Was a good escape room mainly involved lots of code breaking to unlock many padlocks. Only 2 rooms…read morethough and 2nd being too small for team of 6 people. Also last lock to unlock door to escape did not work and various team members tried the correct code many times which made us go over 60 minutes but technically if lock worked would of completed it in the time. Great fun though and would recommend.

Courtesy of Love Pop Ups London, I got to try out Escape London's Escape The Seven Seas room as…read morewell as their Taken room at the Shadwell location, and what a ride it was! Both rooms were very well designed with lots of puzzles and challenges in them. I have more elaborate reviews on my blog, but for this platform I will stick with brevity. Seven Seas has a pirate theme in which our team had to escape from prison cells, find the captain's chamber, discover the treasure and then flee before being discovered by the pirates. The room is unfortunately very dimly lit, which makes using the combination locks quite challenging, but the challenges in the room itself are really well done and so much fun to work on. In Taken, we had to rescue our friend "Bob" from the clutches of a serial killer. Again, the room is really well designed and super fun to work through. Some of the gimmicks were outstanding, other could do with being polished up a bit. Taken is definitely a more streamlined and high-pressure room, while Seven Seas is more immersive and sticks to its theme with fierce dedication, but both were a lot of fun to play. A very enjoyable experience, I definitely recommend this escape room company, they know what they're doing!

Another great experience courtesy of @lovepopupslondon and also @escapelond. This is their second…read morelocation from the Shepherds Bush location. For this visit we got to check out two of their three escape rooms.. Escape the Seven Seas and also Taken. Both of these rooms provide a totally different experience and I would definitely be interested in coming back to do the witchcraft and wizardry one too. As a group of experienced players we still found the clues both challenging and fun to complete.. Kris our games master was on hard to provide help if we needed it.. As the competitive streak within all of us we wanted to see if we could get on the leaders board.. So close yet so far!! 46mins for the escape the Seven Seas and Taken in 35 mins.. Would definitely recommend a visit especially for a big group as you can all tackle a different room to share your experiences.

Hangover Deja Brew…read more This 18+ only escape room is fun, strange and kinky at times. Perfect for Hen/Stag do's but not exclusively. Now to the game: it's Wedding day but the groom has vanished. Will you be able to trace his steps during the wild stag do and found out what happened? The puzzles are various and super fun to solve. Definitely one of the more original game and storyline Ive played lately. I would advise to play this room with a group of 4 (no more, no less). Finally I'm only putting a 4out5 because I thought the conclusion of the game was a bit underwhelming but it won't keep me from coming back!

I've done a number of escape rooms and was really excited for this one. I think the problem with…read morethese new high tech escape rooms is that the technology can be very temperamental. I did the Patient Zero room and found that one locker door didn't open and set me and my partner by 10 minutes because we didn't find a decipher for the code. The code itself was hard to distinguish -without giving too much away. At the end, there was a keypad of sorts on an ipad and it was so sensitive that it would only register with a very light touch which was not obvious during gameplay. This meant that we didn't get out in time and questioned our own deciphering of another code which was actually correct. Disappointing.

So much fun! We were in London on vacation and looking for something more exciting than another…read moremuseum for our 15-year-old daughter. Secret Studio was it! We've done escape rooms before, and many are so ridiculously hard that it feels like you just fail over and over until they give you all the answers. But while Secret Studio was tough and we needed our share of clues, we also had stretches where we felt like we were figuring out a lot on our own. The other great thing at Secret Studios was that when you need help, they just give you a small hint. We've been to others where they just tell you what to do next and that's no fun. There are great (creepy) surprises throughout and some inventive stuff that makes it really fun. Finally, out host was SO NICE! Super friendly and made our daughter feel like she was really contributing. Highly, highly recommended.

This is one of the best escape rooms I have done to date. Basically without giving too much away…read morethe story is based around a murder. You have to work your way through by working out puzzles to solve the mystery. Sometimes some of the puzzles need all of you to work on it at the same time. There is more than one room that you get to experience and solve clues in. Its all very retro. If you ever get stuck with any of the puzzles then Oscar is on hand to help and guide you just ask him a question and you will see his typed up response on a monitor. He also praises members of the team or the whole group if you are doing particularly well. We escaped the room in 57 minutes. I highly recommend to anyone that loves escape rooms, a good story and retro items.

