The trend for escape rooms in Newcastle is huge at the moment. Even over the past couple of years in Newcastle escape rooms have changed. We’ve visited several across the UK and the quality varies. Starting from working out maths to unlock a padlock, to connecting electrical sockets in a certain order. And as more rooms get added in Newcastle the competition and quality seem to be increasing.

Where to start with Newcastle Escape Rooms?

Exit Newcastle

Exit Newcastle is divided into two locations. One on Westgate Road in Newcastle, near to the Newcastle Arts Centre and Tyne Theatre. The other is on St Mary’s Place a few doors along from Costa.

Fiorella’s Cave

Have you ever want to step into an Indiana Jones Adventure?
Fiorella’s Cave is exactly that. You have been entrusted to help save Fiorella Frey’s most prized possession before it falls into the wrong hands! Discover her secret headquarters in a cave deep below Newcastle, where she has stored some very rare artefacts. The challenge will involve small spaces!

Are you a true adventurer?

Difficulty: Hard
Players: 2 – 6 Players. 
Warning: This Escape room starts in a lift and may not be suitable if you are claustrophobic.
Address: Exit Newcastle, 32 St Mary’s Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7PS

Save the City

Help Save Newcastle!

One of Newcastle’s greatest architectural minds has developed a dark secret. After years of solitude and helping build the wonderful city skyline, his demon is about to be released. The city’s visitors know the buildings, but not the man who had the vision.
You have 60 seconds to work through the Evil Ignatius Gouge’s office. Discover clues and disarm a bomb before our city is destroyed.

Can you Save our City?

Difficulty: Medium
Players: 2 – 8 Players. 
Suitability: This game is suitable for families and is a good option as an introduction to escape rooms.
Address: Exit Newcastle, 67a Westgate Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SG

Volatile Labs

A poisonous neurotoxin has contaminated a top-secret laboratory. Your mission is to go in the Lab and recover the antidote to save the scientists that were working there. The problem is that once you enter, you have 60 minutes to recover it and escape before the toxins take over your body too!

Can you get out alive?

Difficulty: Challenging
Players: 2 – 6 Players.
Warning: This game contains flashing lights. Also, this game begins in a corridor and could be a trigger if you are claustrophobic.
Address: Exit Newcastle, 67a Westgate Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SG

The Attic

You find yourself trapped in a dark room!
You are restrained to a bench!
With only 60 minutes you need to discover the murderer’s true identity. Then find your escape route, before you are his next victim.

Can you escape the murderer?

Difficulty: Hard
Players: 2 – 6 Players.
Warning: Due to the horror theme of this game, it is recommended for over 16 years. Also, the game begins in the dark and may trigger claustrophobia.
Address: Exit Newcastle, 67a Westgate Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SG

The Heist

You have been tasked to pick up where a previous crew of burglars have left off. With 60 minutes in hand can you enter a nearby Jewellery store and steal the Jesmond Diamond! Disable the alarms, break-in and get the loot!

How much can you steal before the shop’s owner returns?

Difficulty: Challenging
Players: 2 – 6 Players.
Warning: This game contains a strobe light, (which can be turned off if requested).
Address: Exit Newcastle, 32 St Mary’s Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7PS

Exit Newcastle has a sliding scale of costs, depending upon the number of people if your escape room. There is also a cheaper rate Sunday to Thursday.

Prices: between £50 and £90
Escape Rooms: 5
Address: Westage Road and St Mary’s Place.
Telephone: 0191 261 6330
Website: https://www.exit-newcastle.co.uk/

Never give Up

Never Give Up Newcastle does escape rooms with a little difference. Think Escape room with a Crystal Maze addition! Your experience will last 1 hour, which includes a briefing followed by a series of themed challenge rooms that last 3 minutes each. After 35 minutes you will be locked into your escape room for your final 25 minutes to escape.

They currently have two Themed experiences available but are working on a third.

King Tuts Tomb

Difficulty: 60%
Players: 2 – 12 Players.
Warning: The games involve climbing, crawling and confined spaces so suitable clothing for these type of activities should be worn.
Address: Never Give Up Escape Rooms Ltd, 58-60 Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7JE
Review: Life in Geordieland Escape Room Review | A Sweet Geordie Life King Tut’s Tomb

Dr Fitzakerley’s Dungeon

Difficulty: 80%
Players: 2 – 12 Players.
Warning: The games involve climbing, crawling and confined spaces so suitable clothing for these type of activities should be worn.
Address: Never Give Up Escape Rooms Ltd, 58-60 Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7JE
Reviews: A Sweet Geordie Life Escape Room Review

Future Realm – Coming Soon

Never Give Up Newcastle has a sliding scale of costs based upon age or group. Saturday is Peak time, Friday and Sunday are off-peak, while Wednesday and Thursday is Super off-Peak.

