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
We played the press start escape room and the atmosphere was superb, really well thought out and clever little puzzles really brought together the experience. Our game master, Ayleena, was… read more very friendly aswell as helpful with the hints and tips. Brilliant experience and look forward to going back.
November 18, 2020
Best escape room I’ve done – challenging but really good fun. Definitely worth going and Dan was brilliant.
oliviatY2322QK
February 16, 2023
21 st birthday celebrations with older teenagers. This was totally amazing! Best hour spent trying to work as a team. James our host was so good, sending little tips… read more and titbits. I have to say the Zombie experience was also quite frightening and as such be careful with very young kids, but with 13 + you will rock this experience. We are going back to try every room. Go go go and RUN !
June 23, 2019
Went there today on a double date. Played Oculus it was pretty hard but we managed to escape just in time
January 11, 2020
One 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
Tammy B
January 28, 2024
Amazin – 100% recommend escape room Cardiff
Amazing day had by the group I was in
First time at an escape room and will definitely be going back
Thank… read more you to the game host Bebe
December 11, 2022
Had a brilliant time, no better activity to do on a day out. Thanks to Rauri for being our game master.
Go21161966470
December 31, 2023
Never been in an escape room before and it was fab! Great activity to do any day of the week and at any time as they have long hours. Best… read more with a larger team of people – we had 4 which was fine for solving...More
Lynsey R
January 4, 2019
Best First Time! – It was both of our first time going to an Escape Room ever! And now we’re addicted to the experience. We accidentally selected the hardest of their rooms from the… read more get go and the Game Master Toni was an encouraging delight.
She helped us understand the rules, the process, things we would need to know for the game and was energetic, encouraging and amazing from start to finish.
The escape room that we did was a series of rooms with incredibly immersive detail in them, each puzzle to be solved was intuitive and well thought out with a huge amount of variety.
I enjoyed every step of the way and despite our first time we managed to conquer our first room! Toni made sure to give us hints only when it was clear we were struggling which I greatly appreciated. Giving us critical pushes for us to be able to work out the puzzles with the information we already had available.
I would recommend this Escape Room to anyone looking to give themselves a fun challenging experience!
I absolutely will be returning in the future.
December 7, 2022
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!
November 25, 2020
My 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
Had a great time at Escape Rooms Cardiff. Our game host Amelia greeted us, talked us through what we had to do, helped us throughout & was a right laugh.… read more The escape room was harder than anticipated which was great. The room we did was Oculus, serial killer themed, great for any horror fan. Really cool experience, look forward to visiting again. Couldn’t recommend more.
November 14, 2022
Great time – The Sherlock room was a great balance between tricky and fun so that nobody’s stressed but it’s not easy either.
Dom ran our escape room and he was… read more fantastic—literally made the experience what it was. His he made sure that we knew there wasn’t a limit to how many hints we could get and that the goal was for us to solve it, which took some extra stress off. Also, just a fun and funny guy to be around.
We went while in Cardiff for a day trip and I wouldn’t change it for a thing!
Maddie H
December 18, 2023
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!
November 20, 2022
Me 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
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
December 11, 2022
Great day out, with my daughters and granddaughters. Everyone contributed and worked as a team. Lovely guy explained all the do’s and dont’s. can’t wait to go again and try… read more another room
January 1, 2020
This is the sixth Escape Room I’ve done this year and unfortunately the first real disappointment I’ve had (which is a shame because this was my first visit to this… read more particular place). My partner and I did the Sherlock Holmes themed room for my birthday which I was excited about because I’m a fan of the Great Detective. Literally one of the first puzzles to solve malfunctioned, that is, the lock wouldn’t open despite the fact we had the correct solution (and before you ask, yes, we had clicked it twice). I’ve had Escape Rooms malfunction before, I get it, it happens, it’s hard to make it work perfectly every time, but usually the staff have the grace to acknowledge it. Instead we were told there was ‘no issue’ which was weird because, ya know, we had, in fact, just HAD an issue. If we can’t open something despite having the correct solution then there demonstrably IS an issue, made us think that we hadn’t got the correct solution meaning that we wasted a lot of time and rather spoiled the game for us right at the beginning (had another lock malfunction later in the game too but not quite as badly, I don’t know, maybe it was the cold weather). Many of the ‘hints’ came long after we had already solved the puzzles, despite being told that we could be seen and heard at all times (this was a problem on the very first puzzle where we found the solution quickly but couldn’t progress because of the malfunction). A shame really because I liked the room broadly, it had some clever and unexpected puzzles though the anachronisms somewhat spoiled the immersion for me, but I am a stickler for theme so that is just personal taste I guess. Out of the three Escape Rooms I’ve been to in Cardiff it is the only one I’ve had a bad experience at. All in all, I left in a bad mood and it makes me reluctant to go back.
HelenRose112
December 13, 2022
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.
June 29, 2019
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.
Neve S
February 5, 2024
Had a great time with my friends playing the Sherlock 2 room. Huey was a fantastic host and a legend for letting us take our picture with some of the… read more props. 100% would go back again!
bmartinelli
December 3, 2022
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.
April 17, 2022
Oculus Escape Room – It was brilliant. Quite tough and exciting because we were right up against the clock at the end. Felt authentic, scary room and lots of touches that it… read more made it feel super scary. Our host Huey was a total star.
December 26, 2022
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).
January 25, 2020
We went as a family for a 21st birthday celebration and we had a really great time.
It was our first escape room experience and we would definitely recommend Escape… read more Rooms Cardiff to friends and family, we opted for The Tomb.
Our Game Master Bebe was excellent and really made it a memorable experience, thank you Bebe, we hope to return again soon.
November 19, 2022
Fantastic evening visit to the Escape Rooms! We had four boys, aged 12-18, who had a ball doing two escape rooms. A special mention to Toni, who made our visit… read more so enjoyable – they were fun, friendly, kind and really added to our overall experience! Thank you!
pandc1
January 3, 2023
Massive thanks from Escape Reality Scotland – Came here on a work night , we work at Escape Reality Edinburgh & Glasgow and wanted to have a great time. Escape Rooms Cardiff delivered with an outstanding experience… read more in Astro Quest.
A brilliant recommendation and a fantastic room throughout that’ll have you smiling from ear to ear.
Thank you for hosting us!
January 18, 2023
Incredible fun! – My 13yr old & I visited Cardiff Escape Rooms today & genuinely had an incredible time! Meg welcomed us, explained the premise & helped when we were stuck. The experience… read more from start to finish was exceptionally fun!
January 5, 2023
I was dragged her by the wife as she was insisting on some family time before the kids returned to school so was not expecting much and was pretty negative.… read more We were greated by a very enthusiastic young man who showed us the Lockers and...More
Ced748Bott
January 6, 2019