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 […]
Kelham Hall & Country Park, Main Road, Kelham, NG23 5QX
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
There’s a strange phenomenon taking place at Valentines Mansion… Julien Slade has invited you to help investigate, but is all as it seems? There are ghostly lights and unusual supernatural goings-on, Slade tells you that something very strange is taking place; the spirits in the building are waking up. Can they be trusted to guide you? Your team will embark on an hour-long journey around the mansion; the house that Slade believes is the hiding place for an ancient artefact from the ill-fated ship, the East Indiaman Valentine, a mysterious but cursed item. Is this all just an elaborate hoax, or will the mansion take its revenge? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
You and your friends were discovered as stowaways aboard a strange vessel: Captain Nemo’s Nautilus. Locked in the brig, with the captain missing, the engines stalled and the oxygen quickly running out, you must find your way through the rooms to restart the engines and escape the submarine. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-5
103 Regent Street, Kingswood Bristol. BS15 8LJ
Six months after the great inventor Professor Tepet’s death – M.I.6. gained access to the lab where he kept all of his greatest inventions. Among the files, they found an abandoned document called A-I-9 detailing an artificial intelligence peacekeeping program. Scientists finally managed to recreate the program, rolling it out across the nation. A type of robot (called ‘9bots’) were integrated into society. The NHS could diagnose patients before symptoms appeared while the army neutralised threats before they happened, the country thrived, for a time. 24 hours ago an anomaly appeared in the code shutting down internet and telecommunications worldwide and soon after chaos ensued. A-I-9 is corrupting the system from the inside. This was meant to be impossible. The only way to stop it is to destroy it before it can destroy us – can you get past their self-protection systems? “The end of the world was always going to be man-made. The only question was how?” – Professor Errol Tepet Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
First Floor, 62-68 Highcross Street, LE1 4NN
Trapped in the office of a large mansion house there is a killer on the loose. Your team of detectives must identify the killer, murder weapon and location of the crime before 60 minutes’ tick by and the assailant returns back to the house to finish you all off. Be careful though, there are multiple suspects and a few red herrings along the way to slow your efforts so bring your best detective skills with you. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
9 & 10 Tower Street, Y01 9SA
My hair stood on end, a shiver raced down my spine and a lump came to my throat. It was my time. This is my moment. Bleary eyed, I managed to scramble to my feet. It was the final call for all the actors to assemble. One hour until showtime. The lights flickered and then went off. I can hear the music playing in the distance. I can picture thousands of eyes waiting for me, waiting for my performance. This is my moment. Yet, I am here locked in my dressing room with the door bolted shut. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Club Chambers, Museum Street, YO1 7DN
Your Viking hord have courageously battled foes and awake expecting to be dining with the Gods in Valhalla. Instead, you find yourselves in limbo having not yet completed some critical tasks to earn your place alongside them. Complete these tasks before your time runs out, please the Gods and earn your place in Valhalla. Thor and Odin await your team. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
9 & 10 Tower Street, Y01 9SA
Your team of budding scientists are locked in the laboratory of the mad professor T. The professor has created a new strain of a deadly virus “V90” and has wicked plans to spread the virus worldwide. There is one antivirus, locked in a safe in the laboratory. Can your team of scientists crack the codes and escape in time to administer the cure? Will the fate of mankind be sealed just like the locked door between you and freedom? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
9 & 10 Tower Street, Y01 9SA
A world of witchcraft and wizardry awaits your team of explorers as you enter the room of the dark arts. Tasked with finding the formula for a troublesome and dangerous spell your team must unravel the path of puzzles and codes the Master of the Dark Arts has left before you. He will return in 60 short minutes and is known for his unforgiving nature. Find the spell and make good your escape before the sand timer empties and you risk the return of the wizard. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
9 & 10 Tower Street, Y01 9SA
The two coins clinked together in your pocket as you stumble down the cold pavement. Yesterday, you were sleeping on the cobbles of Museum Gardens, icy winds smashing against your face. Today, you’ve been told you’re the heir to a huge inheritance, left to you by an old lady across the road. This may sound like a rags to riches fairytale, but before the celebrations begin you must prove yourself worthy. There’s just one catch. The court has authorised the demolition of the property. You have an hour to find the riches before the house and your dreams are reduced to rubble. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Club Chambers, Museum Street, YO1 7DN
The gallows are waiting. The crowds have gathered. And his fate is sealed. As Paul ascends the deathly staircase, he begs his executioner: ‘Please, reconsider! I beat them, I did: I’ve confessed. But I am innocent of the crimes of which you accuse me.’ His please are ignored; Paul’s fate is sealed. But when more about the victims buried at the Boneyard Cemetery is revealed, it is clear all is not what is seems. Paul’s pleas of innocence haunts the cemetery. Can you uncover the truth behind the crime before you become a victim too? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Club Chambers, Museum Street, YO1 7DN
