You and your friends have been personally invited to the last ever performance of the great escapologist and illusionist, Harry Houdini. Taking your place in the audience of the Grand Theatre you wait patiently for the performance to behind. The orchestra dies down, but the curtains refuse to budge. You hear whispers from the ushers – Houdini has disappeared! Can you find your way backstage, solve the clues hidden in Houdini’s famous props and uncover the mystery behind Houdini’s disappearance? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 3-6

In the early 1940’s a group of ‘roughneck yankee’ oil miners secretly made their way to England setting up camp at Kelham Hall, Newark on Trent. They were tasked with drilling for oil in the surrounding area and producing the highly sought after ‘high octane’ fuel for allied planes and war ships. These gallant men were single handedly helping us dominate the skies of Britain and keeping enemy forces at bay. Over 100 wells were drilled in less than 12 months with over 3000 barrels of oil being produced daily to help the war effort. Churchill called it “one of the wars best kept secrets”. Our US friends left as quickly as they came, closing down sites where necessary or handing them over to English engineers when their contract ended. Initial investigations show our american miners actually found oil right in the heart of Kelham Hall! It appears though, this was their last drill rig spudded and for some reason they closed it up in a hurry?! Over 70 years later recent refurbishment at Kelham Hall by the new owners, have uncovered one such drill site right in the heart of the historic house! They are now dealing with a […]