Cave Escape

Amazing setting in a cave, however I would not recommend as a team of two, you will be split up at a point in the game.

This room was great fun! It's an immersive room with just the right amount of silliness. 

As you're trying to access four separate artefacts (the "weapons"), there's plenty for each member of the team to be getting on with. The four of us always had something to do, and the narrative breaks in the story provided via video were really useful for bringing us back together and providing a strong sense of progression. 

Also brilliant, was the timed challenge at the end as, even if you made it through everything else really quickly, you still had that sense that this was high-stakes. 

As always with Cave Escape, the hosting was great with just the right amount of interaction provided! 

An interesting story driven game. Hi-tech but done really well! At points we felt a bit lost with what we needed to do, but there was excellent hosting and gentle guidance. 4/4 weapons!

This room was very fun! The design and layout is very well set up! We had lots of fun. Great host and staff! 

Great escape room! Very good use of the space. Some of the puzzles were hard and intense in times, but in a good way! Made us think and required a lot of team work. Very good props and room set up, use of the cave was fantastic! Would recommend. We had a great host, we've done a couple here and all the staff are great.

Fun game with a very intense ending. Great hosting, we will definitely be back to play their other 2 games . 

We absolutely loved playing this room, the story was fantastic and the puzzles were original and great to solve. Had a fantastic time.

What a wonderful setting and good use of items in room. I think the room is showing its age through the puzzles and general flow. It didn’t quite click or feel overly satisfying to escape. 

Story telling was very interesting though. 

We escaped with all 4 weapons + the better of 2 possible endings.

It was advertised as a "4D" experience, but it only had a tiny bit of smoke when we first entered the main room! It only had 1.5 rooms, and the "decontamination" nozzles didn't actually spray anything - perhaps broken?

Puzzles were mostly a decent challenge and had some variety, but nothing unique or innovative. We solved one early and the keypad flashed green, but it wouldn't give us the item because we hadn't progressed fair enough into the story yet - confusing and unfair!

One key lockbox on the wall had buttons with VERY faded numbers - the "0" looked like a smudge, and apparently the button next to "4" wasn't "5", but was in fact the "ENTER" button - it had sellotaped text on it to bodge it up - this badly needs replacing!

You are regularly stopped and forced to watch long, pre-recorded videos of bad acting (in my opinion), and the "plot twist" at the end is actually stated in their advertising leaflets out the front of the building.

It's described as futuristic, but the only futuristic elements were a plasma globe decoration and an "AI computer" that was overly-keen to give hints every minute - more could be done to push the "futuristic" theme further. Nonetheless, we enjoyed the "ice" theming and appreciate them trying to do something a bit different. Staff were pleasant enough.

Amelia was a great host. The game was super fun. Challenging at times and took a while to get into the flow of the game. But in the end we got into the rhythm of the game and it was super fun. Not quite as good as their other games but still worth including in your visit.

This room is super fun! It's a little creepy but not in a scary way, it just adds to the suspense of the room. 

The puzzles were fun and a few more unique ones that make really good use of the room itself, not just feeling tacked on. They sometimes felt a little straightforward but that didn't take away from the enjoyment of the room at all!

The whole place is really cool being built into the caves and it's definitely worth a visit to at least one of their rooms!

This is the best game I have played so far. The hosting was amazing but so was the GMing perfectly timed clues and the puzzles in this game were brilliant. So much to do but well worth playing

This was a great experience start to finish. Amazing hosting and a super fun game. Visually striking with puzzles to match. A must play for anyone 

Ending of the game was funny however puzzles felt illogical and didn't get clues when we asked.

A fun room but a lot to get through for a team of two. We felt that a lot of information was thrown at you all at once! Build quality and effects are excellent and hosting, as expected at Cave Escape, was great! There are quite a few videos throughout the game which stunt play and frustrated us. This game can be lost even if you have plenty of time left and if I'm honest I still don't know how we made the right decision to save the world.

