For our yearly outing as a business, we offered to treat all the staff out for a night of an Escape…read moreRoom! Everyone was super excited of course including myself. :) We were split into two seperate rooms, but starting at the same time. It was a good experience to work under extreme pressure with the staff, as it allowed for me to see their strengths and weaknesses. But of course, it was just pure FUN!!!!! Would recommend for groups and businesses!

We had a blast at the Shakespeare Script Room. Dee our game master was wonderful and so helpful…read more Out of the 17 escape rooms I've completed I would put this in the top five. The room is well themed and the difficulty level was good. There was only two of us playing and with Dee's help we got out with 8 minutes to spare. I 100% recommend.

What could be better than being locked in a room for an hour on a Friday night? Now, I am fully…read moreaware that that could sound like some peoples personal hell, but I totally dug my escape rooms experience.... I had first heard about Escape Rooms after two of my Elites had visited one on their honeymoon in the US. I was actually clueless about the whole thing before they had explained it's kinda like your own little detective experience with a goal of figuring out a mystery and getting out within a certain time. I don't know about you, but after years of watching Castle, CSI, Elementary and Jonathan Creek - I fancy myself a little bit of an expert when it comes to sleuthing and I fancied my chances at having a go at figuring out a mystery myself. I got a top notch team together (me, Dan, Lucy, her partner Dan and Mike) and off we set to solve a mystery and escape. First thing to note is that if you're not 100% familiar with the Jewellery Quarter, it might be a little tough to find. As a guide, head to St Paul's Square, follow the path towards the arches (heading past Anderson's and Oliver James Salon), cross the road, head under the arch and it's situated on Henrietta Street (to your right hand side). If you're coming in from Constitution, take the road opposite the Hen and Chickens to your left. I have uploaded a photo for recognition purposes. We had booked online (highly recommended as this place gets busy) and we were greeted by the lovely Jordan who explained the rules to us. You get 60 minutes to get yourself out and are handed a radio to ask for clues if you need them (you can have up to 6 clues). We had opted for the "Dr Wilson's Office" room (rather than the horror themed scenario - "Room 13") and after a brief explanation about instructions, got locked in and told to have fun. Now, I'm not going to spoil the experience for you... but be prepared to use all your noggin to figure this one out. The rules are clear and it's lots of fun, but you will need to use some of the clues to escape (unless you're some kind of genius). Our team managed to escape with 7:33 left on the clock and only 3 clues used. The best record ever was a team who had tried many escape rooms all over the world and only used 2 clues and had 18 minutes to spare. I loved this intense, immersive experience. I would recommend getting a team together (a team of 5 is £70 - so £14 each) and giving it a go as something different to do on an evening and weekend. We enjoyed ourselves so much, we're going back to try out Room 13. Stay tuned to see if we manage to get that one!

Whilst we're in the UK we decided to do an escape room with @xscape_now in Telford. For those of…read moreyou who have never done this before you have to try it! Basically you get locked in a room and have 1 hour to get out which is only achievable by solving a series of puzzles and clues! Previously when doing these kind of rooms we have always chosen the horror themed ones but this time we went a bit different choosing 'Escape From Mars'. The story being you are stuck in a badly damaged science base on the red planet's surface and will die unless you figure out how to restore the oxygen supply. Oh, and there's an asteroid on a collision course to you! there were some nice little #scifi references to #startrek and #raybradbury etc. A lot of fun, much better than one we completed in Manchester, but not as interactive as some we've done in LA or Stockholm. The puzzles were well thought out and challenging, in fact we actually didn't complete the room within the time! We will say that it would benefit from more sound FX and live action play (guys in costumes). However the staff were v helpful and friendly, venue was easy to reach with plenty of parking, overall a really fun time and pretty good value for money! Definitely would come again! GROSS SCORE: 7/10

Great experience, have been 3 times already and have plans to go again. Good that you can go in…read morewith your own group and not get put with others like some other places. Staff are really helpful and friendly. Very addictive, can't wait to go again.

We had a fantastic time at Cryptology! We did the Cypherdyne room. It was very well thought out and…read morechallenging. Sam did a great job setting the stage for the game and giving cryptic clues that were not obvious but made us think. I highly recommend this for anyone who loves puzzles/escape rooms.

From the owner: Cryptology is an unforgettable experience right in the heart of Nottingham City Centre…read more Are you looking for something to do with friends, family or colleagues, something other than the generic activities of bowling, cinema, eating or drinking? If you enjoy solving problems, deciphering riddles and using your brain over brawn: this activity is for you.