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Carfax

Overwhelmingly positive (108 ratings)

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Journey across oceans of time as you descend into Victorian England, fearfully held under the cold grasp of something dark...evil... Undead. Your eyes begin to focus through the dull light. The croak and groan of the Russian cargo ship, The Demeter, makes you feel uneasy. You sense that a terrible event has occurred - the crew are missing, presumed dead. Only the body of the Captain is later recovered, found horrifically bound to the helm of the vessel. You have been called upon by Professor Abraham Van Helsing, the noted Dutch Metaphysician and his former student, Dr. John Seward whom's patient, the aristocrat - Lucy Westenra, is presenting a series of bizarre symptoms. She seems to be drawn under the power of an unknown force which yolks her strength, day by day. What is causing her decline and could it be in some way connected to the eery appearance of the deserted ship upon Whitby's shore? Only you can find the truth!

  • 2-5
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All (108)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@RogueColonel
RogueColonel

221 escape rooms

Wonderfully thematic, clever puzzles and just one of the best rooms I've done for a while, taking inspiration from the story of Dracula, there is a definite narrative of progression throughout the sections of the room.  Some of the puzzles are quite hard in terms of figuring out what it is you need to do but it is very much worth it.  Our GM was Becky who has one of the creepiest voices when she was giving us a hint..

Jan 10, 2025 | Experienced Jun 30, 2019
@Samsham
Samsham

160 escape rooms

Great vampire themed room set in real caves! Loved the flow of the game and build up to the crescendo. Wonderful hosting too

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

N/A

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Oct 24, 2024
@TeamNeilson
TeamNeilson

294 escape rooms

Great game. Excellent setting and theming, with some unique puzzles. Really nice flow and great hosting made this a really fun game for us, recommended

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Difficulty

Medium

Jul 20, 2024 | Experienced Jul 20, 2024

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AmyBean

221 escape rooms

A really fun game in a unique setting. We loved this game and enjoyed the wide range of puzzles. Some crawling needed so we came out a bit mucky! The sign of a great game!

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Game tech

Mechanical

May 28, 2024 | Experienced Oct 6, 2019
@bethamari
bethamari

100 escape rooms

Loved this room! It’s in an actual cave which really lends to the Dracula theme. Some lovely puzzles in this and all flowed really well. Great atmosphere, no live actors so this isn’t scary ☺️

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Live actors

No

Apr 4, 2024 | Experienced Apr 4, 2024
@feefeecool
feefeecool

49 escape rooms

Fantastic host who gave us completely appropriate hints rather than telling us how to do everything. Loved the room - all made total sense.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players

2

Mar 2, 2024 | Experienced Mar 2, 2024
@TheWorldEscapeCrew
TheWorldEscapeCrew

841 escape rooms

A simple and short game, great for beginners. The cave setting really helps set the scene and build immersion. Ending was a little anticlimactic but overall the fun and engaging experience.

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Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Spooky

Jan 10, 2024 | Experienced Nov 30, 2023
@richardlewis
richardlewis

13 escape rooms

We had a great time following the clues in this escape room. A few of them stumped us initially and we got a few answers wrong and were put on the right track by our GM. Pay attention to the fine details when searching. The cave setting works really well and we recommend you give it a try.

Gameplay

We enjoyed the transitions between rooms. We got a little lost at times with the flow but were helped back on track.

Atmosphere

Immersive sets and some nice antique props to help us feel in the Victorian theme.

Customer service

Treated well. Had a wait for a clue when we were stuck early on but this could be as we arrived at our time slot rather than early and we overlapped another group. Help was good for the rest of the game and got us to the end in the hour.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Cave setting worked really well

Story

The puzzles and the rooms all supported the story.

Difficulty

Medium

We struggled a bit but that was more on us I think. A few of the puzzles were harder to figure out but overall it felt achievable.

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

2

We were fine with two. Puzzles are quite linear so could do with more but there may be some watching others do stuff.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

One for the older kids I would say.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Crawling required in one part

Accessibility

Not really suitable for someone with mobility issues.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Plenty of car parks nearby

Jan 7, 2024 | Experienced Jan 7, 2024
@KyleButler
KyleButler

129 escape rooms

Good room. Cool setting in a cave. Flowed well. Few clues needed. Genuinely close call escape.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Aug 28, 2023 | Experienced Oct 29, 2020

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Editorial

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