I've been a fan of Cave Escape for a while and thought their first two games were some of the best I've played.  This carries on that tradition with both a clever story and some ingenious hi-tech puzzles.  There are also several victory conditions which is a nice touch.  If I'm honest, I think Monuments is better but this game is very much worth your time.

This room is an absolute joy and definitely one of my favourite rooms ever played.

The immersion is second to none - a lot of thought has gone into the theming and props and being actually in the caves adds a certain something that you just wouldn't get elsewhere. Some very clever puzzles and unique, fitting clue systems really aid the immersion.  We played as a couple and it was full on hence they recommend teams of three or more if not more experienced players.

Hosting was as brilliant as expected after our previous visit here.

A "wow" room in every sense, definitely a must play for every enthusiast.

Had amazing fun with this room and didn't experience any of the issues identified by other players. The tech all functioned well and contained some really fun elements that gave us a good giggle. Definitely one for those who like non-linear elements in their rooms.

As ever, the hosting at Cave Escape is superb and they make great use of their unusual cave setting.

I could see some people would really enjoy this room. It was very well presented and the puzzles were mostly good but it just did not quite click with us but this could have been an off day or just a personal thing. I felt that I should have enjoyed it more than I did when I look back it was well designed and original. In places we seem to just be lost at what to do and again maybe it was us on the day but maybe a little more signposting might be needed. Overall we enjoyed it but left a little wanting when it could have been such a great game.

We absolutely loved this room! The setting is unbelievable and such a great place to go, a definite must do if in the Nottingham area.

Hosting was up there with the best we have ever had so thank you Becky for starting off our escape rooming day so brilliantly.

The room itself is beautifully story driven, clever use of props and a very unexpected (after 80 rooms!) transition between rooms. We loved the narrative, the clue system which fit the theme so well, and the puzzles were bang on.

Loved, loved, loved this room, a definite must do that is suitable for first timers or experienced team. Can't wait to go back and do the other two rooms.

We had heard great things about Cave Escape and they did not disappoint. The location and setting itself in the underground cave system in Nottingham, is something quite extraordinary. The way they have managed to combine an escape room (or 3) into this type of environment and make them all very special, is a huge credit to the team at Cave. Carfax was a brilliantly clever room and probably the most difficult room in our opinion, although the owners say it is the easier of the 3. Please do visit Cave if in Nottingham, you will not regret it. 

Always dubious of ‘tech-driven’ games and this was no exception, tech sadly was broken a couple of times throughout the game but the host managed this very well. Imogen was a fantastic games master - an asset to the team. A few puzzles a tad illogical and most of them lacking a bit of depth. Sadly not up to the standard I would expect from Cave Escape but nonetheless an okay room.

This game just didn't click for us, I was disappointed by the set design bearing in mind it was in a cave, it felt a shame that the cave was covered in plastic when the original walls would've looked a lot 'cooler'. 

Headache with the smoke.

Games master was great, could tell some thought had gone into the story line but unfortunately too many videos for our liking, making it quite tedious, along with a bit of broken tech.

Really enjoyed the ending to this game, awesome setting in the caves. A must try if visiting Nottingham.

Very much enjoyed our time in Carfax! Some nice pieces, beautifully set. 

Great story and theme. However no satisfying puzzles which were often overly complicated and borderline illogical. Quite repetitive and no discovery elements. Felt like a lot was controlled by gamesmaster. Appreciate the effort to give people more time in rooms but would prefer less time and more satisfying.

A gorgeous room with so many delightful puzzles, a strong storyline and a fantastic attention to detail. While it's relatively straightforward in terms of difficulty, it's a fabulous room to play, as the flow of the game works beautifully and the variety of puzzles on offer really appeals to enthusiasts and beginners alike.

It's a very different kind of room with a unique theme and structure, which is no mean feat. The tech is excellent in here and it is an extremely tech-reliant game.

We're more of a padlock and codes type team than a techy one, so this didn't really play to our strengths but, nevertheless, it looks fantastic and has some very cool (no pun intended) elements that we really enjoyed.

