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Paradox Parlours - Woking

Paradox Parlours - Woking

Paradox Parlours - Woking
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9:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday
3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 10:00 PM
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Our fully interactive, thematic live escape rooms pull you right into the reality of the story. As a team of 2-6 players, can you find the clues, solve the puzzles and beat the room. Come and play at our Woking Town Centre venue!
Duration: 1-2 hours
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  • Nicholas P
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of my favourite escape rooms - Excellent fun combining mental and physical
    We did ‘Rig’ which was a really good room because it combined mental and physical stuff. We’ve found that some rooms elsewhere major more on the mental which has meant some people feel more excluded. This one though was one of the best ones we’ve done.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 13 October 2023
  • Josie V
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fun! Would recommend!
    Great fun! The staff were really helpful and we enjoyed our experience! We were a group of 5 friends and it was a great evening activities. Only down side is it is quite expensive at over £20 per person for 1 hours entertainment!
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 19 October 2023
  • Cathy Rosenberg
    Great Bookham, United Kingdom3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Another Great Escape!
    The best Escape Room so far. Thank you Paradox Parlours. Another success. Would highly recommend. Having done a few now, this was definitely one of the best. Went with 14 year olds and they all loved it. Tricky but challenging in a good way. They had plenty of laughs and lots of fun.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 24 October 2023
  • Lyndsey P
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fun Family Activity
    Such a fun evening, our family (aged 12 -44) thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We opted to take part in The Rig, rooms were decorated to a high standard and were very convincing. Help was at hand (which we needed at points, we found a few of the puzzles tricky!!). We had lots of laughs (and a few irritable shouts at one another!!) but would really recommend it as a family night out..took the boys away from their online world and it was something we could all enjoy together. We will definitely be booking the wizard themed room which is currently under construction.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 29 October 2023
  • b12325
    Woking, United Kingdom38 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Brilliant puzzling experience!
    We did Paradox Parlour's Halloween Puzzle Solving Fun at Denbies Vineyard, Dorking yesterday with our children aged 7 and 5, as a birthday activity for me. It was absolutely fantastic! Really well-designed puzzles, in a format pitched perfectly at the age group (including parents!), with just enough help available to keep it fun - over an area wide enough to feel that we got some exercise, but not too big to drag the children round. The puzzles and lockboxes were really nicely designed and engaging for the kids. Exceptional value for money at £9 for kids including the 'treasure' at the end, and no charge at all for adults. We have signed up to the mailing list and eagerly await the next one! (Note - this was an event run by Paradox Parlours that is held during school holidays, rather than a visit to the Woking location)
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 31 October 2023
  • Delloy
    Woking, United Kingdom33 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great fun
    We had a great time. Our guide was enigmatic, enthusiastic and really helpful. There were just two of us, so had to work quite hard, but managed to get 4 out of 6 codes in about 58 minutes, so think we did quite well. It would definitely be easier with a few more people working together, but really enjoyed it and would visit the other rooms too.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 November 2023
  • Treena E
    Guildford, United Kingdom2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Terrific Experience
    We had a fantastic experience. We did the Rig room and enjoyed every minute. Great, welcoming staff, very friendly and helpful. Plush waiting area and the game was well designed and made us think a lot. Would recommend you get yourself down there
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 5 November 2023
  • Dan M
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing, fun and challenging Time
    Amazing time spent on The Rig in Woking. Only two of us played and we found the game to be very satisfying, with a mix of easy and hard Challenges that kept us thinking throughout. Staff was amazing and the energy was high and made it more exciting. Can’t wait to go back for their new game in mid November! Thanks again
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 5 November 2023
  • Annemarie G
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic birthday/ family experience!
    We had a fantastic time celebrating our youngest son's 10th birthday by solving the puzzles and having a laugh! It was a great family experience, good value for money and we plan on doing it again. Shout out to Scarlett and Ben for all their help and for making it all so fun!!
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 2 December 2023
  • Adam F
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fun, challenging puzzle room
    We tried The RIG and had a great time. The puzzles were clearly carefully designed to be challenging but not too cryptic or obtuse. The staff member was very helpful and really got into the spirit of the game. The room itself was decorated well. Altogether, it was a lot of fun and I would highly recommend it!
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 10 December 2023
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Charlie S
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023 • Couples
Brilliant host who was engaging and made the experience even more enjoyable. Did the room as a duo on a Friday lunchtime slot and it was brilliant! Escaped with seconds to spare and clues/puzzles varied in challenge and skillset required to provide enough of a challenge to be fun, but not so much it felt unachievable. Genuinely best escape room we have ever done and will be going through other rooms when we can! Felt like excellent value for money and narrative, surroundings and host made it all feel so much more engaging and fun. 10/10.
Written 20 January 2023
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Mark W
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Friends
Having completed all six rooms at Paradox Parlours, it is only fair I leave a review.

Firstly, the staff (across both sites) and the owners are super friendly, passionate and add to the experience, not rushing you to leave once out of the rooms, and open to questions/feedback, as well as sharing escape experiences.

My group of friends preferred the rooms located at Woking as the owners have really pushed themselves creatively and with forward-thinking puzzles. This is also the newest of the two locations and it is evident in the rooms' craftmanship this is the case.

