Escape Plan: The Adventure Begins

by Escape Plan (website)

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E16LA

East London

2-6 players

60 minutes

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based on ratings from 45 users
combined with 8 pro reviews

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Team Jophie expert rated this:

Played: 14 Jun 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54:25 Outcome: Successful escape!

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Played: 8 Feb 2025 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

story-drivengreat hostingintense

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Billa Babybel experienced rated this:

Played: 11 Dec 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 45.09 Outcome: Successful escape!

story-drivengreat hosting

🔐SpontaneousIllusion expert rated this:

Played: 10 Nov 2024 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

immersive

A solid game with a classic feel to it. While it didn’t quite leave as lasting an impression as some of the others we’ve played at Escape Plan, it was still an enjoyable experience. The puzzles were well-designed, and nothing really stumped us, which made for a smooth and satisfying gameplay. Overall, a good game and definitely still worth a go for anyone who enjoys a classic-style escape room!

Laura Knight expert rated this:

Played: 22 Aug 2024 Outcome: Successful escape!

classicquite easy

MightyMidds experienced rated this:

Played: 25 Jul 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 55.05 Outcome: Successful escape!

story-drivenfamily friendly

Solemn rated this:

Played: 25 Feb 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:45 Outcome: Successful escape!

originalcleverimmersivequite difficult

I wasn't sure about I'd like the theme when we went in but wow, this room blew me away. Easily one of the best I've played. It hit every mark bang on. The setting, the props, the puzzles, the hosting, and all the other little touches that really pushed it above and beyond. Just a really solid room all around.

☕Joe Brown expert rated this:

Played: 24 Feb 2024 Team size: 4

A nice set and satisfying puzzles, Escape plan always do nice chunky wooden puzzles with a few surprises, will definitely be back for their new room!

Reviews by escape room review sites

Really solid, high quality escape room with excellent puzzles and design. The location was a little tricky to find, but it's worth seeking out.

A well-themed escape room with some interesting mechanical puzzles and a fantastic host. It's missing that final wow factor to make it a truly outstanding room but it's packed with good puzzles.

The Adventure Begins is a fantastic game with clever puzzles, a great set, and some really fun moments. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this room to teams that are trying to find their first escape room or to enthusiasts, particularly those that want to try their hand at their first room as a team of two

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Exciting!

There’s a unique aspect to The Adventure Begins which links back to the story. The story goes that only one prisoner has ever made it out of the POW alive – a man named Bob Hails. Bob Hails has left you his notebook which details how he escaped. Too bad it’s quite cryptic, but there in lies your puzzle. What Bob has put in his notebook is vital to solve the the room and make your great escape!

The City Adventurers received a call from our American counterpart to join her for an historic mission involving a break out from a prisoner of war camp……We found it a great game to play and highly recommend it. 

This was my 17th room at the time, and the rest of the team were just a few behind. And I don’t think I’ve ever felt like I knew what I was doing as much as I did in Escape Plan. This game was smooth. Not easy, we had to think hard, but never really got actually stuck.

8 / 10

A WW2-themed escape with a range of deduction, search, and mechanical puzzles – many of which were on theme. Low-tech but they have made a lot of a limiting premises. Pretty high reliance on padlocks.

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