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
First time for all of us in an escape room game. Lauren was so helpful and professional and the game was so much fun. The game was challenging and… read more well laid out. Definitely makes you think and work together which we’re not very good at. I’m sure another visit will do us good ! We didn’t get out in time but enjoyed it immensely. We can’t wait to go again Thank you
I came here October 15th just after I got married! It was the perfect wedding day activity and Chris was so lovely! Always have great games here and always have… read more a great time! Definitely recommend booking 2 games as 1 is never enough!
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. More
Favorite part of the experience was, all of it. Considering, it was my first visit, and didn’t know what to expect, I loved every minute of it and really… read more want to go again.
Thrilling – This was an absolutely incredible trip. Went here with my friends and us and the little ones adored every moment. Very scary yet
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 !
Excellent Escape Rooms – Did The 13th room.
Amazin – 100% recommend escape room Cardiff
The astro quest escape room was great fun and well introduced by Toni. It was hard for a first timer but luckily some in our group were experienced escapers and… read more knew how to look for clues. The crawl though part was pretty physically tough for some of us and we nearly had to press the button to be let out. I have been left with bruises on my knees from the struggle to get through. We had a few clues but didn’t always get them when we asked. Sometimes, we had to ask several times. However, we were successful and got out in plenty of time.
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!
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!
Great escape room experience, great game host Grey – Great Fun, played the Sherlock 2 Game. Grey was a great game host, very friendly! Reasonably priced and a really fun team exercise.
We attended Escape Rooms for a friend’s leaving do and it was fantastic. Our host was informative and fun was had by all. We can’t wait to return to try… read more the other rooms. Definitely recommend and make sure you book in advance!
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
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
Never visited and Escape Room before, but definately would / will again. Fantastic venue, experience and staff
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!
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!
We had a brilliant time! Zombie room was creepy, jumpy but exciting and challenging! Kayleigh was very helpful with us today and made it a fun experience:)
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!
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.
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
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.
An epic experience in the zombie room. Big thanks to Chris for being so helpful and kind the whole time and making us feel even better about escaping the room!… read more It was a fun spontaneous adventure in the middle of the night – I aim to do it again soon!
First time for us at escape rooms Cardiff, it was my daughter’s birthday and she wanted to do the Zombie room. We were not disappointed from start to finish the… read more whole experience was awesome. Our guide Emily explained everything really well and she made the day that much better.
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June 29, 2019
Amelia, was our guide and she put us at ease straight away. She was very helpful.
I thoroughly recommend anyone to visit.
November 26, 2022
exhilarating. Would recommend to anyone.
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June 23, 2019
Very good- makes you think.
Meg a good hinter!
Got out with an extra 3 minutes.
This is our 3rd time at this Escape Room.
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Thoroughly recommend
December 9, 2023
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
February 14, 2023
Thank you to Bebe who was our host!
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June 23, 2019
Look forward to coming back! Thank you!
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November 22, 2020
Will be… read more coming back!:)
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Dom was a very nice person
10/10 will come back
February 18, 2023
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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