So you think you’re smart enough to join the New York police department as a detective? Well let’s see just how good you are at searching a possible crime scene. The local police department have found the apartment of master diamond thief Bugsy Bronxton who is believed to have stolen the famous Manhattan Star Diamond. The NYPD have been given a search warrant to look for the stolen diamond. Unfortunately for you rookies the warrant only lasts for one hour. You will need to work with your rookie partners to search everywhere in the apartment. There will be clues and hints but you will need to work out how they fit together to succeed. If you want to earn your NYPD badge and join the force you must find that missing diamond within 60 minutes. We recommend that you play this room with at least 3 players and children be at least 12 years old. Maximum number of rookies allowed in the room is 6 Good luck rookies. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult in all sessions. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
4a Colliergate, YO1 8BP
The York ministry of wizards has been infiltrated by mere mortals. Its time for the ministry to make a stand and remove these spies from the world of wizards. Every member of the ministry must prove that they are a true wizard and undertake a trial of magic. Use your knowledge of spells and potions combined with your wand skills in order to prove that you are a real wizard. You have one hour to complete a series of tasks and challenges to prove that you are a true member of the York ministry of wizards. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
4a Colliergate, YO1 8BP
An embarrassing incident earlier this year left world renowned scientist, Doctor Aquila Mind, red faced. Not taking the incident lightly, he has since been working on a machine that will erase the incident and all other memories from people’s minds. His Assistant has seen the light and wants to put a stop to the Doctor’s evil plans. He can’t do this alone and so is recruiting spies of the highest calibre to put a halt to things, do you have what it takes to stop him, navigate his room and retrieve the trigger before the clock hits zero? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-5
15 Micklegate, YO1 6JH
So you think your team has done well to get this far? Well, think again. It’s time to take your final challenge. Hidden somewhere within the room is your Spy School graduation diploma. You will need to work as a team and take nothing for granted. Make sure that you search everywhere and don’t miss any clues or hints. You only have one hour to find the combination to the safe that contains your team’s final graduation diploma. Is your team good enough to graduate from Spy School or will you fail at the final hurdle? Suitable for 2 to 6 players and for children over the age of 10 years. Good luck spies. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult in all sessions. Maximum number of spies allowed in the room is 6. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
4a Colliergate, YO1 8BP
This room is the exhibition gallery of some rare stolen artworks. In the Italian renaissance era a secret group formed with a very mysterious purpose. The gallery is their hiding place, and they keep the main secret in this place. The players mission is to reveal the original purpose of the order, and find out why they keep the artworks in this place. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-5
Unit 18, Bartlett Court, BA20 2NZ
The Force Four superheroes have been captured by the mastermind Möbius! Hermes, Oculo, Torus, and Badger are being held in an unknown location and there is limited time before they are gone forever. The superhero recruitment organisation, H.E.R.O., are looking for the next super squad to help locate the heroes and return them to York before it’s too late. Gather your own squad and see if you’ve got what it takes to save Force Four! Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
15 Micklegate, YO1 6JH
In the middle of the cold war, the USSR developed a secret chip which hides their missiles from the radars of their enemies. One of their scientists discovered that they will use the chip and he leaked the information to the British Government. The launching protocol has begun and you have 60 minutes to deactivate the protocol and escape from the bunker, otherwise, you will be responsible for the outbreak of World War III. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 3-6
Unit 18, Bartlett Court, BA20 2NZ
You are about to enter the lair of wicked witch Mary Seeton. In revenge for the death of her great grandmother, who was killed in this very spot in the great flood of 1771, Mary has set a hex upon Yarm and the other towns and villages which the River Tees runs through. In just 1 hour, that hex will be unleashed, and curse the surrounding area for the rest of time. Only a powerful coven of good witches can thwart Mary’s dark magic. Are you brave enough to enter her lair? Think you and your fellow witches can release the hex? Will you be the ones who can bring peace to the local community? Time is running out. You have just 60 minutes to save the day…. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Winpenny House, 135-137 High Street, TS15 9AY
The year is 1989 in Berlin A top MI6 agent has been murdered and was just about to uncover a double agent Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
70 Church Walk, BN11 2ND
On the verge of cracking the Nazi Super Code and bringing and end to WW2, Agent LoneWolf was murdered late last night by undercover spies who have infiltrated our ranks. Intelligence officers have since learned that a Luftwaffe bombing raid on LoneWolf HQ is iminent. Aware that his every move was being watched, LoneWolf spent the last few weeks of his life securing his work with a series of elaborate puzzles, riddles and red herrings. ? The bombing raid is imminent. The fate of a nation is at stake. ?Your country needs you. Can you complete what LoneWolf started by solving the clues, cracking the code and escaping to safety before it’s too late? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Winpenny House, 135-137 High Street, TS15 9AY