Great theme. Quite a few red herrings which stumped us.  Challenging puzzles 

Very easy escape room. Great theming and interesting puzzles. Unique settling 

Another great addition to Cave Escape. Lots to do in the time available, you have to collect a number of weapons in order to help achieve the end goal. You also get to make a choice that affects the outcome of the game. The game was very high tech and required some out of the box thinking. Great hosting and hinting methods used throughout the game. 

I think this is a great room for beginners, but still good fun for those more experienced. We got through with relative ease, but had a really good experience along the way. There isn't anything too unusual or unique about it, other than the cave setting, but it's nicely story driven and not about combination locks!

Our host was wonderful (I really hope we can get her again when we visit!) And really made this one shine for us..

We probably shouldn't have tried this as a 2, or been less stubborn and asked for hints when we needed them, mainly because there's a LOT of content to get through here. I love a game where you feel like you've got your money's worth!

It's the only room we've failed thus far but despite this, we had an excellent time. Lots in there to make you smile and the caves setting makes it incredibly immersive, as does the attention to detail and authenticity of the props used within the game.

Our only struggle was clues/host input are delivered via audio only, and both of us have auditory processing difficulties and sometimes struggled to hear over the atmospheric music, or if there was any distortion in the audio.

Very well themed room with good puzzles 

I felt 100% immersed in this game. My favourite game I've played visually 

Really like this room.  Being set in the Nottingham caves really adds to the immersive nature of the room, and there are some lovely touches of humour throughout.  Hosting was EXCELLENT, and the props were amazing - no 3d printing here, it all seemed to be authentic WW2 equipment!  Most enjoyable.

Was given a very warm welcome on arrival. Good facilities and lockers. Wonderful setting for an escape room in a Cave as this added to some fantastic theming. Excellent storyline to which the puzzles fit in with perfectly. Lovely variety of puzzle types. We did start to run out of time as a couple as there are lots of puzzles to solve but we did it just in time. The ending (no spoilers) is fantastic. Lots of fun. Thanks so much to our GM (I’m so sorry I can’t remember your name). We will be back to play monuments when we have a couple more  team mates!

Really clever use of the space - you feel completely immersed in the story with the props and puzzles on offer. Doable as a two with a bit of experience. Very friendly host. 

A great experience for our first escape room, definitely not one to miss in Nottingham. We were greeted by our host Phoebe and after a brief safety talk were whisked away to Carfax. The setting, puzzles and attention to detail on all the set dressing were amazing. Clues were delivered brilliantly, in character and only when needed, the story line was engaging and we were genuinely surprised by the ending. A brilliant use of the space to add to the atmosphere. Cave Escape are very much to blame for our new hobby and we will be back to complete Monuments

Excellent theming from start to finish, the aesthetic of the cave made the story feel even more authentic and exactly like the story (or movie) it is based off of. The puzzles were varied and included communication, searching, observation - really something for everyone. A few very clever and entertaining moments makes this game well worth playing.

Beautiful use of the space and the fact that the room is built within existing cave walls is a huge plus! All of the puzzles fit beautifully within the theme and were clever in application too. Imogen was our GM and she was really lovely and only nudged us once - superb game that is well worth playing!

A brilliant game, a good challenge and kept us busy throughout. Some humour from helpful allies and a unique clue system. Lots of fun and a must do game.

I contacted Cave Escapes before booking as I’m a huge wimp and don’t like the dark, they were very reassuring and removed some of the background noises to put me at ease.

The escape room is in a very unique location and the theme adds to the atmosphere it creates. We really enjoyed this room and although we finished it quite quickly we felt there were plenty of puzzles but we ‘clicked’ with them.

Playing a game set in a cave and actually being in a real cave is just one of the reasons that this is a five star game. Throw in exceptional games master-ing, superb puzzles, excellent tech and a brilliant set and you get a game that it's worth travelling across the country for.

It's challenging for all the right reasons - at no point were we wondering what to do next but there is an incredible amount to do in here... As a two, it's definitely do-able (we took 53mins) but you'd ideally need another team member or two.

