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
Great experience with hard puzzles that were challenging but doable. Meg our host was amazing. We managed to escape with 5 minutes to spare. The decor was fantastic we really… read more felt like we were in a castle. Highly recommend going with friends!
Amazing experience for my brothers 10th birthday! Our host Holly was super helpful and we managed to escape the Press Start room. Completely safe activity during covid and we wore… read more masks at all times. Definitely would recommend and will be going again!
Went for a birthday treat and it was brilliant. Completed all of the other rooms and told this was the toughest one. Certainly had us scratching our heads at several… read more points, and the setting and mood was brilliant… Very unnerving at times. Grey, who looked after us, was an absolute legend. Excellent service, looking forward to when you have a new room
We did the Cardiff Castle room, its was good fun with some challenging puzzles. Amelia the host was brillaint, really friendly and explained anything we didnt understand at the end.… read more
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 !!
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.
Astro Quest ! – Went for my best friends birthday and we did Astro Quest and it was very unexpected and enjoyable. Dominic was lovely, really funny guy and we really enjoyed
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.
We went as a family for a 21st birthday celebration and we had a really great time.
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!
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).
Best experience – My family did the tomb escape room the tomb is a Greek escape room about opening a tomb you need 4 pyramids to win you have 1 hour to finish
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!
me and my bf really enjoyed doing sherlock 2 and we done it in time and toni came in and helped us as we stuck and toni was really helpful… read more and friendly
We 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 🙂
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!
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.
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 🙂
Enjoyed a good time here. Staff very helpful, efficient and friendly. Room layout was challenging but fun.
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.
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.
AMAZING! – I’ve been here quite a few times for leaving do’s, birthdays, office Christmas etc. The staff are always SO friendly, and the rooms are incredible!! So much attention to detail,… read more and the serial killer room was so scary! The guys who helped us through were so brilliant, Riley I think, and Rauri! Excellent staff 10/10
10/10 for The 13th Floor and GM Jo! – We visited tonight, hosted by the incredible Jo! (Thank you Jo!!)
me and my bf did zombies but failed but toni came in the room and helped up and she was really helpful and we were really pleased
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.
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Look forward to coming back! Thank you!
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June 29, 2019
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
December 4, 2022
January 25, 2020
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Dom was a very nice person
10/10 will come back
February 18, 2023
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December 18, 2022
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
July 5, 2019
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July 2, 2019
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
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December 15, 2022
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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