Holmes and it had… read more a nice mixture of props and skills needed. Lauren also said it had been recently redone which was a nice touch.
So much fun and a great laugh – Had so much fun doing oculus room. So clever and well put together. Experience made better and more fun with our games master Bebe!! Can’t wait to try another room!… read more
Fantastic hour spent solving problems within The Tomb looking for Howard Carter.
Amazing experience, staff really friendly, great at explaining and setting the scene.
Great first time escape – Great family time, mind challenging tasks, we really enjoyed and,, of course, we escaped Lovely and engaging staff Bebe was our host, she was amazing. First timers, so not sure… read more what to expect, but we loved it. Thank you!
What a fantastic experience. Find the clues against the clock to find Sherlock Holmes. Ingenious clues to work your way to the final goal, thoroughly recommended. Great team building exercise… read more or just a fun time with friends.
A Christmas gift from my family resulted in a most entertaining hour in the Sherlock Room. Solving some of the clues to progress the case gives great satisfaction. Having to… read more accept an outside clue because you have missed something really obvious raises the 'Doh!' factor....More
This was our 2nd visit to the Cardiff branch, having completed all the Escape rooms closer to home. Brilliant experience, we have played the Tomb and Astro Quest. Astro Quest… read more is possibly the best room we have done so far, very well layed out, loads of nostalgia and linked together really well. Both visits we have been looked after by Meg, who prompted us when we needed help without requests, just to get us looking in the right direction 🙂
Well organised, super friendly staff and suitable for all ages. We hired two rooms, the Tomb and Zombie. It was a great event and fabulous value for money. The FREE… read more team photos were a nice additional touch. We there took advantage of the special offer to eat at Zizzi’s Italian Restaurant. The best team building event ever.
Fun time here with 2 friends, first time trying an escape room and enjoyed it, the tomb was challenging enough to be enjoyable but not so hard that it frustrates… read more you. Amelia was a great host also.
Favorite part of the experience was, all of it. Considering, it was my first visit, and didn’t know what to expect, I loved every minute of it and really… read more want to go again.
Lots of fun – We had a lot of fun, even though for two of our group it was their first time doing an escape room. The room was well set up with a… read more nice cross between difficult and more straightforward clues. Out host Amelia was lovely and was clear at the beginning that if she felt we were close to solving a clue, she wouldn’t give us a hint even if we asked for it – which was reassuring for us during the game! We’re already planning a second trip.
Sherlock 2 is a great follow on from the original, with a good flow of challenges. Massive thanks to Grey for a great intro and explaining the locks and codex.… read more We can’t wait to try another room soon!
What can I say we went to the escape rooms on Friday 4th December as a surprise birthday treat for our daughter as she always wanted to do one, as… read more this was our first time doing any escape room we didn’t know what to expect, we booked the Tomb and watched a short video on arrival about how things work etc and regarding safety for covid, then we was taken upstairs to enter the room, and all I can say was WOW what an amazing experience we all had, we all had such a great time and many laughs solving the puzzles and managed to escape with over 3 mins to go phew !! My daughter thoroughly enjoyed her birthday treat so much that we fully intend on returning when you’re open after the shut down enforced by the welsh government, if you’ve never been to an escape room I would highly recommend this place as the whole experience and the staff are amazing, we can’t wait to come back, it’s all my daughter has been talking about with her friends at how amazing and great it was, you made someone’s birthday very special so I can’t thank you enough and we will see you all again as soon as we can to pit our wits against another room !!
We played the Z room, though most of us had never played before. Our guide was Dom who was a great laugh, full of banter and couldn’t do enough for… read more us. The room itself was brilliant fun with plenty to get lost in, we almost made it! Big thanks to Dom for the hints along the way and for providing an excellent service under the Covid circumstances. 100% would recommend, expect to see us again soon!
Had a really great time at the Cardiff Castle experience for a work social. The puzzles, sets, props, etc were awesome and our host, Meg, was really lovely! Will definitely… read more be back to try another game 🙂
I’m from Canada and I’ve done a lot of the Escape rooms in my town so visiting local rooms in other places is so fun for me! I only got… read more a chance to do "The Tomb" and Im glad I did. The production value was awesome and our host Irina was lovely. If you’re looking for a great escape game this is clearly it. I love that you get collectible pins for escaping. Wish I could do all their rooms.
Me, my brother and his 3 children (one 16 y/o, one 13 and one 11) went for an Escape Rooms Cardiff experience on December 24, 2019. We chose the “Finding… read more Sherlock” room and had a wonderful, exciting time.
Came to Cardiff for my Hen Do weekend. Decided to kick the night off with escape room Z!
We had a great time in the Sherlock room, Reilly was a great help, and we were chuffed we got out! Would recommend this to anyone.
To my… read more delight, the very kind gentleman explained he had allocated another room to us ( The Heist) which was much appreciated (having never done one before we were all very excited).
We had great fun in the room, the theming was excellent and very realistic.
Having never done one before we didn’t really know what to expect but it was such a great way to make everyone work together.
I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and I could not fault it in anyway! 10/10!! (I think we have caught the escape room bug, we will be back) More
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Well worth a visit.
January 4, 2020
Accommodated us booking extra rooms on the same day so we could complete our set. We were beginners… read more to escape rooms but the rooms were so well made and flowed nicely, puzzles were straightforward yet complicated to make you think outside of the box.
Big thanks to Gray for making the experience so immersive!
We will be coming back to collect the new pins!
Sorry the review was so late!
January 17, 2023
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November 19, 2022
Amelia, was our guide and she put us at ease straight away. She was very helpful.
I thoroughly recommend anyone to visit.
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June 29, 2019
We arrived at the place 15 minutes or so before our schedule. We were warmly welcomed by the staff and were quickly given instructions. There were wire mesh lockers with padlocks where we were able to put our belongings, and toilets were also available. After watching a short video about Escape Room, which included safety instructions, we were ushered in to our room.
There was a small monitor where clues were displayed, and a timer and a light on top of the door. Red light means the door is closed; green means the door is open, you can escape, game over. The room was spacious for all five of us to move around, finding clues. It was well thought-of and cleverly designed and put together and all of us had fun solving the mystery!
We had a picture taken for souvenir when we got out of the room and were given badges for escaping! Everybody totally enjoyed the experience and my nephews and niece, even my brother, were all raving about it even after we’ve reached home. I’m so glad I thought of booking this!
January 5, 2020
One of the best escape rooms I have done, really friendly and… read more welcoming staff too.
Thank You for being part of our great night!
Anyone reading this review needs to get booked in!!
February 12, 2023
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