Who runs the rooms
A small team of puzzle makers and game masters. We write the stories, build the rooms and watch every game.
Rooms built by people who love puzzles
We started with one room in a basement and a lot of padlocks. Today there are four, each written, built and tested in-house, and we still watch every game to see where people get stuck.
- Your group has the room to itself
- A game master with you from briefing to debrief
- Hints when you ask, never when you do not
- A team photo to take home, escaped or not
Your game masters
The person who briefs you is the one watching your game and sending the hints.
Ada Brennan
Hosts The Marlow Agency
Wrote half the puzzles in the building and still laughs when someone finds the hidden drawer.
Theo Nakamura
Hosts Station 9
Gives the calmest hints in town and runs most of our team-building games.
Rosa Delgado
Hosts The Clockmaker’s Attic
Looks after birthday groups and first-timers, and takes the team photos.
Sample game masters and bios.
The door is never locked
The locks are part of the game, not the way out. You can open the room door and leave at any moment, for a break, a phone call or because you have had enough, and come back in if you want to.
Safety and access
- Every room has a push-to-open exit and emergency lighting.
- A game master watches every game on camera and can come in straight away.
- No climbing, crawling or heavy lifting is needed to finish any room.
- Step-free entrance and step-free access to The Marlow Agency and Station 9.
- Low light, sudden sounds or small spaces a concern? Tell us when you book and we suggest the right room.
Sample safety and accessibility details.
What players say
“We got out of Station 9 with forty seconds to spare and screamed so loudly the next group heard us. Already booked Eleven Keys.”
Sample player
Station 9, group of five
“Our finance team split across all four rooms. People who had never spoken to each other were swapping clue theories over pizza afterwards.”
Sample team lead
Team building, 22 people
“My fourteen-year-old said it was the only birthday that was not embarrassing. The hints were pitched just right for the kids.”
Sample parent
Birthday party, The Clockmaker’s Attic
Your hour starts when you book it
Choose a room and a time, tell us how many are coming, and we will have the briefing ready. Gift vouchers and group bookings from the same place.