It's time to let your intellectual prowess shine! Challenge your mates to an escape room

Reckon you’ve got what it takes to break out of an escape room? Got an hour or two free in the Leicester area? Have a few mates you can drag along? Then there’s no better excuse than to get yourselves down to a fantastic escape room! 

Steal precious diamonds, flee from alien prisoners trapped in Area 51 or face your fears in a mysterious cabin – there’s certainly a scenario for everyone! And with venues scattered all over the city, you guys have got absolutely no excuses not to join in on all the fun. Trust us – this is certainly an experience with your mates that you won’t forget in a hurry! 

Check out our list of awesome Leicester venues and you’ll definitely solve the formula to a winning night out. 

Escape Leicester

  • Six detailed and creatively themed rooms
  • Identical rooms allow teams to compete
  • Rooms suitable for 2-7 players
  • City centre location

With six intricate rooms themed from magic school to the extra-terrestrial, you’re guaranteed a great time at Escape Leicester!

Test your wits as you search for the mysterious treasure that lies at the heart of the Cabin, where dangers await around every corner. Only the bravest and most cunning will be able to discover the truth behind this mystery. Or maybe you fancy the Overthrone room, where the old king, recently deceased, has hidden the legendary sword of Britain somewhere deep within the castle. They who raise the sword will take the throne.

What about a chance to explore the mythical Area 51? You’re given the opportunity to have a snoop around, but unfortunately you’ve arrived smack bang in the middle of a prison break! A thief with a heart of gold is needed to steal back the Holy Grail so that it is available to all mankind.

Whatever you fancy, you’re bound to have a puzzling experience to remember. This is a venue that should certainly be on your list.

Activity cost: £18 – £26 pp

Top Tip… They run amazing competitions on their social media, be sure to follow them for your chance to win

Escape Reality

  • Six amazing games rooms
  • Futurist metaverse NFT project
  • Great for larger groups, including stag & hen parties
  • Open until 10.30pm Monday – Saturday / 9pm Sunday

This brilliant escape venue is full to the brim with fantastic scenarios. Escape Reality is well worth a visit.

Jungala room certainly puts the challenge into board games, as you’ve only got an hour to complete the mysterious Jungala game or else you’ll be trapped inside for all eternity! Fancy putting your sticky fingers to the test? Then try out Bank Job. You’ve been assigned the task of infiltrating the security systems at one of the world’s most protected bank vaults. Your job? Steal the world’s most valuable diamond. There’s only an hour before the cameras turn back on, so you’d better get cracking. Perhaps Enigmista? There’s a deadly serial killer on the loose and rumour has it that he puts his prisoners to the test to see how far they’ll go to escape. You, apparently, are the next victim.

Alcatraz? You’re the master of your craft – escaping. Reckon you’ve got what it takes to escape the most infamous maximum high-security prison in the world? If all that wasn’t enough, they’ve also got the Sairento room, where you’ve travelled to a mysterious town to rescue your friend. Problem is, she’s nowhere to be found. And something evil is affecting the locals. Can you escape Sairento before it’s too late? If you reckon you’ve got what it takes.

Activity cost: £20 – £25

Top Tip… the cheapest price is available for teams of 4 players +

Break Free Escape Rooms Leicester

  • Six immersive scenarios
  • Rooms cater for 2-6 players
  • Welcome stag and hen dos
  • Less than 5 min walk from the big NCP at St Nicholas Circle

Formerly Clue HQ, Break Free Escape Rooms offers a premium escape room experience with six fantastic scenarios for you to choose from!

Embrace the world of secret intelligence and spy craft as you battle to solve their Spy Mission room, or try and save the world at large from a deadly virus in Ostracized! Discover hidden secrets and government plots as you explore the mysteries of the bunker in Fallout Shelter, or maybe you’d rather try your hand at the Curse of the Sphinx escape room? You’ll only be able to unearth the hidden riddles of the pharaohs if you’re on top of your game.

Think you’ve got what it takes to escape Cell Block C? Outwit the guards and puzzle your way to freedom in the Prison Break room, where you’ve only got an hour before you’re caught and thrown right back into solitary confinement. Gambling your thing? Rob the vault and win big when you successfully navigate the Casino Heist escape room! If you fancy showing off your mind-bending prowess to your mates and getting yourselves on that fabled leader board, then get yourselves down there and show everyone how it’s done!

Activity cost: £16 – £25 pp

Top Tip… NHS and Student discount available