Our GM, Laura, was excellent and our whole experience here was incredibly enjoyable.

A well thought out game with a variety of puzzles and surprising elements, a fantastic escape room. 

The puzzles and props were authentic and well in keeping with the theming, made better by being located underground in a real cave! Truly special, professional and incredibly well managed.

Great hosting and theming, unique location and very welcome cool down in the hot weather. All puzzles were logical and flowed well though maybe the last couple of rooms could have contained more puzzles? 5 year old was a little creeped out by the ambiance but 8 year old was fine. 

Great location for an escape room. Carfax was phenomenal. Everything is the room was in line with the theme and setting and very cleverly disguised using set pieces to add extra wow factors to the room. We only played as a group of 2, one being a complete newbie to escape rooms and we were only a couple of puzzles away from completion. Really immersive, great flow, amazing location. WINNER WINNER 

Very well themed with great story and props. Puzzles also fun with a good mix of searching and solving. 

Having not heard much about Carfax we played it back to back with monuments and in my opinion it is just as good! Fully immersed from start to finish. If you are heading to Cave Escape to play monuments I would definitely recommend Carfax too! 

Having heard so many good things about Monuments we just had to play on our trip to Nottingham, we were not disappointed! A great game loaded full of puzzles which fit the theme perfectly. An unusual and unique setting used perfectly to compliment the game play. Highly recommended

Wow, just wow! After over 70 rooms, carfax is officially top of my list. Clearly made with love and wit, and great attention detail. I personally love a room which requires ‘out of the box’ thinking, which this rooms definitely caters to. I don’t want to give anything away, so I’ll just say this room re-filled my cup, and restored my faith that rooms will continue to surprise me. Well done cave escapes and a huge thank you to Chris who was an excellent host. Very few rooms have ever earned 5 stars from me, but this room is highly deserving. Can’t wait to see what comes next. Good luck! 

Fully immersed from start to finish. Beautiful space utilised creatively with scenery and props to suitably match the storyline. Some unique puzzles and a suitable amount of reading required. Great variety of mechanical, physical, mental and electronic puzzles and thankfully minimal use of number locks. Great hosting during our visit which can make such a difference. 

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Brilliant theming and a really unique game. The space is really well used and the unique story makes it a fun and exciting experience. Cave Escapes are the top venue we’ve visited, very accommodating letting us do what is normally a 3 person+ room as a pair. Unmissable.

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Our new favourite room! So much fun, and some unexpected twists and turns. The whole thing feels like a movie set, and a creepy ending really finishes it off with a bang. Very well utilised space, each part is incredibly well themed. Best room in Nottingham IMO.

Amazing. The spaces are just used so beautifully. It's like being in a film. Host was absolutely brilliant as well and a great laugh.

Flawless. The space is absolutely tremendous and like being on the set of a movie. The puzzles are terrific - well thought out, logical and flow well. It's on the harder side, but I loved that, felt like we worked for our escape. Highly recommended.

Great little Christmas-themed game for the family; we had a few technical issues (ours, not theirs!) which caused us to take far too long to do this but really good fun.

Great fun from start to finish.

Good flow and signposting.

I wouldnt say this room is scary at all, just a little eerie.

Lovely GM, very welcoming and friendly.

The props and theming of the room are very immersive and we really appreciated how well the space had been used to create the atmosphere in the room.

We got off to a great start, storming through the puzzles and really enjoying ourselves. The second half of the room sadly wasn't as enjoyable. The GM wouldn't leave us alone. We had barely had time to think about a clue we had given before he was giving us another (we didnt ask for these clues). He was actually quite bossy and unfriendly at times over the speaker.

We got out in under 50 minutes, feeling very rushed. We had loads of time left so I have no idea why the GM thought it necessary to  behave in the way he did. 

We had a totally different experience with a different GM in their other room.

Monuments is an absolutely fantastic escape room. The setting within the cave works perfectly for the story told throughout the room. It's deeply atmospheric and immerses you into this wonderful historical narrative that ties heavily into the puzzles you'll be solving. It's a rather challenging escape room, but don't let that put you off. The puzzles are magnificent and are very well thought out. It's an utter joy to play and has gone straight up towards the top of my escape room rankings. 

