Henry Fortune's House of Illusion

Henry Fortune's House of Illusion

Overwhelmingly positive (70 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Henry Fortune is a magician, but are his tricks the only secrets he's hiding? As a child Henry toured the world with his family's famous magic show, House Of Illusion. Henry would wait patiently backstage during the performances just wishing for the day he would be allowed to take his place in the limelight. Unfortunately, Henry's parents didn't think he was good enough to be included in the show. Henry grew up bitter and disillusioned with the world, the anger and resentment he felt towards his family intensified and then...... they disappeared! Henry's Mother, Father, Girlfriend, his Aunt and Uncle and several of the show's performers and staff just vanished! Henry claims they've all gone abroad to continue the show without him, but Henry's Grandfather suspects something terrible has happened to them. That's where you come in! Henry's Grandfather has hired your team of Time Detectives to try and find out what happened to his missing family. He recently found a riddle left by Henry and he believes there may be more, he needs you to go undercover and have a good look around. He's sent Henry a case of his favourite whiskey, that should keep him distracted whilst you have a look around for clues. You'll usually find Henry in his private box in the theatre or at The Black Cat Magic Shop at the end of Chapel Street. See what evidence you can find, but don't let Henry catch you. Henry is short tempered and impatient! Don't blow your cover whatever you do!

  • 2-10
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All (70)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

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Samcrashb4

58 escape rooms

Escape quest and it’s wonderful chapel street are always a delight to return to but we have to say this game out of the four we have played here so far really stood out! Henry fortune is quite a character and we felt an added tension and fun factor to this game compared to others, it was really amazing! Puzzles wise this is very similar to the other games here, an initial quest followed by lots and lots of puzzles to accumulate a score! I really can not recommend this one enough!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors

No

Sep 1, 2025 | Experienced Aug 29, 2025
@Elkinis
Elkinis

95 escape rooms

Yet another fantastic room. As a team of 3 there were lots of great puzzles to keep everyone busy.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Quirky setting, always fun to do.

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Nov 3, 2024
@MufcMason
MufcMason

64 escape rooms

Absolutely fantastic - 10/10! Escape quest has been the most hyped experiences that we've come across and it didn't disappoint, brilliant hosts and the experience itself is fun with a lot to do

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Minimum age

13

Nov 1, 2024
@Samsham
Samsham

160 escape rooms

Another excellent room from Escape Quest, we had such a laugh and blast playing despite being flat out for the whole hour. Great hosting as always!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

N/A

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Oct 26, 2024
@lucydetolcrew
lucydetolcrew

79 escape rooms

We had a brilliant time playing this room! The set design was amazing - you can tell a LOT of time has been put into it - it had a great variety of puzzles and locks and the whole narrative was so immersive and fun! Especially loved the magic show element and the hosts were so lovely. Can’t wait for the next instalment!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Loved the performance element!

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Spooky

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Sep 25, 2024 | Experienced Oct 15, 2023

K

KNOH39

71 escape rooms

Another great room at Escape quest! We enjoyed the performance element because it was unique and kept us engaged with the host. As always lots and lots of great puzzles!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

9

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Sep 21, 2024 | Experienced Sep 21, 2024
@MagsB
MagsB

118 escape rooms

So impressed with the theming, great storyline and so much to keep our family of 5 busy with the non linear puzzles. Will definitely be back for another trip on the time machine 😀

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Not scary

Easy to find location

Yes

Oct 20, 2023 | Experienced Oct 20, 2023

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pokerface747

121 escape rooms

Amazing amazing amazing. Theming was well thought out. Owners very friendly and we could see their passion for escape rooms in the escape room itself. Can’t wait to come back for the next one.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Medium

Oct 3, 2023 | Experienced Oct 3, 2023

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Editorial

  • Henry Fortune’s House of Illusion is as fun as it is different.

    The Logic Escapes Me
  • It is imaginative and daringly different... high quality gamemastering.

    Escape The Review
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