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Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift? Tired of giving your loved ones the same old presents? Well, clueQuest is the solution! From a sixty minute escape room adventure to a play-at-home game, we’re full to the brim of exciting experiences, perfect for a Christmas Eve shop!

When December rolls around each year, the time comes to bring out our advent calendar and start raising money for Lift, our local youth hub. We’ve supported them in 2021, 2022, AND 2023, and in 2024 we’re sticking with tradition. So, who are Lift, and how do they make use of our yearly donations?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and that’s because our limited edition Christmas version of PLAN52 has returned! Teams have been helping Father Christmas find the rogue elf who’s been creating havoc, and so far Christmas is safe… but how does clueQuest prepare for this festive event each year?

We may not be based in the States, but there’s still plenty of things to be thankful for here at clueQuest! In fact, we’re about to have our best Black Friday sale ever, so read on to find what kind of deals we have in store for you next week! Also add the event to your calendar so you don't forget.

Halloween is just around the corner, and things at clueQuest are getting in the SPIRIT! Our escape room goblins have been working hard on some BOO-tiful spooks and scares, all for our agents to come and test their bravery against what the Professor’s been cooking up in his cauldron...

You’ve just successfully saved the world, and it’s been an experience you’ll always remember - but how to keep it in your thoughts forever? There’s one simple solution - take a physical memory home with you. But what suits you best out of what clueQuest has to offer? Read on to find out…!

It’s what’s on the inside that counts, but it doesn’t hurt if the outside looks good too! We’ve spent the Summer giving our meeting spaces a little TLC, ready for all the birthdays, socials and celebrations being held in the second half of the year.

Let’s face it, even secret agents can get nervous. While we’ve previously explained that we don’t do purposeful frights here at clueQuest, some of you might still be slightly on edge about the unknown. Let’s clear up a few of those things...

Wondering what you need to wear for your future missions at clueQuest? Well, look no further!

clueQuest aims to be at the forefront of innovation in everything we do; from updating our rooms with new technology to designing our own game system for our Print+Cut+Escape games. But we don’t just look at how we can move forwards practically; we’re also keen to learn more about the world - just look at our approach to the environment! Taking things one step further, we teamed up with scientists at the University of Cambridge to help the study how air pollution affects team productivity. 

Paul Lohmann, Benedict Probst, Elisabeth Gsottbauer and Andreas Kontoleon looked at how long it takes a team to escape one of our four rooms, PLAN52, Operation Blacksheep, Revenge of the Sheep and cQ:Origenes.  They discovered that the more pollution in the air, the longer it would take a team to escape. They took into account all sorts of factors - team size, previous experience of escape rooms - even if it was a birthday!

You’ve come up with an original plan for Father’s Day - taking Dad to an escape room! You’ve assembled your team of agents, prepared by watching some spy movies, and are ready to make it an event to remember. But your dad’s never done an escape room before, and none of you know what to expect. Well, worry not! Here are some top tips to make sure your trip to clueQuest is a family bonding experience you’ll never forget.

It’s not just gamesmakers who keep clueQuest providing award-winning experiences year after year - there are plenty of other people working behind the scenes to keep everything mice and clean! Our Intrepid Reporter sat down with the newest member of the clueQuest maintenance team, Rio, to get the lowdown on a usual day for him at cluequest

clueQuest is constantly evolving, trying our best to improve our experiences and make sure that we’re always the fun and exciting day out that over 4,500 customers rated us five stars on TripAdvisor. One could almost say that we’re… regenerating! Well, Doctor Who* isn’t the only one with no medical experience, because clueQuest is adding a new and exciting character to the world of Mr Q. Introducing… Doctor Nel!

So, you’ve decided to do your first ever escape room. Perhaps it’s your birthday, and you’re looking for an exciting, innovative way to celebrate. Maybe it’s your hen do, and you want something different from the standard pub crawl. Whatever the reason, you’re on your way to clueQuest, but you’ve come up against a troubling question - how many people should you bring with you?

clueQuest has been around for a long time - longer than any other escape room in the UK! Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of teams; excited first-timers ready to take on a challenge, and experienced enthusiasts wanting to try our award-winning rooms. In March, we hit a huge milestone - our 100,000th team! Our Intrepid Reporter sat down with them to talk about this momentous moment...

Eggs come in many different shapes and sizes, and so do our escape experiences! So for a bit of springtime fun, we’ve asked ourselves - what kind of eggs are our clueQuest games?

We have rounded up a full year celebration of our 10th Anniversary. And what a year it has been! We have raffled away hundreds of prizes including t-shirts, bluetooth speakers, outdoor and indoor experiences, Print+Cut+Escape games and last but not least 10x Golden Tickets each worth a whopping £1,000 clueQuest credit.

At clueQuest, the environment is often at the forefront of our minds (just ask our resident recycling goblin!). We do our best to be sustainable, but when we developed our Print+Cut+Escape games in 2020, we came up against a problem. How could we justify using all that paper?

It’s your first trip to London, and you’re looking for activities for you and your family. You need somewhere to go that’s fun, exciting, and most importantly, can be played no matter your level of English. That’s where clueQuest comes in.

C’est votre premier séjour à Londres et vous recherchez une activité pour vous et votre famille. Vous devez trouver un endroit divertissant, sympa et, le plus important, où vous pourrez passer un bon moment peu importe votre niveau d’anglais. C’est là que clueQuest entre en jeu.

Christmas rolled around last year once again, and so our agents dedicated themselves to raising money for our local charity, Lift Youth Hub. In previous years, we’ve helped them buy supplies for the valuable services they provide for young people in Islington, and 2023 was no different.