Escape Live - Birmingham
Escape Live - Birmingham
Escape Live - Birmingham
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9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Escape Live is Birmingham's premier live escape game for groups of 2-6 people. You have 60 minutes to complete a mountain of puzzles and mysteries. The aim is simple: get out... before it's too late.
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- Emma MReading, United Kingdom21 contributionsWhat a throwback!My friend and I played Time Machine back in February 2022 and successfully escaped in 47 minutes 39 seconds. Such a clever and fun game with multiple themes throughout thanks to the time travel story line. Some great nostalgia in the first part of the game for my friend and I who are both 90's kids.Thank you for the lovely review! We are very happy to hear you have enjoyed your time here with us at Escape Live and well done for the speedy escape. We hope to see you back again soon to try out some more of the excellent escape rooms we have to offer.Written 18 March 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited February 2022Written 16 January 2023
- Victoria GMarple, United Kingdom10 contributionsA fun and entertaining way to spend an hourWell thought through, challenging and good fun. The staff are well trained and offer tips if you're struggling. We enjoyed it as a family of 4 (2 teenage sons). It's not in a nice part of town and the entrance isn't very inviting. It seems as though they haven't finished doing it up at the front. However, the staff were very good, and the room itself was very well done (did Peaky Blinders). Would recommend for something fun and different to do especially on a wet day.Visited April 2023Travelled with familyWritten 10 April 2023
- Heinrich Pretorius4 contributionsWe go to escape liveSomething I have never done before and now I can tick off the bucket list. Make no mistake the clue are not easy to find and an hour passes very quickly. Thanks to Cael & Mark for a fun night with coworkersThankyou so much for such a lovely review! We are so glad we could make your escape room experience as enjoyable as we did! We will be sure to pass on your lovely words to Cael and Mark! See you again soon :)Written 6 May 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited April 2023Travelled on businessWritten 27 April 2023
- Kingsley S12 contributionsEscape Live - double crossDid this escape room on a Saturday morning. Good welcome and friendly staff especially from our host Rob. Escape room itself was ok, but not as interesting as we’d hoped for and could see lots of opportunities to make it more engaging.Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your recent visit to Escape Live. We appreciate your kind words about our welcoming atmosphere and friendly staff, particularly Rob, who provided excellent service. Customer satisfaction is our top priority, and we continuously strive to improve our offerings based on valuable insights like yours. We're sorry to hear that Double Cross didn't fully meet your expectations. We understand that you were hoping for a more engaging and captivating adventure, and we apologize if we fell short in delivering that level of excitement. Your feedback about the room's potential for improvement is valuable to us, and we're constantly looking for ways to enhance the overall experience. We would greatly appreciate it if you could provide us with further details about the aspects you found lacking or any specific suggestions you have in mind. This will assist us in making the necessary enhancements to create a more immersive and thrilling escape room adventure for our future visitors. Please feel free to email me at luke.renshaw@escapelive.co.uk. We value your input and would love to hear more about your experience. Our team is committed to addressing your concerns and ensuring that every customer leaves with a memorable and enjoyable experience. Once again, we apologize for any disappointment caused, and we appreciate your valuable feedback. We look forward to hearing from you and the opportunity to make it right. Best regards, Luke Renshaw Venue ManagerWritten 19 June 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited June 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 18 June 2023
- Jes P1 contributionGood online game experienceBooking was a challenge as we had a voucher for an online game and the number kept reverting to a building who couldn't help. However the game was fantastic and Rob was a really good host. over all really good. would do it again!We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced while booking, and we appreciate your patience. It's wonderful to hear that despite the initial challenge, you had a fantastic game experience, and Rob was a great game master. We're glad you enjoyed it overall, and we'd love to have you back for another exciting adventure in the future! Thank you for choosing us.Written 21 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited August 2023Written 12 August 2023
- Stacey R1 contributionReally good but beware of low door frames!!We played room 13 today and escaped with 6 min 58 remaining. Overall we really enjoyed it and Tanya was an excellent games master, I couldn't fault her at all she was really enthusiastic. The atmosphere in the room was good and we found it challenging but not impossible. It would have been nice to have a bit more interactivity with some of the equipment in the room and a verbal warning about low door frames should be given before entering as my husband really hurt his head which ruined his experience of the last part of the game (and he's not ridiculously tall!). Hoping to return and play jack the ripper in the future.Thank you so much for your fantastic review of your Room 13 experience at Escape Live! We're delighted to hear that you had a great time and managed to escape with just 6 minutes and 58 seconds to spare. It's wonderful to hear that Tanya, our games master, made your experience enjoyable with her enthusiasm and guidance. We appreciate your feedback about the room's atmosphere and challenge level. We'll certainly take your suggestion about more interactive elements into consideration for future rooms. We apologize for the incident with the low door frames, and we'll work on improving our pre-game briefing to ensure a safer and more enjoyable experience for all participants. We're looking forward to having you back for the Jack the Ripper room in the future – it's sure to be another thrilling adventure! Thank you for choosing Escape Live, and we can't wait to see you again soon.Written 21 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited August 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 15 August 2023
- SummerBirmingham, United Kingdom39 contributionsFinding Dr WatsonThis is the second escape room I've done and apparently it's one of the harder ones, we needed a few clues but managed to complete it. I felt the room was mainly just padlocks and clues to getting numbers rather than a mix of puzzles and feeling more connected with a murder mystery rather than just... We need a number... And working out what that number is repeatedly. The experience was made far better by Tania the staff member that guided us through and gave us clues in character. She deserves a raise!Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the challenge of our escape room and that Tanya enhanced your experience with her immersive guidance. We appreciate your insights on the puzzle variety, and we'll certainly take them into consideration to enhance our future rooms. We look forward to welcoming you back for another thrilling adventure!Written 11 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 29 October 2023