I was invited by Love Popups London to try out the new Project D.I.V.A room at Escape Rooms' Angel…read morelocation. This room is set in the future. On Mars! And, of course, there's a rogue computer AI system that is trying to kill humanity. Fun times! The reception room is a bit on the small side, but there are toilets available and ample seating, and you won't wait for very long, as long as you're on time. After a short briefing, we were handed three smartphones with custom apps that are necessary to solve this escape room, as well as the standard puzzle room issue walkie talkie and pad of paper. This was promising to be fun already as we were told there would be no padlocks, but a linear story to work through. I love immersive escape rooms like that! While running around finding random codes and clues is all fun and games, a realistic experience is absolutely fantastic. And no spaceship would have a number padlock which is opened with a code found through a chess game. Without giving away too much about the room, this one is really well done! The first room is dark, full of electronic devices and futuristic lighting. It's unfortunately a bit on the small side with devices on the floor, so not suitable for a wheelchair. The first clues and codes were deciphered quickly and upon solving them, drawers slid out of walls and hidden doors opened. Everything is automated and I absolutely loved it. The riddles and codes all made a certain amount of sense for the setting, the smartphone apps were exciting to work with and it all felt very immersive and interactive.  Later on in the game, there are secret passages and lasers and a whole lot of other exciting challenges! You definitely need to be comfortable in confined spaces and like working with interactive technology, then this game will be an absolute delight! The only negative points I can find are that you also need to be able bodied, or at least have several able bodied people on your team, and the room is incredibly dark with no torches provided, so sight impairments might be an issue as well; unfortunately accessibility tends not to be a huge consideration for immersive rooms in this industry.  The other point is that the computer voice is very quiet and we couldn't understand what she was saying, it didn't seem important though, as we still managed to escape with 18 minutes to spare!  Other than that, it was one of my all time favourite rooms! Definitely not for beginners, but those with a few escape rooms under their belt will love this one!

Wow what can I say but last night I played Project D.I.V.A. which I was transported to the future…read moreto a space station set in Mars. It was up to me and my team (Love Pop ups London) to destroy a corrupt D.I.V.A (Defence Interactive Virtual Assistant) whom sent us a cryptic message warning us of immediate death to all humanity. Us agents had to intercept ER-27, get on board and destroy D.I.V.A and regain control of the station by infiltrating her core and removing her 4 hard drives to disable her. I loved this room with it's high tech technology gadgets and the puzzles. Most puzzles involve lots of numerical coding so if you love codes and maths you'll love this. I would most certainly recommend this room but highly recommend 4 or more players. This is now one of my top 5 greatest escape rooms.

OK, if you thought that was a movie blog coming up, you have been mislead my friend.. It is…read moreactually an escape room experience from London Escaped. London Escaped have recently opened two rooms and myself and a few bloggers from the Love Pop Ups London community were invited to come and escape The Prisoner. As usual, I don't want to give too much of the atmospheric build up away, however, I can let you know that this escape room is located in the east London venue, just off the Commercial Road. It's located in an underground parking allotment. Upon entry you'll find the slopy entrance, be careful its very steep so mind your step! So what does London Escaped say about their new room? "The Prisoner known as The Bloody Elbow. It is the time of the Holy Medieval Inquisition around the 14th century. You have all been accused of witchcraft and imprisoned awaiting your death by the hands of a executioner nicknamed "Bloody Elbow". He is infamous for his love of using horrifying torture to obtain confession of your crimes, this often lead to a slow and agonising death if you were lucky, "Bloody Elbow" has left you for a rest between the bouts of torture, this is your chance, you have 60 minutes to escape your hideous dungeon and change your fate forever"  The room can take up to eight players, however I would recommend a maximum of five as I felt that would give the players more to do when there are less people.I didn't feel that there was much problem solving involved. More finding keys and the right object to aid your escape. The first part of the game does require some team work and the game does mention sharp objects were involved.. And I totally vouch for it, but I would recommend no drinking before. As this is all for fun, so let's avoid all injuries OK!  So you have been accused of witchcraft and the aim of the game is to escape before the executioner returns to torture you to death.. With that in mind I would be the first to try and get out..  As the game is recently opened there are still some finishing touches that the owners are looking to finalise and whike speaking to them you can really picture their vision and I would be interested on returning to see what changes they have made to the room.  As I am writing this review you will be happy to know that my team and I managed to escape in 48 mins I do admit the first 5 mins was just a lot of screaming.. I will let you figure that part out for yourself. I would say that this is one very immersive room, so and I really enjoy the props the owners have put in the design of the rooms.  This is a 3* from me for the difficulty of the room but definitely a 4* for the immerse design.  Disclaimer: This is a sponsor post, but reviews are all my own.

This venue has a bunch of different rooms, and while not all of them are great, they do have a few…read morerooms suitable for two players, which is rare! The White Walker room was especially brilliant (though it's physically small, so wouldn't recommend for more than 3 players) and one of the best rooms I've played. Unfortunately some of the tech was being finicky, but that's easily fixable. School of Magic is a great room for junior players, but also suitable for a team of two. Not the most complicated, difficult room, but great for Potter fans and a fun challenge. Some of the props need fixing and a better clue system would be great. There's some really good rooms available here, especially for smaller groups!

This was my fifth escape room in 6 months. I have really enjoyed doing Escape rooms and this one…read morewas a great one! We did the Bank Heist and had a blast! There were 5 of us and we escaped just as our time ran out so it was really exhilarating! The room was well themed and challenging. The location was a little hard to find but very accessible by the Tube.

This was my first experience with an escape room, and it was an excellently organised event. The…read morespot is central and they clearly haven't skimped on decor - the place looks lavish and has traditional wooden puzzled scattered across the lounges. In terms of the actual escape, it was a teeny bit repetitive like the other reviewer noted, but still cleverly done. I would have liked the clues to be available on written slips of paper as the phone line wasn't clear and sometimes I think the exact wording would change when we asked for things to be repeated... I really liked the fact that they had a photo-themed booth at the end of it all to commemorate all the fun. (I think they could probably add a cafe or at least a little kiosk with refreshments to increase their profit margin too!)