ARE YOU READY?
Get ready for the ultimate challenge at Escape Rooms Cardiff!
Step into a world of mystery and adventure, where you and your team race against the clock to crack codes, uncover hidden clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles. With just 60 minutes on the clock, every second counts!
Can your team handle the pressure, or will the room keep its secrets forever?
The clock is ticking — your adventure starts now!
Choose your team - 2-6 players per room.
Book your room - choose from 7 immersive game room themes.
Game time - You’ll be given your story and objective then you’ll need to find objects, codes and clues in the rooms.
With 60 minutes on the clock, you’ll have to think fast, stay sharp, and work together if you want to escape before time runs out!
OUR
ROOMS
We have something for everyone.
From retro-futuristic space adventures to medieval heists, a zombie apocalypse, archaeological dig sites, haunted hotel elevators, and creepy apartments to the classic Sherlock Holmes rescue, every adventure is a race against the clock where every second counts.
COMMON FAQS
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 4000+ 5 STAR REVIEWS
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Amazing fun exciting experience
Its a must try
The staff were friendly welcoming and informative will definitely return
January 19, 2023Our 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!
February 18, 2024Me and my 3 other friends recently returned to play The Tomb, after escaping the chilling Oculus game earlier this year.
Ayleena, (our game master for The Tomb) was... read more kind enough to display the clues that we had already found on screen to help us keep track of our progress. She was also quick to point out that we’d already completed one task without realising it. Without her eagle eyed observation, we wouldn’t have advanced to the next section and escaped.
Both rooms we’ve played are brilliantly made and look incredible! I can’t praise them or the staff enough. We cannot wait to come back! 🙂
December 2, 2020 -
Fantastic time - The Tomb room was fun and engaging, and our game host Kenz was fantastic! Will definitely be coming again!
December 7, 2022Excellent Christmas present, I had my reservations at first but loved it. Very challenging and exciting. I think the perfect number to participate is four, more maybe too many... read more cooks as it were. You need enough to work out all the puzzles but 2/3 may...More
January 6, 2019My first escape room experience and I'm glad it was with escape rooms cardiff! It was for my 21st in The Tomb, which I would absolute recommend for its atmosphere... read more - you could really get lost in the scenario, it's very immersive!
Thank you to Bebe who was our host!
November 15, 2022 -
Great fun! - Went as a family group of 5, did the Sherlock room. Great fun, really well thought out, everything was thoroughly explained bef5we started. Will definitely go again.
December 15, 2022Fun 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.
November 19, 2022Came here last week with my partner to do the cardiff castle escape room. Was so fun and enjoyable. The puzzles were great, and they gave hints at just the... read more right times. Before we went Into the room we were greeted by Felix, who was funny friendly and was a pleasure to speak too. Will be returning for the rest of the rooms.
November 14, 2022 -
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.
Amelia, was our guide and she put us at ease straight away. She was very helpful.
I thoroughly recommend anyone to visit.
November 26, 2022best 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.
December 20, 2022Went as a family of 4, really good from start to finish, Meg met us, talked us through and was a great host. A fantastic experience for all, we did... read more Z! and managed to escape... just, with a little help.
April 15, 2022 -
Thrilling - This was an absolutely incredible trip. Went here with my friends and us and the little ones adored every moment. Very scary yet
exhilarating. Would recommend to anyone.
February 5, 2024We played at the end of 2022 and had an absolutely fantastic experience! The room we were in had lots of hidden surprises and kept us intrigued the whole time... read more - our host Amelia came in at the end and helped us with the last puzzle we had remaining and was very helpful and made us feel good about what we accomplished even though we didn’t escape! Looking forward to coming back again 🙂
February 26, 2023 -
Having been to this place since August 2019 our party of 6 has thought this place comtains game rooms with a range of difficulties. From the simplest of rooms to... read more the most difficult one, we had thoroughly enjoyed our time. Things we liked about each room include:
- Tomb: nice and simple room to get you started
- Sherlock: chess board and bank notes
- Heist: the 2 team split twist
- Z: the logic puzzle with the green and red lights.
- Press start: crawling into the room
- Oculus: finding the codes in the second room
Would love it if this place does a 6 month rotation of game rooms so there'll be more challenges in the future. Clues do genuinely arrive at the right time and whenever we get stuck if you ask them. They'll give you (if it's at the right time of course).
Highly recommend!!
January 16, 2020 -
What a wonderful way to spend an hour. I went with my grown up family and 11 year old grandson and to a man we all thoroughly enjoyed it. We... read more can’t wait to go again and try a different room.
January 13, 2019Made our 5th visit over Christmas to play the leanest game, Oculus, having played and thoroughly enjoyed all the other games. We played as a team of 5, all enthusiasts... read more with a degree of experience. The game didn't disappoint as always it was very well...More
January 6, 2019 -
Astro Quest room is great - Amelia was fantastic! Gave us the perfect balance of hints only when we needed them and really enthusiastic. Astro Quest is a great room, we've done a few escape rooms... read more before but there were lots of new things we hadn't seen before. We escaped with 3.40 to go! Great adrenaline rush!
December 18, 2022Egyptian tomb - Good fun , Egyptian tomb room gave crystal maze like experience. Rory was enthusiastic and helpful. Fun times.
December 18, 2022The Sherlock 2 escape room was great fun. Easy at the start but a bit tricky near the end. My group solved it relatively quick. Thanks fo Kayleigh for being... read more our GM.
December 3, 2022 -
Went there today on a double date. Played Oculus it was pretty hard but we managed to escape just in time
January 11, 2020One of the best escape rooms I have done - We went for work and split into 2 rooms. Our team did Astro Quest with Felix as our guide, who was brilliant. It was so much fun and... read more definitely tested the brain cells, through logic and then guess work helped too!! This is the 3rd escape room I have done in Cardiff and the best. I cannot wait to go back and try one of the other rooms
January 28, 2024 -
This was my first escape room, and I think it was a fine piece of puzzlesmithing. While the puzzles were not very difficult, there were plenty of them, easily keeping... read more my group of five entertained for the 50 minutes it took us to complete the 'Sherlock Holmes is missing' room. One down, five more rooms to go!
Ayleena, our game host, was friendly and professional, as were the other staff
June 30, 2019Booked Oculus for my mates birthday. We had Dom sort us out, he made the experience so amazing. Really funny and helpful! Can't wait to come back and got us... read more hooked ☺️
November 29, 2020