Fancy yourself a modern day Houdini? Looking for a night out with a difference in Edinburgh? Well you’ve come to the right place. In this guide we’ll reveal some of the Best Escape Rooms in the city for you to enjoy.
Discover the dark medical history of the city, get onboard with a pirate cohort or perhaps join a secret magic society – the scenarios are endless!
So why not get those problem solving juices flowing as you pick the venues for you and crack the code to a fantastic night out.
With six fantastic escape rooms to choose from, Escape Reality in Edinburgh is well worth a visit!
Perhaps you’ll be tempted by the old board game in the attic and be transported to the mysterious world of Jungala, where you’ve got an hour to solve the puzzles in order to escape being trapped in the other realm for all eternity! Maybe you see yourselves as more of a budding pirate? If so, Tortuga Pirates is more your scene, so you’ll have to find Derdrake’s treasure on the island before you all get transformed into ghosts. Reckon you can escape from the Asylum? You’ve got an hour in the Rolling Hills facility before you get captured by malevolent spirits. In Machina, you have to figure out exactly how to escape the high-tech lab compound before you become part of the experiment yourselves, and Nosferatu will pitch your wits against some Transylvanian vampires. Fancy escaping from Alcatraz? Now you can test your skills as you break out of one of the most famous prisons known to man. Whatever you choose, you’re guaranteed a good time, especially as the more mates you bring, the cheaper it is, with prices starting out from £25 each for two of you.
Activity cost: £20 – £25 pp
Top Tip… 20% off all booking with the code 5YEARS
Sixty minutes. Several mates. Scheming scenarios. Reckon you’ve got what it takes?
You can investigate the mystery behind Ms Garbo’s disappearance in the Magic Emporium, or search for the great Harry Houdini’s workshop in Houdini’s Workshop. Think you can go toe to toe with the greats? Then try out 221B Baker Street, where their Sherlock themed escape room has you recruited by Moriarty himself to steal an object of great importance to the detective. Harry Potter fans? Check out Witchcraft & Wizardry, where you and your team have to figure out how to escape a magic class surrounded by tricks and spells at every turn! Prices vary based on group size, so the more of your mates that come, the cheaper it is!
Activity cost: £18 – £25 pp
Top Tip… T £39.99 you can enjoy a live escape game followed by a meal at Hard Rock Cafe from their Gold Menu
Can You Escape? Is an immersive escape room experience, catering for two to eighteen people! Dare you try your hand at Operation Spellbound (5/5 difficulty), where Morgana and Merlin are locked in an eternal battle beneath the kingdom of Avalon. There are two identical versions of this room so two teams can go head to head.
Perhaps you’d fancy Operation Odyssey (4/5 difficulty). The International Space Station has been destroyed by a devastating meteor impact. Reckon you’ve got what it takes to repair the escape pod in time?
It’s time to play for victory and valour!
Activity cost: £18 – £25
Top Tip… Receive 10% off your booking if you sign up to their mailing list
Locked In is an escape room with a difference! Instead of purpose-built sets, it’s the city’s only venue based in real rooms!
With Locked In, you can explore the secrets of Summerhall, Edinburgh’s old Vet School, whilst you discover old laboratories, old dissection rooms, an anatomy theory or even the small animal hospital! You can try the Space Academy, discover the secrets of the city in the Secret Lab, save the capital’s gin production in the Distillery, or save lives in the Cutting Room!
There’s plenty of fiendishly tricky scenarios to test your mettle, all in the historical heart of Scotland’s capital!
Activity cost: £22.50 pp
Top Tip… 10% student discounts every Wednesday with code 10STUDENT
Choose your own adventure at Escape Hunt Edinburgh, where you can puzzle your way through several cryptic scenarios and show off your quick thinking in front of all your mates!
Discover the ancient mysteries of Atlantis as you pilot the damaged Nautilus to the fabled city. You’ve got just sixty minutes to Journey to Atlantis, otherwise the city may remain lost forever! There’s also the Alice in Puzzleland room, where you’ll try and save the Mad Hatter from the Queen of Hearts – don’t lose your head! Maybe you fancy trying to find lost pirate gold in Blackbeard’s Treasure, where the legendary pirate is dead. His treasure remains though, it being up to you to find it before the whole ship sinks down to Davy Jones’s Locker. Or perhaps you’ll transport yourselves back to ancient Japan, where the emperor has ordered you, his finest samurais, to defeat the evil warlord. The only way to succeed in your mission is to steal the magic stone from his sword handle, otherwise a nasty fate awaits you.
Activity cost: £22 – £27pp
Top Tip… Students get 15% off Monday-Thursday; just show your student ID
Embrace Edinburgh’s dark and mysterious history when you play at Escape the Past! Escape the Past combine live-actor storytelling with rich historical details to transport you back in time! It’s the perfect way to explore Edinburgh’s sordid past, and with an hour to play for, it’s guaranteed fun!
Their Anatomist escape room transports you to the murky depths of Edinburgh’s old surgical district, where you’ll have to find Dr Malcolm’s journal to discover his dark secrets in the hour before the old doctor returns. In a time of advancing medical discoveries, anatomy is the aim of the day, and with a shortage of bodies, you don’t want to think about where the doctor’s next cadaver is coming from!
Activity cost: £16 – £29pp
Top Tip… 15% off Student Discount available using the code STUDENT15
Fancy getting your Harry Potter fix in the Scottish capital? Then get you and your mates down to the Department of Magic, where you’re the last hope for the magical world – there’s only a little time left before the Dark Lord returns and only you can stop him. Find the hidden Prophecies in the Department of Mysteries and use them before it’s too late! Note: Play time here is 50 minutes.
If you want more magical experiences, then try your hand out at Dark Lord Resurrection, where the Dark Lord is back! Explore the Mausoleum of the Dead and search for the hidden artefacts, where the right incantation will access your darkest powers, bringing the Dark Lord back to life once again! If all that puzzle solving has made you a little thirsty, make sure to grab some Magic Potion cocktails, where you can brew up a magical experience for you and your wizard friends.
Activity cost: £19 – £25pp
Top Tip… This venue is located underground so wear sensible shoes!
