Escape Hunt Manchester
BEST FOR
Ages 8+
ENTRY
from £21
WHERE
Manchester
What it’s like
Lock yourselves in a themed room and puzzle your way out in an hour, or take the games outside with a City Hunt.
You get sixty minutes in a themed room to solve the clues and get out, with a game master watching on CCTV in case you genuinely get stuck. It's built for groups of two to six, and the pricing rewards a bigger team: two players pay £30 each, but get six of you in and it drops right down to £21 a head. Bring three or four and you're somewhere in between, £27 or £23 a head, so it's worth rounding up a couple more mates before you book rather than after.
There's also City Hunt, an outdoor version at £15 a player that runs whatever the forecast throws at it, with ponchos handed out if it rains. That one's suitable for all ages and under-8s go free with two paying adults, but the escape rooms themselves are eight and up, and anyone under 16 needs a paying adult over 18 in with them.
A room booking runs about ninety minutes once you count the prep beforehand and the hour actually inside, City Hunt takes longer at up to two hours outdoors. It's card only on site, so don't turn up planning to pay cash, and there are no refunds if someone in your group cancels on the day. Wheelchair users are catered for on plenty of the games, up to two per room, and a carer supporting a player gets in free. Victoria station is a three minute walk if you're coming by train.
Birthday parties run from £20 a head for an after-school weekday slot, or £30 standard, and the birthday child gets in free once you've got ten or more booked in. Fair warning on the puzzles: some of them genuinely need two people working together to crack, so don't book a lone parent and one bored kid expecting to breeze through.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- 8 and up; City Hunt outdoors welcomes younger ones too
- How long to allow
- Around 90 minutes for escape rooms, 1.5-2 hours for City Hunt
- Wheelchairs
- Many games wheelchair accessible, designed for up to 2 wheelchair users
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs allowed in games rooms
- Getting there by bus or train
- Victoria train station 3 minute walk
- Parties
- Birthday packages for up to 6 per room (including birthday guest) from £20pp after school Mon-Thurs or £30pp standard
- Some puzzles need two people working together, so a single adult and one kid might get stuck
- Card only, no cash accepted on site
- No refund if someone in your group cancels on the day
- Victoria station is a three minute walk if you're coming by train
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Depends on your numbers. Two players is £30 each, three is £27, four £23, five £22, six £21. City Hunt's a flat £15 a player.
What age is it suitable for?
Escape rooms are eight and up, and under-16s need a paying adult over 18 with them. City Hunt works for any age, with under-8s free alongside two paying adults.
How long does it actually take?
Reckon on ninety minutes all in for the escape room, though you're only locked in for sixty of that. City Hunt runs longer, up to two hours out on the streets.
Do we need to book ahead?
Booking's required, yes. You can add someone extra later if there's room in your group, they just pay when they arrive.
What happens if someone in our group doesn't turn up?
No refund for a no-show, so it's on the rest of you to cover them or eat the loss.
Can I pay in cash?
Card only at the venue, so leave the cash at home.
What if it's raining, does City Hunt still go ahead?
It runs in pretty much all weather, ponchos included. Only proper severe weather gets it cancelled, and they'll rebook you if that happens.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Plenty of the rooms are set up for it, built for up to two wheelchair users at once. A carer supporting a player gets in free.
Can we book a birthday party?
Parties run for up to six per room including the birthday kid. After-school weekday slots are £20 a head, standard's £30, and the birthday child goes free once you've got ten or more people booked.
Can I change my booking date?
Rescheduling's free with 24 hours notice, as long as the new date's within thirty days of the original.
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