Cave Escape: Monuments

By | July 29, 2019

by Cave Escape (website)

63 Mansfield Road, NG1 3FN

Nottingham

3-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

It is 1945 and your country needs you! You have been called upon by the allied forces to venture deep into the salt mines of Austria. Your task is to locate and retrieve the priceless artworks, precious gems and gold bullion that have been stolen by the Nazi’s. Can your team solves the puzzles, diffuse the bomb and crack the codes to save the artefacts before the mine is blown to smithereens? There’s only one way to find out…
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based on ratings from 57 users
combined with 7 pro reviews

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simsi747 experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
cleverimmersivestory-driven
ratsontour expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 27 Sep 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 58:48 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivengreat hostingquite difficult
roberts0502 expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 17 Apr 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00+ Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingjam-packedquite difficult
lishahirst experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 2024-06-01 Team size: 2 Time taken: 00:57:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivengreat hostingvery difficult
This was such a unique experience! A very non-linear game which I’m usually not a fan of but this was so fun. They usually recommend a team of 3 for this room, but you can attempt as a team of 2 if you’re more experienced. We did it as a team of 2 and escaped with a few minutes to spare. Our GM, Phoebe was incredible! The clue system is awesome!
spbc expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 22 Feb 2022 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulgreat hostingconfusing
Team Jophie experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 30 Mar 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 49:54 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalimmersivequite difficult
liam and rosie experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:48 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-drivenvery difficult
This was the most outstanding room we’ve played , the adrenaline we had was like no other 
Dan Getliffe experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 10 Mar 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59.47 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulgreat hosting
The highlight of this is without doubt the room itself - the settings and the props are fantastic and really add to the experience! Another highlight was the hosting from Imogen - we've had a few indifferent hosts recently so it was great to get a good one! Good puzzles, with some good variety in there as well, and a clever and immersive clue system too. Very strong all round! 
escapeartist1212 expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
beautifuloriginalimmersive
A Blacksmith expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivegreat hosting
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A World War II theme might not seem the obvious choice to set in a cave, but in fact the story is a perfect match for the setting: in Monuments you are in the Austrian salt mines where the Nazis stashed their looted treasures, trying to rescue precious works of art before the defeated occupiers blow the place up.

Cave Escape‘s unique underground setting again gives an instant authenticity to the environment, and the games builds on that with a great deal of 1940s equipment and decor. It’s not a...

A game with plenty of highlights, whether it’s the story interludes, the beautiful set or the feeling of being on a virtuous heist. Well worth playing if you’re in the Nottingham area.
I loved Cave Escape from the moment I stepped into the reception area two years ago to play Carfax, but Monuments has completely blown me away. Not only was this game one of the highlights on our nearly 60 game road trip, but it ranks among my favourite Top Ten games I have played to date.

One word: AMAZING.

History lovers will especially get a kick out of this room, and I definitely feel it’s one for adults rather than children, but no one could fail to be impressed by the attention to detail in this room, the effort made to bring in props and technology that blend seamlessly to give life to the story and authenticity to the experience. The effort gone to by the team is top-notch. Highly recommended.

If you had asked me last week if I ever thought that I would need to experience an escape room in a cave i'd have laughed, that was until I visited Cave Escape in Nottingham. Cave Escape currently have two escape rooms in Carfax, their Dracula themed room and Monuments their World War 2 themed room, (With a third, Judgement, opening at a different location called Judges Escape Emporium nearby soon). We arrived slightly early but were let in and told just to chill on the sofa. I have seen some beautiful receptions before but Cave Escape really take the top spot on this. It was stunningly beautiful and so cosy and the staff are all so lovely and are so passionate about escape rooms as at a few times in our interactions we got distracted talking about other rooms. Anyway, we got given a locker by our lovely host Imogen and we descended down some stairs to our room Monuments.



Monuments was quite simply brilliant. 3 out of the 4 of our team absolutely loved this room and very nearly got 5* for that reason. The sheer size of this game is something quite special, let alone the puzzles, the theme and atmosphere of feeling like you are in a bunker underground because of the natural caves. All 3 rooms at Cave Escape are fantastic and Monuments is right there with being one of the best in our back catalogue. Becky was brilliant with us all afternoon, answering any questions we had and even let us know of a sister company soon to open their doors to an incredible sounding experience just down the road. We can’t wait to come back!

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