However, over in Guildford we greatly enjoyed the Recording Studio room.
At Woking we debated as to our favourite room of the three, as we thoroughly enjoyed all of them, certainly the newest of all the rooms (at the time of writing) Wizard's Enigma gave us many delights and unseen puzzles.

Definitely recommend this company for your escape room enjoyment.

We look forward to future rooms!
Written 16 August 2024
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Luke B
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Friends
From the moment we arrived at Paradox Parlours, we knew we were in for a treat. Despite a booking mix-up on my end, the staff showcased their exceptional customer service skills by swiftly and seamlessly rectifying the issue, ensuring our adventure could begin without delay.

The escape room itself was a masterclass in puzzle design and storytelling. Engaging, challenging, and utterly captivating, it provided an adrenaline rush like no other. The attention to detail in the room’s theme and the clever integration of clues left us in awe of the creativity and thought put into our experience.

What stood out most, however, was the team’s dedication to creating a memorable visit for each guest. Their accommodating nature didn’t just fix a mistake—it turned our day around and made the experience all the more special.

We’ve been raving about Paradox Parlours to friends and family and are already planning our next visit. If you’re looking for an escape room that offers not just a game but a truly immersive experience, look no further. This is the place to be!

Rating: 5/5 - Highly recommended!
Written 2 April 2024
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Lisa W
Cranleigh, UK14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
Our annual family escape room this year was "Missing in action" at Paradox Parlours in Woking. We always enjoy a new escape room, and had previously done all three rooms at the sister site in Guildford, which were all excellent.

Paradox Parlours are situated very close to the rail station in Woking, in a very comfortable and nicely decorated building. The welcome and introduction was friendly, professional and informal.

We really enjoyed Missing In Action, and our family of four managed to "escape" within the hour (we have around a 70% success rate across all the rooms we've done). The room was brilliantly designed, with lots of different puzzles to solve and things to find. There is a nice multimedia aspect to the game and one hour felt about right for us to complete the room.

It's a very difficult job to create an escape room with a good immersive story and with a difficulty level which appeals to amateurs like us as well as serious Escapers. But Paradox Parlours are one of the best.

Thank you! We'll certainly be back in 2024 to try one of the other two rooms.
Written 31 December 2023
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Dave W
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023 • Friends
We did The Rig escape room and had a lot of fun! The room decoration and props were really cool and held the theme of an oil rig engineering room together really well.

As a team of 2 who are experienced with escape rooms, the Rig’s puzzles still gave us a good challenge. We needed two hints to help us during our game.

Our host was Jamal and he was very friendly and informative.

We definitely recommend Paradox Parlours and will be planning to do their other escape rooms when we get a chance!
Written 31 March 2023
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Jo M
Guildford, UK14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Friends
Great escape room with good variety of puzzles and really enthusiastic host who really made the experience! The concept of ‘The Rig’ worked really well and was consistent throughout which helped build the time pressure. Would definitely recommend!
Written 28 August 2023
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ManBat7
London, UK38 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
The Rig is right up there with the best of them (Paradox Parlours have set the bar high, with their Guildford AI-room as one of our top UK rooms ever!).
Robert’s is an excellent & enthusiastic games master and set the scene with fast paste and good humour. The optional costumes and head gear were a thoughtful addition to match the high quality equipment and machinery of the room itself. It is a well designed room with a good mix of physical, visual, eagle-eye and team communication puzzles. It suited our team of four, naturally dividing into two pairs, which meant we could swop, when an alternative approach or fresh eyes were needed. It was a really satisfying pace of discovery, calculation and needing to review what you thought you knew. As the oldest member of our team, I was pleased that a hands and knees connection between rooms, didn’t need to be repeated! Some rooms have been let down, by a lack of lighting (trying to enhance the theme ambience), but this was well lit where it needed to be (and not where it didn’t!!).
Definitely the best things to do in Woking if you have an hour, but also worth travelling to from further afield (it’s only a few minutes walk to Woking Railway station).
Written 26 December 2023
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LizzyJEpsom
Epsom19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Family
We are veterans of escape rooms and have completed many. The Wizard's Enigma is, quite simply, the best we have ever done. There are so many, varied clues and we were told by our lovely host, El that the average time for escape is one hour 15 minutes! El was kind enough to allow us some extra time to finish the room and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. I would recommend this company, and in particular The Wizard's Enigma to anyone - although escape room novices may find it extremely challenging!
Written 31 July 2024
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Lucy Q
53 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Friends
these were some of the best escape rooms I’ve ever done. we played all 3 at the Woking venue in one evening and loved them all. the staff were so lovely and accommodating, especially elisha. she was a brilliant games master and made us feel so welcome throughout the few hours we were there. I can’t find anything to fault them, everything was exceptional, and I’d recommend these rooms to anyone. there was a wonderful variety of both padlocks and magnets to keep us entertained, and the puzzles were immersive and fun. thank you again to elisha, it was lovely to meet you and we really appreciate you looking after us so well :)
Written 3 July 2024
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Cathy X
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Family
My first ever escape room although other members of my family had done them. It was perfect outing and 2 children 10 and 13 really enjoyed it. We did The Rig, Georgie our host was great explaining clearly to us and prompting us just enough with clues. I'll definitely return to try other rooms.
Written 8 April 2024
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