Santa and the elves has disappeared. Can you find them and save christmas?

Nicely drawn images with click through puzzles. A bit of humour and some good easy puzzles. 

Our biggest regret was the navigation! Even though this was built on telescape, there were no 360 degree images and it wasn't clear when what your co-players did, also effected what you could see. With just two players we kept stepping on each others toes - closing down windows while the other player was trying to solve a puzzle - closing their view too. It was nearly impossible to solve a simple jigzaw because we kept getting hold of the same puzzle piece and dragging in different directions (when we rate this illogical - this is the part we mean).

Outside knowledge was needed. Quite easy, but that just meant that it actually didn't have any value - it is dangerous to assume that every culture would know these things AND if you knew, you didn't even feel clever. Would have been better to leave this part out. 

We really liked the puzzle in the toy factory - usually we don't like anagrams, but this was quite easy and still a bit clever in how it became visible. The reindeer puzzle didn't make sense to us. Too many ways to read the clues. Luckily the hint function worked. A few math based puzzles as well. Nothing difficult.

The humour was toilet based. The acting was nice. Great story to build a bit of holiday spirit.

This was a fun telescape game.  There was one frustrating thing at the end that I think was just a glitch, but overall it was a a fun Christmas game that put us in the spirit.  

Four of us played this game together at the same time. We had lots of fun due to the varied puzzles and challenges. Excellent graphics with extreme detail in every scene. Loved playing this game at home to get us in to the Christmas spirit. 

Really enjoyed this immersive family game, we all really got involved and worked together. Loved the graphics and music, left us feeling very Christmassy! The actors were brilliant and gave the game an extra special touch!

Oh what fun!  A lovely  and cheerful presentation with some humor.  The puzzles are easy - so ideal for a family.  But just because the puzzles are easy doesn't mean you'll be finished in a flash, it's a fulfilling game with story and very cute visuals/videos.  I love the combo between actors and graphic art.  

We did experience some type of glitch in the game, however, the creators responded very quickly and were able to get us back on track in no time, so we were still very happy with our experience.

Great addition to Nottingham. It didn’t do anything particular different or clever. That being said it flowed nicely and felt immersed in the story. Worth a play. 

A really great game with some excellent theming and a great story. Puzzles are interesting and fun, although better signposting could help at points. Wished there was more to do at the end. Overall, great fun and well worth playing

Monuments is outstanding. Really uses the caves to their full potential and create a fantastic and exciting mine that is perfectly on theme. Clue systems are well thought out and fun, plus the way the story is delivered is innovative. Puzzles are pretty good, though some are bloody hard and need a little more to suggest what to do. Luckily our GM was good and always quick to berate us for being idiots. Thoroughly enjoyed and one of the country's finest games

Wow.

Another great room by Cave Escapes. 

Loads of things to do, very story driven and immersive. 

This room will be a challenge for most so I advise taking as many people as possible. 

Loads of different elements and a great little touch of humour and something I haven’t seen before.

You must play 🥰

A great game overall. 

Epic setting, amazing GM, awesome puzzles, brilliant theming and a flow that just worked. 

This truly is a game not to be missed

This room has excellent theming. The silent avatar, background music, and voice over for every text that was found really adds to the atmosphere. I like how the game ramps up the tension as we progress through the rooms. One of my favorite remote game.

This game is beautiful - the cave, and the audio/video has you immersed in the story instantly. There is plenty to keep you busy and the puzzles are enjoyable, with a couple of very clever ideas. The hint system is on theme and excellent at pointing you in the right direction rather than telling you the answer. We played as a two and completed it, but only just (and that was playing with relatively few now-what moments). Excellent flow. I enjoyed this more than Carfax as it was less search heavy, but they are both absolutely worth playing (and I understand Carfax has undergone a lot of change since we played it, and that is no longer the case). 

