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It’s Tuesday 4th September 1666 and The Great Fire of London has been burning for two days. Order has begun to break down and chaos is threatening to erupt – fuelled by the rumours that the fire was started on purpose… Londoners are blaming every stranger that crosses their path. Is it another attack in the long running feud with the Catholics? A retaliation in the war with the Dutch? Or was it just an accident? Only one man knows the truth about how the fire started, and that man is Thomas Farriner, a baker from Pudding Lane, from whose bakery the first flames appeared on September 2nd… But with his house and, in fact, his entire street long destroyed, Farriner and his three children have fled to safety at the house of his brother David, on Mincing Lane. Meanwhile, a Frenchman by the name of Robert Hubert has been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire. If found guilty, he will hang, and although he doesn’t seem in his right mind, and his story doesn’t add up, the authorities want someone to blame and are ignoring their suspicions that he is innocent. In order to set things straight and stop London collapsing into paranoid anarchy, Thomas Farriner must be convinced to deliver a statement describing what really happened on the night of September 2nd through the door of the nearest church. But first, someone must brave the fiery streets and dastardly challenges in order to find him… The question then is, what will he decide to say? The fate of London awaits…
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Overwhelmingly positive
65 escape rooms
you know it’s amazing when you feel the urge to review as long as you get in the car! probably the best room we’ve done in the UK entirely. the theme is just perfect, you can see they put so much time and effort into making an amazing experience for people, and it definitely is what you have when you play. couldn’t recommend more!
more than amazing!
Not scary
7 escape rooms
Amazing room, great atmosphere and puzzles that were challenging but still logical. Claire and James are so kind and you can tell they love what they do. The detail in the room is great and it has everything from number locks to physical puzzles.
64 escape rooms
— A Sure Fire Hit — We were super eager to try out Plymouth’s newest escape room when we first heard about it, and to say we were amazed is doing it an injustice. The game itself was so much fun. Cronologic have certainly impressed us. This game has easily secured a slot in our top five rooms of all time. And since Pudding Lane is the venue’s debut, we have high hopes for their future experiences (or past experiences given the time travel theming)! Our Games Host, James, was equally brilliant. Whilst we didn’t need any hints during our time in the room, he was clearly watching us throughout to make sure we were on the right track and having a good time. His love for escape rooms really shone through; it’s clearly a game made by enthusiasts. The immense amount of work he and the other owner Claire have put into building the room didn’t go unnoticed from us. The set design is truly fantastic, from the cobbles under our feet to the authentic brickwork in the walls - everything felt nice to touch and feel, something that James seems especially proud of. We certainly appreciated the level of attention to detail in the set design, and this goes for the whole game. You feel it from the moment you enter the venue to the moment you leave! Thank you for an awesome hour and we look forward to returning when your next experience is ready! :)
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4
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10
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k
85 escape rooms
This was such an amazing game! We were immediately wow’d walking into the room as we were met with a beautiful set design that transports you back to London 1666. They really have put the attention to detail in and it shows. The room was really fun, full of puzzles and lots of different varieties - not just non stop random padlocks! Puzzles were clear with just enough thinking required that they were fun but not too difficult or easy. We loved the room and our managed to escape with minimal hinting (as our GM knew we wouldn’t want many). James and Claire were brilliant hosts, so welcoming and very passionate. If you are able, do this room!!
Such a fun room with puzzles designed into the room itself! Clever puzzles that were fun to complete
The set design is unreal! The stone brick walls, the cobbled street, the wooden window frames around the shops - all perfect! It’s probably the best set design I have seen in a room!
James and Claire were lovely, welcoming hosts who are both so passionate about their new business and escape rooms overall!
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3
Not scary
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There’s one bit of climbing needed (by one person)
One person needs to be able to climb over something (although do contact them and they can arrange a work around I’m sure!) The venue is on the first floor so isn’t wheelchair accessible.
Yes
On the high street next to boots! As described
Easy
Car park directly behind the venue and Colin Campbell car park is 3-4 mins away at the end of the high street.
169 escape rooms
great refreshing theme with a good variety of puzzles that layered up nicely, greatly enjoyed.
128 escape rooms
Really fun game, definitely worth a visit before it closes! Variety of puzzles and the narrative was strong throughout!
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Not scary
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Somewhat
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Easy
125 escape rooms
Great set decoration with terrific use of historical detail. Excellent puzzle flow as well. I have to give a special nod to our GM Jack, who was clearly watching closely-- he gave exactly the right nudges at exactly the right times. And he was knowledgable and passionate about the game as well. Also, I want to praise the game for giving us the best set of flashlights I've encountered in an escape room. They were small and lightweight but very bright. I wish other rooms with atmospheric lighting would follow their lead! (I realise that’s a small, almost trivial detail, but it’s indicative of the overall attention to detail that made this room so great.) All in all, one of my favorite games in the UK.
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There was a decent amount of escape room logic-- but nonetheless, the story was better integrated (and had a more emotionally satisfying conclusion) than 95% of the escape rooms I've done.
Medium
High tech
3
We did it with a team of 2 (including one very experienced player who had done 270+ games) and we finished just in time. Another set of eyes would have been helpful. However, there isn't a huge amount of physical space in the game and I think more than 3 players woud have been a little cramped.
Not scary
9
Yes
Certain items had broken off one puzzle. I’m not going to get in a stew over this because it was clear from context what they were supposed to be. But in a game where there’s not muchroom for improvement, this was a surprising lapse.
No
Somewhat
One player needs to be able to do some climbing. There was a fair amount of dim lighting but we were given excellent flashlights.
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p
121 escape rooms
Brilliant game. Great immersive experience. Our host Dan was very friendly. Definitely recommend playing this game.
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