As a group of treasure hunters and salvage experts you have boarded the SS Kraken a sunken submarine. However disaster is at hand, your way in is now blocked and you need to find a new way out…. Oh and the air you pumped into the wreck will only last 60 minutes. Flat soled shoes are recommended for this game. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 3-5
Merrist Wood College, Holly Lane, GU3 3PE
You have been selected from the best code breakers and diamond thieves in the country. A notorious criminal gang, The Barco Syndicate, have summoned you for the biggest heist of your lives. Putting your reputation on the line as the best team for the job, you are to enter an underground casino, where the famous Shadow Diamonds are held in the vault. The problem is you only have 60 minutes to pull off this job as the casino is opening soon and the staff will be arriving. But, there is a twist, you have the opportunity to take a further 9 million dollars in cold hard cash if you have the time and the nerve. Can you take the full 30 million dollar haul? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-7
Stanley Street, CA14 2JD
A rogue military outfit have stolen a nuclear device, in your attempts to retrieve it you have found yourself locked in the room and now it is ticking! With the help of a bomb disposal specialist on the outside can you diffuse the device before time runs out? Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 4-7
Merrist Wood College, Holly Lane, GU3 3PE
You are required by law to attend the mobile testing facilities for exposure to the zombie virus. With those who fail the test kept on site these mobile labs teeter on the edge of a Containment breach … What would you do if the Containment failed whilst you were being tested? Lets find out! Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 3-5
Merrist Wood College, Holly Lane, GU3 3PE
A dead body will soon be discovered at the shipping docks. A notorious gang of mysterious criminals known as the Baker Street Five held a secret meeting to plan their most elaborate heist yet. This meeting quickly took an unexpected turn and a minor disagreement escalated into a heated argument. Shots were fired, one crew member lay dead, the remaining crew members immediately fled the scene. Can you decipher the clues and find out who the murderer is. One word of warning, the leader will be leaving the country within the next hour, so you’d better work quickly. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Stanley Street, CA14 2JD
You are the elder sibling born into a Royal family. It was your birthright to inherit the throne upon the King’s death, but an evil secret plan executed by your younger brother and some corrupt castle guards has left you exiled from the kingdom. The corrupt guards were given strict orders to kill you if you ever returned to the castle. When the King and Queen died, your tyrannical brother ran the kingdom into despair. Disgusted by the decline of a once-prosperous and peaceful land, you decide to risk your life to set things right. Disguised as a pauper, you’ve managed to make it back to the castle undetected, and with your knowledge of the secret passages in the castle, you’ve made it into the King’s Study. In the next sixty minutes, you need to find proof of your birthright and escape undetected before the castle guards return. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Stanley Street, CA14 2JD
In a European village, a young scientist, Dr Ivan Frankenscraft and his Lab assistants, are piecing together a human body, the parts of which have been collected from various sources. Frankenscraft desires to create human life through experimentation and electricity which he has perfected. Dr Winston will be arriving in the next hour with a group of angry villagers to destroy anyone and everything in his way. Your only hope is to bring the Monster to life so he can protect you from the lynch mob. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
Stanley Street, CA14 2JD
Dean Waylon is the front man of the band, Us, Them, Or Dean. Tonight, they will be performing the kick-off show of their concert run at the Colosseum Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Over his four-decade career, life in the limelight left Dean increasingly indulgent and jaded. Fans and critics alike have been predicting his retirement for a while now. Sure enough, Dean recently announced that this production will be his last. As the music reporter for the local paper, you’ve got your backstage pass, and you’re eager to interview Dean while he is still an active performer. The show starts soon, and you’ve been sitting for ages with the other reporters in the media room – Dean is running late. However, as more time passes, it’s becoming clear that something is wrong. Checking in Dean’s dressing room, his manager finds Dean’s personal belongings, but no sign of Dean. Word circulates around the backstage, and the crowd of onlookers become increasingly suspicious as security tries to manage the situation. While the other reporters race to be the first to blog this curious development, you discreetly slip into Dean’s dressing room. Find the clues and solve the puzzles as you […]
Unit 18, The Well, Top Barn, Holt Heath, WR6 6NH
A new super villain named The Virus Man has appeared in the city. He is looking to infect every civilian with a gooky, snotty flu and cold virus. You are a superhero and it is your mission to stop The Virus Man’s virus before it’s too late! Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
3 Lowesmoor Wharf, WR1 2RS
You are a top secret agent who managed to get into the secret headquarters of Charles II. Your mission is to understand what the plans of the enemy are, disrupt the coordination of their army and send the necessary signals to your team so that you can overthrow the enemy. The future of Britain is in your hands. Duration Players Difficulty 60 minutes 2-6
3 Lowesmoor Wharf, WR1 2RS