The Panic Room Harlow: Carnevil

1-5 Harvey Centre Approach, CM20 1HF

3-10 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Let me tell you the tale of the Grimaldi Brothers, one kind and one kinda evil. Percevil made a deal with the devil for the Carnival to run forever but all deals come at a cost…that cost was his brother.

More than 100 years later the Carnival continues on, bright lights hiding a dark past. The stench of popcorn and despair is the perfect combination for a fantastic time!

One of the acts Madame Mystica has reached out to you to try and free the carnival and its acts. Can you set them free and escape the haunted carnival? Or will you become one of the attractions forever…👻

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rileypeverall experienced rated this:

Outcome: Successful escape!

funnystory-drivengreat hosting👻scary

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d.green26 expert rated this:

Played: 9 Jan 2026 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

great hosting😨creepy

Char experienced rated this:

Team size: 2

original😨creepy

Appropriately themed as a spooky carnival with a spooky host. In the main room there are more carnival mini games than actual puzzles as such, so depends if you like more physical games rather than logic puzzles. There were however more standard escape room puzzles as well, and enough to keep us on our toes for the hour

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SeanEscapes rated this:

Outcome: Successful escape!

Really clever from the get-go. A fantastic host, absolutely great puzzles and theming. Top notch. This is one of the best we've done.

One of the carnival games malfunctioned during our session but the host did an exceptional job to ensure minimal disruption to the room. The very end doesn't quite match the level of the room as a whole, but still well worth doing. Lots of explore! Can be overwhelming but in a good way. Really great room. Worth travelling for.

Anonymous rated this:

Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!

originalimmersive😨creepy

Great set dressing and was fun to play with my group! Everyone got involved and is the best room at panic room Harlow

Anonymous expert rated this:

If it was the first half of the game for the whole game, this could be up there with the top games around. Unfortunately the ending fell flat in both enjoyment, mood, and execution.

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A fun room that’s a full-on assault on the senses! We had a great time in Carnevil and particularly enjoyed the more physical aspects of the room. Possibly one of our favourite ‘Panic Room’ rooms

8/10

An entire carnival greets you as you enter the room and as you would expect plenty of different side shows to test your skills with! This was a fun room! So much to do and it didn’t feel like we were tripping over each others feet until we had to bring it all together at the end.

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