- zoehubbardcarterSiem Reap, Cambodia2 contributionsPay attention to the level of experience you pick.We visited today to try the Jack the Ripper experience. Whilst enjoyable it was rated as hard which we hadn’t noticed and we were pretty terrible at it! That said Rob was great and helped (dragged) us through it. Be careful at which experience you pick as this has an intrinsic impact on your success and overall experience. Good luck!Visited November 2023Travelled with familyWritten 1 November 2023
- TrishaMidlands92 contributionsGood fun but we were unlucky …….Did the Peaky Blinders experience as a special birthday treat. It was great fun but we didn’t complete it. We later discovered that one of the clues wasn’t working properly ( I won’t go into details as I don’t want to spoil it for anyone else) We spent ages on this particular clue and eventually ran out of time. The staff just laughed it off and said they would have to put it right for the next people but on reflection it would have been nice for this to be acknowledged in some way. All in all a fun time was had but it was frustrating not to complete it !Thank you for celebrating your birthday with us in one of our Peaky Blinders rooms. We apologize for the inconvenience with the malfunctioning puzzle. Your feedback is valuable, and we'll work to improve communication in such situations. We're glad you had fun overall and hope to welcome you back for another adventure. Thanks again!Written 25 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 4 November 2023
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Izzy J
5 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Visited with my partner, it was a surprise. Wasn’t something I would usually do. Had a really really good time though! Fab
Written 3 December 2023
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Ridwan I
2 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
Escape room was really good and creative. Rob was really nice and helpful, would deffo come again. Would recommend Room13
Written 3 December 2023
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Ashleigh
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
We did room 13, Had Lara as our games master, was very kind and reassuring to our group who was nervous. Helped with clues when needed. Would recommend and want to come back and do Jack the Ripper
Written 3 December 2023
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Dominic C
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Friends
Had a great time with friends and we had a great game master (ROBIN), who helped us when needed (and it was needed)
Written 2 December 2023
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Marc S
Burnley, UK1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Friends
Robin was an amazing guide! Group of us did the Time Machine! Fantastic time had by all! Made to feel very welcome!
Written 2 December 2023
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Made U
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Friends
Kale was amazing!!! I was great fun, if a bit scary. I was having so much fun. Would go again. I highly recommend it.
Written 2 December 2023
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Hannah J
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Couples
We played room 13 as a newbie to escape rooms and thoroughly enjoyed it, escaping with 19 minutes spare. Our games master Dan was great and really set the atmosphere. Would definitely recommend!
Written 1 December 2023
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Neena K
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
There were so nice and it was so fun they did help us when me and my dad were stuck!!!It was amazing and it was scary I did Jack the Ripper it wasn’t as scary as I expected but I loved it definitely coming again
Written 1 December 2023
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James
Birmingham, UK4 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Had so much fun doing this on our anniversary, Tanya made it even better by explaining everything clearly and being very welcoming and kind.
We will definitely be coming back to complete more rooms soon!
We will definitely be coming back to complete more rooms soon!
Written 29 November 2023
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kiran g
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Friends
Luke was amazing. Give him a raise for his female voice alone (on the jack the ripper). Never done one of these before but he was really sweet and made us all have a lovely time. 10 outta 10
Written 27 November 2023
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vikkiec
Cannock, UK65 contributions
are there spiders in room 13 ?
zoenewton25
2 contributions
No, just blood.
Shazia W
The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, UK7 contributions
Hi
Is there a minimum age?
Hello! We include age guidance on our experiences but can sometimes make exceptions. Get in touch with details of your group and where you want to play and let's see what we can do! Hope this helps
Jo J
78 contributions
Is room 13 scary?
I have a couple of nervous adults
John P
Stafford, UK31 contributions
Hi Jo!
Spoiler alert!!!
I wouldn’t consider it scary. There is one part where a door opens and there is a scream, but that is the only scary part.
We had one girl with us who can’t watch horror films and she had a small wobble at that point but nothing major.
Hope that helps!!
pandacat888
Birmingham, UK5 contributions
Escape Live @Resort world. Am I able to get my parking ticket validated by escape Live so it is cheaper as I have spent over £20.
Donna T
Solihull, UK13 contributions
So sorry I have only just seen your question.
I am not sure sorry.
SillySausage111
Northampton, UK3 contributions
I’ve been to a few escape rooms and some aren’t as good as others, some are just a normal room with clues and a bit boring - I’m looking for a tense, scarey, puzzling, maybe jumpy one that’s really authentic in Birmingham for a team building exercise - any recommendations of one/a particular room I should be booking?
Wander21359495360
3 contributions
Ive done both room 13 & dr wilsons office & id day doctor wilsons office is fantastic! So puzzling!
Bethan G
1 contribution
This isn't a question but the 0161 wilson in the trap comment is from a youtuber i watch the joke " 0161 manny on the map" you just rhyme things so i put " 0161 wilson in the trap" you should catch up with the trend it's worth it 😅
Thanks Beth ! That has been bugging a lot of us for a while ! :)
Rachel
Solihull, UK3 contributions
Hi how long does a session last for?
Keith B
Birmingham, UK191 contributions
Each game is sixty minutes u take yiur team two to six players in solve puzzles and conundrums with the aim of escaping before the sixty mins is up. Highly recommended we did one as bday treat a couple of years back and we are hooked. The kids love it 14 to 18 check with the venue if yiur kids are younger as some games are really tough. But the team here are great and very engaging.
boothyuk72
Bewdey, Worcs54 contributions
If you book for four people do you have the room to yourself or might another two people be booked in at same time?
kathryn l
The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, UK10 contributions
No it’s just your party in the room for the full hour.
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