Excellent to do as a team 

A very atmospheric room in the caves under Nottingham. Good puzzles with a strong integration with the theme, and an excellent denouement.  What detracted from our enjoyment of the game was that the Avatar was constantly moving the camera around, which several of us found rather nauseating.  We did tell the host, so I hope they will work on being less swoopy!  This was also one of relatively few games we've done that chose to have a silent avatar.  I would have preferred her to talk to us, and in particular not to communicate with vigorous head shaking, which added to the nauseatingness.

Good room, I enjoyed the way the avatar didn't speak which was different. Beautiful setting, well thought-out theme, and a room that would be great to visit in person

Carfax "The Hunter" was a lot of fun - fairly simple puzzles but the presentation, with live avatar and GM, was really well executed. Telescape was used to great effect, and the GM fed us videos and sound effects as the game progressed. They've gone a really good job in converting their game to online play.

For a family game with a mixed group of players, this is highly recommended. Creepy but not scary and no jump scares (important to our group). Very smooth GMing with a lot of fun communicating with a silent host, who managed to communicate back just using hands. Great narrative, puzzles all on theme. Some physical puzzles which translated very well to the online format. Most effective use of telescape we've seen. Definitely all able to do our own thing solving puzzles whilst others were exploring. Didn't feel "held up" at any point. Nice rest moments with the story videos as the plot thickened. Both the GM and avatar were superb, and the use of two staff members meant they picked up on everything. We will definitely be playing the munitions men one when it comes out. Would not have believed they'd only been open a week if they hadn't told us. 

I played Carfax when it first opened (in real life) and loved the atmosphere and the theming, so when it appeared online as an avatar room I was first in the queue to play. and boy oh boy it did NOT disappoint! Its a Dracula themed adventure with beautiful scenes and a real sense of adventure throughout.

The attention to detal on the remote gameplay really shines through on this game, from the scene setting introduction of both the Hunter avatar and of the narrative, to the choice of music and sound effects to set each scene and emphasise clue items. Put this onto an already excellent game, add in a superbly characterised avatar who is very quick and responsive to instructions, and top it off with great camera work and you have yourself a stunning game.

The final highlight to the room is that any text is read out to you, in a voice over, this makes the room much more accessible and also gives you that movie voiceover feel, it really elevates the adventure as you don't have to squint at a document or take time out of the action to read it in the telescape. Speaking of telescape, its there and it is used well, but I only used it once or twice in the whole game, it was a useful reference, but never dragged me away from the action.

It really is  a fabulous remote room, I'm already wishing and hoping that Monuments also gets the same treatment and appears online soon. 

I do love how Cave Escape incorporate the cave into the room, and it does this perfectly for Monuments. The confines of the caves enhances the feeling of secrecy and espionage, and within minutes you completely forget your in Nottingham, I was in Austria in WWII for the whole game. Don't let this game deceive you, it may look straightforward when you enter the room, but its packed with puzzles.
The Cave Escape team have incorporated some lovely comedic moments, which brings a little light to a rather dark part of history, but these dont detract from or mock the subject matter. Theres also a large number of historical 'easter eggs' throughout the game, which you may spot (especially if you've watched the film) but ask you GM and they'll point them out at the end.
Its a stunning room, you really must play this.

Wow! Carfax looked great and a very good first game. This is pretty much flawless! I don't want to write much more! Go play it!

The detail of the whole game and the foyer, it's so impressive! There is a good mix of puzzles but it feels as the game goes on the spaces get bigger and the puzzles less. That should not be taken as a negative, this is a very good game.

Absolutely brilliant room at a unique venue. Wonderful attention to detail in the room design, decor and sound. The Dracula theme elements were taken straight from the original novel, so it’s perfect if you’re a fan of Gothic literature!

Great location, we felt truly immersed from our entrance in the reception area all the way to the end. The game truly involves you from the get go. My only criticism is that it is very search heavy and it times this was very frustrating; this aside, the puzzles were good and the set dressing was fantastic. Easily a game to include if on a trip to Nottingham, although not up there with Curio for me.