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
The Castle Escape Room – Brilliant time in ‘The Castle’ escape room. Our ‘Escape Master’ Dom is as lovely, welcoming and great fun.
Great experience in the Sherlock room. Really loved the feel of the whole setup, and hosting by Bebe was superb. Really friendly, approachable and explained the process nicely. Can’t wait… read more to come back and try some of the other rooms.
Zombies rule – This was booked for a birthday party, so I had the joys of being in charge. Zombie room was the one this time and the attention to detail is incredible.… read more The staff here are energetic and so good at what they do.
Great entertainment for families with teen.Well organised, helpful clues and friendly staff. A fun packed evening.
10/10 for The 13th Floor and GM Jo! – We visited tonight, hosted by the incredible Jo! (Thank you Jo!!)
Great time today – really well thought out rooms and Charlie was a welcoming and patient host, especially given that we were a little fragile, and one of our team… read more – Jim – wasn’t there, which broke us emotionally and spiritually.
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.
Really good fun! Lovely staff and great variety of rooms. Kayleigh was helpful through and through! We had booked the Oculus room and it was probably one of the hardest… read more rooms I’ve done! Kayleigh gave us good hints and guided us when needed.
Great works day out – Came here for a works day out. Completed the Oculus room – really good fun
Had a lovely time escaping The Tomb, it was just the right difficulty and Laura was a helpful gamemaster.
Oculus room is tough but fun – We did the Oculus room with the very handsome Huey.
best in Cardiff – Best escape room in Cardiff, been multiple times and always great. Each room is unique and cleverly put together. Meg, our host this time was lovely and very helpful, just… read more as ever. Definitely will come back for again.
Astro Quest Escape Room – Such a fun activity! Staff were very welcoming when we arrived, took us up to the room as soon as it was ready and explained everything thoroughly. Our room master… read more was Kayleigh who was amazing, she gave us clues when we asked or were clearly very stuck. A part of Astro Quest wasn’t suitable for those with limited mobility but there is a way around this which Kayleigh helped with, so that everyone was included and comfortable. It was a challenge but we made it out, having never done an escape room before! At the end we even had a picture and badge. It was super enjoyable – highly recommend!! 🙂
Great place – First time to visit here and to do an escape room.
Lots of fun ! Had a fantastic time playing Oculus and Sam the host was brilliant. Thank you so much, we can’t wait to book another Escape Room soon.
Tomb 2 Amazing Room! – This is my second visit to Cardiff Escape rooms and the room Tomb 2 was amazing. The amount of work that goes into the engineering of these rooms is incredible.… read more The host was excellent, I think we only needed 2 clues from her and we managed to escape with 11 minutes to spare. Looking forward to our next visit in March to Astroquest room!
Fantastic hour spent solving problems within The Tomb looking for Howard Carter.
Fab First Escape Room Experience – Went as a family of 4 (2 children aged 13 & 10) which was first time for all of us doing an escape room, didn’t know what to expect, did… read more not disappoint.
Really enjoyed ourselves there was 5 of us who went for a birthday experience. Staff were very friendly and helpful especially Megan who was our guide she took her… read more time at the end to show us the last 2 clues. Although we never finished i would love to come and have another go at a different room.
First time for all of us in an escape room game. Lauren was so helpful and professional and the game was so much fun. The game was challenging and… read more well laid out. Definitely makes you think and work together which we’re not very good at. I’m sure another visit will do us good ! We didn’t get out in time but enjoyed it immensely. We can’t wait to go again Thank you
Our room, the Tomb 2, was a lot of fun! Played the first one and it was even better in the sequel! Our hosts Jo and Emily were lovely. Still… read more wearing the sticker we won!
Escaped from Sherlock 2- a great room! – Sherlock 2-Moriarty’s revenge. Family of 5 adults. Great room, well thought out. We loved the challenges and the flow of the room, very slick. It was a room which encourages… read more you to work as a team. Great fun. Amelia was an enthusiastic host who set the scene perfectly. We think this is the 8th room we have done there and we will be back to do Astro Quest and the new, as yet unnamed room when it opens
My husband and I are huge fans of escape rooms and have done about 8 so far. The 3 best ones have all been at Escape Rooms Cardiff. Not only… read more has it seemed the best actual rooms/escape experiences, but it has also had the best staff (friendly and very helpful, without being intrusive), the best atmosphere and general set up and the best location (in my opinion).
A fantastic and clever Escape Room.
We’ll be back for more.
February 18, 2023
December 31, 2022
Couldn’t imagine them having a better time anywhere else.
All enjoyed the afternoon, including me.
December 14, 2023
January 15, 2019
We played The 13th Floor, which was a really cool, unique game, and I’ve never played a theme… read more like this before.
GORGEOUS set design, just totally stunning. So so much work has clearly gone in to this room. All the puzzles were memorable, none of them were unfair, and I liked all of them individually as well as part of the game as a whole. I have no negative feedback at all.
We are visiting again tomorrow and I’m really excited ♡
December 5, 2023
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April 18, 2022
Our guide Rauri was excellent, really set the atmosphere and the scene before going… read more in
Thanks
December 15, 2022
April 14, 2022
It’s quite a difficult room and I think if you can get through this without any clues at all,… read more that would be very impressive.
The room was very detailed design and felt very immersive. Good mix of mostly mental puzzles.
December 26, 2022
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February 19, 2023
Had no clue what to expect, it was great fun working everything out. We did the serial killer room… read more which we was told was one of the harder rooms to do especially not even doing an escape room before. We will be back to do the other rooms. Great staff very helpful quick service
Thank you guys see you soon 😊
December 3, 2023
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January 10, 2024
Well worth a visit.
January 4, 2020
We did Astro Quest and Toni was our host. We all enjoyed it and all participated and contributed. The kids were inquisitive when we were in the room and noticed things that once we found a clue they realised what it related to. Toni was enthusiastic and gave us hints when needed when we were close but not too much that it gave it away.
If you haven’t done an escape room before this is a great starter with lovely staff. Break up your shopping day by having some fun here. Looking forward to doing another one.
December 30, 2023
A very big thumbs up from the birthday girl who was on her 2nd visit and would come back again.
January 21, 2023
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January 25, 2020
We did Sherlock 2 and it was just like being transported to Baker Street. Some very clever puzzles that kept us guessing… read more until the end and left us laughing and discussing the room for hours after.
Thanks to Rawri for his hospitality and the design of the room.
Will visit again!
November 21, 2022