Escape Rooms Durham
Escape Rooms Durham
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11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
About
A real life escape game has arrived in Durham. You and your team will need to solve a series of puzzles in under an hour, can you beat the room? Great for team building, stag/hen do's or just a great way to spend an hour with friends or family!
Suggested duration
1-2 hours
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- Emma W1 contributionBrilliant Birthday!Booked for my sons 16th Birthday. He went with his friends and they all thoroughly enjoyed it. Not having been to an escape room before no one new what to expect. 16 year olds can sometimes be hard to please but they all came out saying it was CLASS! The man helping with clues had a great sense of humour apparently and really made them laugh! I had booked for the wrong day and obviously didn’t show for the time booked 🙈 Panicked that I had ruined my sons birthday the staff were so helpful, accommodating and calm unlike the stressed out Mum! Couldn’t be happier with the service and the experience 😊Visited December 2022Travelled with familyWritten 10 December 2022
- Weej3 contributionsA wonderful Christmas treatOh, what a treat! We are a mix of ages 12 to 60+, various disabilities including ASD, and different strengths. But we all thoroughly enjoyed this hour. My only criticism is that the light was too low for me to see well, so had to rely on the others. We will come back though. There are other rooms to escape from! Looking forward to it.Visited December 2022Written 19 December 2022
- Lesley S1 contributionFabulous Experience / Great LocationWe did this experience as a group of six friends - what an amazing time we had from start to finish. Helena our host gave us clear instructions before we started and then locked us in. We had great fun looking for clues and solving the puzzles. It’s definitely worth a visit if you are staying at Lumley Castle or visiting the Durham area. Highly recommended.Visited February 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 9 February 2023
- Mejma177 contributionsLily of lumley castle escape room. Fantastic experience!Helena was a fantastic host and we even had a great convo when she discovered that i work in an escape room in North end, Portsmouth. We had a fantastic time doing lily of lumley room at lumley castle. Have enjoyed it so much that the northern guy in our group has been converted into the world of escape rooms. Would highly recommend this room and company.Visited February 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 19 February 2023
- Zahra6 contributionsStunning setting for an hour of escape fun!Lilly of Lumley was a great escape room in a superb historical setting. Very interesting story and great immersion in the theme. Our gamesmaster Ellie was warm and humorous and she made the set up really fun. Would recommend :)Visited February 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 24 February 2023
- Laura B3 contributionsBest fun we've had in a whileWe did the Lumley Castle escape room and it was amazing. So much fun and really got you thinking. Our host was lovely and friendly (She did have to help us out a bit too) Highly recommend and we all want to come to do the other two rooms in Durham.Visited March 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 26 March 2023
- Joe3 contributionsOne of our favourite roomsOur group completed the Lily of Lumley room and it is definitely one of the best escape rooms we have done, very atmospheric and a lot of interesting puzzles. Our host Chloe was amazing and really set the scene well. Will be looking to do some of the other rooms availableVisited April 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 11 April 2023
- J W2 contributionsEscape room funWe visited today our first ever escape room. We didn’t quite make it, two clues from escaping, however we really enjoyed it. Megan was our host and she was super helpful and friendly. We went two adults and three 15 year olds and tried mr borrowdales study. We will definitely be back to try the others.Visited April 2023Travelled with familyWritten 11 April 2023
- Karen H4 contributionsGoodWe did the Lumley Castle escape room. It was good, however been set in a castle and the story behind it we were expecting it to be a bit scary and have you on edge a little bit this wasn’t the case. Was a nice hour out and we beat the click! Tour guide was lovely too .Visited April 2023Travelled with familyWritten 15 April 2023
- NN18 contributionsAwesome escape room at Lumley CastleAbsolutely loved the escape room at Lumley Castle. It's the best one we've ever done. Megan our host was lovely. Really positive and enthusiastic. We escaped with 34 seconds to go! Thank you for the great experience 😊Visited June 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 18 June 2023
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Penny W
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
Fantastic game and set up, instructor was very informative and friendly. We couldn’t have had a better time! Thanks very much
Written 29 November 2023
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Gillian C
Fencehouses3 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
Thoroughly enjoyed doing it first escape room certainly won't be the last!! Was explained thoroughly and staff was really helpful
Written 5 November 2023
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PT905
Gorleston-on-Sea, UK38 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
We tried our hand at lab heist.
Had an absolutely brilliant time, just managed to escape with seconds to spare.
Matt was a fantastic host.
If we're ever in the area again we will be back for more.
Had an absolutely brilliant time, just managed to escape with seconds to spare.
Matt was a fantastic host.
If we're ever in the area again we will be back for more.
