The Cardiff Castle

The Cardiff Castle

Mostly positive (64 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Help Owain Glyndwr storm Cardiff Castle! It’s the 1404 and the English have occupied Cardiff’s most precious asset – our castle. Glyndwr has plans to take it back an epic battle but first he needs your help! You need to search around the castle to find the secret entrance and retrieve the plans so he can formulate his attack!

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (64)

Mostly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

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NooselyTied

5 escape rooms

Very nice surprise elements and fun theme!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Parking

Easy

May 29, 2025
@TheEscapePuzzler
TheEscapePuzzler

162 escape rooms

If a medieval heist sounds like your cup of tea, then this may be the adventure for you. It spans multiple rooms, each with a distinct look and feel. It also features a variety of traditional manual locks and mechanisms. The historical theming was wonderful and perfectly fitting due to the company’s proximity to the actual Cardiff Castle. Goblets, dusty portraits and locked chests adorned one room, which felt like a set from Game of Thrones. The game followed a mixed linear/non-linear structure that tested our communication, dexterity and observation skills. There were lots of puzzles to work through, with a good variety of tasks that gave each player their moment to shine. Unfortunately, we lost some time trying to open a particular lock, only to discover later that it had malfunctioned. This is always frustrating, but we ultimately got it open and the GM apologised for the inconvenience. Overall, we enjoyed The Cardiff Castle, which was a fun historical jaunt into Cardiff’s medieval past. For the full article covering my trip to Escape Rooms Cardiff, visit: https://escapepuzzler.com/escape-rooms-cardiff-uk-part-1-feature/

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Story
Feb 16, 2025 | Experienced Feb 16, 2025

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Tia

20 escape rooms

Its fine, but this location has better escape rooms that I'd recommend.

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Nov 26, 2024
@EscapeBeth94
EscapeBeth94

68 escape rooms

This was a well themed and fun room. I’d highly recommend for escape room newbies or novices. Team at ERC are always very friendly and provide a high quality experience.

Gameplay

Fun story based on local history. Room flowed well.

Atmosphere

Great set design and props.

Customer service

As always Gm at ERC was incredible!

Story

Plot based on local history which was very immersive. Puzzles were well integrated.

Difficulty

Easy

I’d recommend for novices or first timers!

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Suitable for any age.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Nov 22, 2024 | Experienced Feb 1, 2024
@Reilly
Reilly

67 escape rooms

A good atmospheric game, well paced

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story

A good castle break in story line

Difficulty

Medium

A fair amount to do, linear game with some puzzles more complex than others

Game tech

Mechanical

Fitting for the time period

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

7

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Jul 21, 2024 | Experienced May 26, 2024
@phoenix
phoenix

99 escape rooms

Good theming. Game play was super basic. Puzzles from ten years ago. Weak sauce.

Gameplay

Clunky generic puzzles. Nothing new.

Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

1

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Not wheelchair friendly

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Jun 30, 2024 | Experienced Jun 30, 2024

T

ThirdStHelens

35 escape rooms

This is a really fun room! Loads to do and some real 'wow!' moments. This room really takes you on a journey and it's a room I would actually love to go back and play again.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
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Minimum age

8

Jun 23, 2024

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