Prices: per person range from £10 up to £25 (3 pricing levels depending on the day) Price List
Escape Rooms: 2
Address: Never Give Up Escape Rooms Ltd, 58-60 Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7JE
Telephone: 0191 260 2262
Website: https://www.nevergiveupnewcastle.co.uk/

Escape Key

Escape Key is located on St Andrews Street and is located on the 2nd and 3rd floor of their building. One of Escape Key’s defining attributes is electronic puzzles. We’re talking about more than numbers and padlocks, think electrical connections or light sequences!

Armageddon

You have been selected as some of the smartest brains in Newcastle. Only you can get a cold war bunker up and running and help save the world from an incoming asteroid. Work with your team to set up the control panel to launch the rocket to destroy the asteroid.

Difficulty: 7/10
Players: 2 – 7 Players.
Warning: The games involve climbing, crawling and confined spaces so suitable clothing for these type of activities should be worn.
Address: The Escape Key Ltd, 60 – 62 St Andrews Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5SF
Review:  Here Come The Hoopers Armageddon at The Escape Key Newcastle | Girl Off Duty Armageddon Escape Room

Plague

In 1636, the Black Death had consumed half of Newcastle. Every resident was fearing the visit of the Plaque Doctor. Can you keep one step ahead of the Doctor and escape before the Plague gets you?

Difficulty: 9/10
Players: 2 – 8 Players.
Address: The Escape Key Ltd, 60 – 62 St Andrews Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5SF

Witch

Welcome to 1650 Newcastle during the WItch Trials. Locals are gathering around Gallowgate getting ready for the latest hangings. Can you save an innocent victim and avoid the hangman’s noose yourself?
One of the key features of this escape room is that there are NO Combination locks!!!

Difficulty: 8/10
Players: 2 – 7 Players.
Address: The Escape Key Ltd, 60 – 62 St Andrews Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5SF
Reviews: In Newcastle: Witch | The Escape Key Newcastle | Alex Burgess: Witch The Escape Key

ElectiC City

Electric City takes you back to 1879 and Newcastle’s heritage to the industrial age with Joeseph Swan’s electric light. As Joseph is about to demonstrate his invention on the other side of town an angry mob of opponents to his progression are heading to destroy his work. You must break into his offices and find his secret lab and save his hard work from being destroyed.

Difficulty: 7/10
Players: 2 – 6 Players.
Address: The Escape Key Ltd, 60 – 62 St Andrews Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5SF

The Escape Key is located on St Andrews Street, in a very tall building. Unfortunately, as it is located on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the building accessibility is limited as they don’t have a lift.

Prices: per person range from £15 up to £22.50 (2 pricing levels depending on the day) Price List
Escape Rooms: 4
Address: The Escape Key Ltd, 60 – 62 St Andrews Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5SF
Telephone: 0191 468 2068
Website: https://www.nevergiveupnewcastle.co.uk/

Escape Newcastle

Escape Newcastle is located over two venues. The Gate on Newgate Street and 95-97 Grainger Street. So when booking make sure you know where to head!

Dead Man’s Hand

Welcome to “Western World”, a cowboy themes Amusement Park. However, the robotic hosts have started to malfunction and are killing off the park’s guests. Being quick-witted you have managed to barricade your self into the High Noon Saloon. This will buy you some time, but not forever. You find a back door as an escape route, but it is locked by a hand scanner. Only the Park owners handprint will unlock the door. You have 60 minutes until the robots get through your barricade!

Difficulty: 8/10
Players: 2 – 6 Players.
Address: Escape Newcastle, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4XQ

First Contact

You wake up in a containment chamber after being captured by an Alien. Unfortunately, this alien encounter isn’t friendly and it is collecting beings as a sport. 60 minutes is all you have before your captor returns to finish you off.

Difficulty: 8/10
Players: 2 – 6 Players.
Address: Escape Newcastle, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4XQ

WITCHCRAFT & WIZARDRY

Welcome to wizardry school. You’re just about to step forward onto your journey when you realise that some prankster has hidden your wand. In 60 minutes time, you will need it to be enrolled. Search the castle everywhere to find it!

Difficulty: 6/10
Players: 2 – 6 Players.
Warning: The games involve climbing, crawling and confined spaces so suitable clothing for these type of activities should be worn.
Address: Escape Newcastle – 95-97 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AE

The Cabin

If you go down to the woods today you are in for a big surprise… 

Difficulty: 8/10
Players: 2 – 5 Players.
Address: Escape Newcastle – 95-97 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AE

Contagion

You have been infected by a contagion and you have only 60 minutes to find the antidote.

Difficulty: 6/10
Players: 2 – 5 Players.
Warning: The games involve climbing, crawling and confined spaces so suitable clothing for these type of activities should be worn.
Address: Escape Newcastle – 95-97 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AE

Escape Newcastle has a good selection of Escape Rooms. sometimes they even have pop-up seasonal Escape Rooms such as Santa’s List.

Prices: per person range from £19 up to £12.50 (off-peak) and £24 – £15 (Peak)
Escape Rooms: 5
Address: Escape Newcastle – 95-97 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AE
The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4XQ
Telephone: 0330 133 1620
Website: https://www.escape-newcastle.co.uk/