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
Loved it, amazing! Perfect clue timing, wasn’t patronising even when we were dumb, definitely coming back – had Arron, lovely bloke, thanks 🙂
Great game even though we were dum dums! Kienan was great! Thanks for a fun afternoon we will be back
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.
Best escape room I’ve done – challenging but really good fun. Definitely worth going and Dan was brilliant.
Truly incredible – The whole experience was really fun and exciting, like being a child again with many rooms to chose from!! Our game host, Toni was fun and enthusiastic and really added… read more to the joy of the room. Would definitely recommend as a fun family activity all the way through to a couples date night!
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
Good but too hard. One for the purist. – Great location in the centre of Cardiff and close to all amenities. Good welcome with only a short delay as they reset the room.
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
Great activity to do, if you’re looking for something for a couple. We managed to survive and break out of the room. Was met by Amelia on arrival, who was… read more a fab host, really funny and got straight into character of the game on first meet. The atmosphere between all that worked there also seemed to be friendly and welcoming. We look forward to completing another game 🙂
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!
Great fun with the family – Had fun with the husband and kids(teens) solving the clues and completing the room before the timer ran out.
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.
We did Room Z – Really good escape room, staff were fun and really friendly
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.
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.
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.
We loved this escape room, but I'd suggest that it really needs at least 3 people to make it more enjoyable. (This applies to all escape rooms, not just this… read more one.)More
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
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
I went with my friends around late Christmas time, it wasn’t too busy and the service was really good. We went into the first room and got stuck . I… read more am still here now and I am staving help
An incredible experience ✨️ – Escape Rooms Cardiff is truly absolutely amazing. We played as a two, and each room was as breathtaking as the next! The attention to detail and the tasks are out… read more of this world. No matter which room you pick, you’re guaranteed an unforgettable time 🥰.
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!
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.
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!
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!
Great time – The Sherlock room was a great balance between tricky and fun so that nobody’s stressed but it’s not easy either.
Had a brilliant time, no better activity to do on a day out. Thanks to Rauri for being our game master.
A fun night – what a great, fun, night. We completed the Cardiff Castle room and then the Astro Quest room. Both were very good and we needed the occasional tip! Toni our gamesmaster… read more was great, really enthusiastic and informative about the process of setting up and the work that goes in to make the games so successful. Would thoroughly recommend.
December 15, 2022
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Look forward to coming back! Thank you!
November 28, 2022
But found the room Oculus… read more hard to the point of it being not enjoyable, had to ask for clues too often. Some items didn’t work meaning we had to ask for clues even though we’d solved certain things already but as they didn’t work we had to get that confirmed and then really jiggle them, realign them or force them/push them hard – fingers and thumbs were hurt in the process!
Managed to escape with 3 mins to spare but without clues never in a million years. And we have done rooms all over.
This was too hard.
December 27, 2022
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We played in the Oculus room and managed to complete with… read more 0.33 left on the clock.
Arron our game person, was good with hints, and gave us just enough to get us through.
Will definitely be back, to try another room!
January 4, 2023
December 20, 2022
Thanks Amelia for a great experience
December 19, 2022
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April 18, 2022
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
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January 31, 2023
A massive thank you to Jo and Grey, who both equally did an outstanding job hosting us, getting us in the mood, and most importantly, gave us the right amount of clues when needed! Both are a genuine delight to meet and speak to. Such a credit to the team. Can’t wait to do more.
December 6, 2023
January 6, 2023
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
Ayleena, our game host, was friendly and professional, as were the other staff
June 30, 2019
December 3, 2022
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!
December 18, 2023
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