Written 29 October 2023
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Kath W
3 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Lots of fun with our family in this escape room. We did the study of Mr Borrowdale. By some miracle we escaped! This was really good for a family with young people of different ages, our youngest was 13. The staff were friendly and we enjoyed our evening. Recommended!
Written 26 October 2023
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O1525IJcaroled
3 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Excellent escape room, great fun for the family. Very atmospheric with being situated in a castle. Good clues to help to solve the mystery, just remember to look and listen!
Written 24 October 2023
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Weej
3 contributions
Dec 2022 • Family
This is great fun. We didn't complete in the time but that didn't matter. It was too dark for me - I need a brighter light to see well so there were many clues I missed. We laughed, had fun and talked about it for a long time afterwards. We will go again - on a different challenge. Maybe we'll win next time?
Written 16 October 2023
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Sai B
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Friends
Booked Lilly of Lumley for six teenagers and they absolutely loved it! Escape room was challenging and fun with ghostly tales and the beautiful castle adding to the experience. Would definitely recommend!
Written 14 October 2023
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Jamie E
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Oct 2023 • Couples
Well, where do I start? Me and my partner (escape room enthusiasts) booked in to do the 'Lily of Lumley' escape room. Located at Lumley Castle.
The Location is a great setting and this is the only escape room that we have done where there is a bit of a true background to the game.
This alone, set a great tone for the room.
I won't give anything away, but this really was one of, if not... The best. That we have ever done.
The Location is a great setting and this is the only escape room that we have done where there is a bit of a true background to the game.
This alone, set a great tone for the room.
I won't give anything away, but this really was one of, if not... The best. That we have ever done.
Written 11 October 2023
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Jo Long
6 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Such a great escape room. Definitely tried our grey matter but we beat the room with almost 2 minutes to spare :-))
Written 9 October 2023
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kirsty_weasel
Durham, UK10 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
We did the Lily of Lumley escape room based at Lumley Castle - there was a bit of an initial hiccup with the booking but the team could not have been more helpful, we had fantastic customer service and can't thank Helena and Sam enough! The escape room was brilliant, just creepy enough without being terrifying and the puzzles were perfectly pitched. We really enjoyed ourselves - thank you!
Written 9 October 2023
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Freya E
1 contribution
What sort of themes do you do here? I’ve only ever been to one escape room and looking for something a bit more teenagerish, suitable for ages 12 and 13. This could be on the website and I could just be missing it?!
Claire K
Hove, UK323 contributions
The one in the castle is themed around a ghosts curse. My teens (16 and 13) loved it - as did the parents!
Amanda D
Durham, UK8 contributions
If you visit as a larger party is there anything for others to do whilst waiting your turn to play?
SamL_ERD
London, UK6 contributions
Hi Amanda,
We recommend checking out Durham cathedral which is two minutes walk away. We are also above a great restaurant "The Cellar Door" which has a well stocked bar, over the road from Durham's most haunted pub "The Shakespeare" and also above Durhams most popular independent cafe "Flat White". Our small reception area does have seating and mini puzzles to enjoy, but we would recommend the cake and coffee at flat white!
Patholl
12 contributions
How long are you given to escape the room? Is there only 1 room per party?
SamL_ERD
London, UK6 contributions
Hi
All our rooms operate on a 1 hour countdown. You are in the room for the full hour (unless you manage to escape quicker). The majority of teams play for over 50 minutes.
Our rooms can hold up to 6 people. If you have a bigger party they can play in two different rooms, or play in the same room over a couple of hours.
If we can be of any assistance please email the team :)
Many thanks,
Escape Rooms Durham
curlyjane2014
Durham, UK8 contributions
What is the maximum number of people at one time? is there a lower age limit?
Escape Rooms Du... R
County Durham, UK
Thanks for the question!
We recommend that the majority of the team are 16+. Players younger than 18 should be accompanied by at least one adult. Younger players can come along if they're part of an older team - but we wouldn't recommend players younger than 13.
A team can contain 2 - 6 members. We've had larger groups, but have split them over two consecutive sessions.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Escape Rooms Durham
- Escape Rooms Durham is open:
- Sun - Sun 11:00 - 21:30
- Mon - Thu 11:00 - 21:00
- Fri - Fri 11:00 - 21:30
- Sat - Sat 10:00 - 22:30
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- Restaurants near Escape Rooms Durham:
- (0.00 mi) The Cellar Door
- (0.00 mi) Capriccio Ristorante Italiano
- (0.00 mi) Zizzi - Durham
- (0.01 mi) Flat White Durham Cafe
- (0.01 mi) Flat White Kitchen