Bishop’s Stortford Escape Rooms: Crazy Cat Lady

By | January 28, 2020

by Bishop's Stortford Escape Rooms (website)

Millars One, Southmill Rd, Bishop's Stortford CM23 3DH

Bishop's Stortford

2-10 players

60 minutes

You’ve promised The Crazy Cat Lady you’ll look after her cats while she is away. In one hour she’ll be home and all six cats have been mischievous and are missing. You have one hour to find the cats and get out of her house before she returns.
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Rated between 2 and 3.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 42 users

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escapeartist1212 expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
A Blacksmith expert rated this:Rated between 20 and 20 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
overpriced
abooth expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 5 Feb 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 42 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulfunnyimmersive

Loved this a lot - really good fun, funny concept, plenty to do and lots of opportunities to laugh at yourself.

jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 6 Apr 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 37:44 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalstory-drivenpoor hosting

Lots of good in-theme puzzles with some of the Know Escape trademark activities thrown in for good measure. Another fun game and definitely harder than the title / difficulty rating may suggest! 

markb experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 22 Aug 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 50:48 Outcome: Successful escape!

Solid if unspectacular game, overall good fun and well themed room, however, somewhat of an overuse of padlocks we felt which at times felt like we were solving puzzles for the sake of solving puzzles at times rather than to achieve the objective of the game.

Wesley Mead expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 10 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 46m Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnyfamily friendly

An amusing and accessible game

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 4 Oct 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58:34 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnystory-driven

Had a lot of fun finding Edna’s cats! Would recommend! Original & challenging! We just about managed it with 2 of us. Great hosting! Lot of fun!! Went back to do another escape room!

🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 10/07/2021 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
great hostingfamily friendlyquite difficult
It may look like it's going to be a hilarity filled ride into the mind of someone obsessed with cats but what lurks is a bit of a fiendish puzzles.  I think the flow breaks in a couple of places as at times we were standing around trying to figure out the next move and we failed right on the last puzzle in a similar way to a room from a couple of years ago where I think it was a potentially ambiguous answer to the final puzzle and that cost us the last few seconds.
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 9 Jul 2021 Team size: 6 Time taken: 55 minutes Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingfamily friendly

Really great experience from hosting to details of the room and the story line. Great challenge and immersion. Would recommend!

Liz McCaw rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 25 Jul 2021 Team size: 4 Time taken: 55 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalfamily friendly

A great way to spend an hour on a rainy Sunday afternoon.  Well set up, accessible to all age groups and our two teams of four had fun doing it.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
lsugaralmond rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 23 Oct 2021 Team size: 2 adults 2 kids Time taken: 59 minutes Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverfamily friendly

Crazy Cat Lady was perfect for our family of two adults and two kids ages 8 and 11. We made it with just over a minute to spare! Really enjoyable and the challenge was pitched just right for all of us with such a variety of puzzles that everyone got a chance to shine. Really well thought out and great fun. We’ll be back for sure!

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Jo Keen-Roberts / Reptons experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 13 Nov 2021 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnyfamily friendly

Another humourus game from Gatwick Escapes. Don't play this company's games if you're not prepared to poke fun at yourselves and have a bit of a giggle.  I do prefer a larger room (not sure why as plenty was packed in) but if you need cheering up, this is a great light hearted fun game for all! 

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 2 Jan 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnystory-drivengreat hosting
Paul Spiller rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 15/01/2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 57:43 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivenfamily friendlyvery difficult

Such a great room, our hardest one yet, still undefeated but we ran this close so many clever little things, like the whole storybook thing and getting into the kitchen, loved it there was something for everyone to be doing all the time it was brilliant

Anonymous rated this:

We did this escape room today. There were nine of us in the party. It was very good. First we were told to watch the safety video and then we were shown a video explaining the story behind the room. I loved it. It was a good experience overall. What could be better? 

We had one hour to escape. There were several locks that required someone to try to open them. Eventually we were able to access the kitchen and find all of the cats. At the end of the game, we posed for photos with one of the employees. The theme of the room was cats. 

We had to ask for help a few times. Apparently we were not the only team who needed assistance to escape the room and find the cats either. It was so much fun though. 

MightyMidds experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 15 Apr 2022 Team size: 6 Time taken: 53 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnyfamily friendly

Great room for our 5 and 8 year olds. Fun story, great set and some original puzzles. A little frustration with 1 key not fitting a lock very easily but overall a great game!! 

benny1664 experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 19 Apr 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 51 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersive

This is a very interesting room and a totally different theme to anything else we have seen.  It didnt 100% click with our brains and game play for some reason but there are lots of novel ideas and theming is good.  Not sure why I didnt love it, I just didnt feel we got it 100% for some reason.  But it was still enjoyable enough.

TeamHawley experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 2 May 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 56 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingfamily friendly
sambrandman expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 23 Jul 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52:14 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfamily friendly

You’ve promised The Crazy Cat Lady you’ll look after her cats while she is away.  In one hour she’ll be home and all six cats have been mischievous and are missing.  You have one hour to find the cats and get out of her house before she returns.

So first thing – theming on this room is excellent. It’s entirely cat obsessed, as one would expect from the title. There are a myriad of little touches that add to an experience of complete cat overwhelm. It’s very family friendly, with just one “jump scare” (more of a surprise, not horror).

This room does have a nice variety of on theme puzzles that blended with the theme, but was still relatively reliant on coded padlocks in a way that didn’t quite let everything flow. Some people may have accessibility issues with some of their puzzles.

One point to note is that Chesterfield Escape Rooms have a philosophy of including quite a lot of redundant information that plausibly could provide a solution to the clues. Ostensibly this is done to create authenticity. For larger groups, this is unlikely to be a major issue, since by dividing and conquering these can be relatively quickly eliminated. For smaller groups, it can be frustrating!

Overall a good room that should appeal to almost any group of players (although more than 4 would likely be too crowded).

Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
funny

What a fun room! The puzzles were surprisingly challenging and there are quite a lot of them but it was something that felt a bit different to the usual. We're cat people so naturally loved the theme and we tore through this room as a two (and it would be a bit cramped with a bigger team).

EmmaSmiley rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 28 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalstory-drivenillogicalquite easy

We loved the storey line, props made for the game and interactive part of this game. The puzzles were a bit borning, sometime illogical and a few to many padlocks. Also feels like it could do with a clean. I think this game would be best for a family. 

Escapingjims rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Failed 🙁
value for moneyfunnyfamily friendly
A fun room, perfect for a family. Multi-room but not a huge set so would recommend up to 4 people. Nice theming and story. Nothing particularly original about puzzles, but plenty to do and everything is well thought through. Surprisingly tricky. 
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: May 2022
pipityk rated this:Rated between 15 and 15 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
poor hostingquite difficult
This looks like it would be a family game or aimed at children but it's actually pretty hard.This room had a 3 clue limit which I didn't like as felt like sometimes we got stuck and just needed a hint to get in the right direction. Came out feeling very frustrated 
🔐SpontaneousIllusion expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Ratchel experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Pegz241 rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 12 May 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnyfamily friendly
StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 22 Nov 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
TeamDenton experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 30 Aug 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 50 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
original

This room was quite different and very theme-driven. There were some cool touches, quite a lot of puzzles to get through, and a weird amount of rhyming. 

imrahil experienced rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Lucy Baker rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 22 Apr 2023 Team size: 7 Time taken: 57 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyimmersivefamily friendly

Excellent fun and immersive experience 

Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 31 Mar 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendlyquite easy

More of a traditional escape room. Good fun and always kept busy. Family friendly and accessible puzzles. 

matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 31 Mar 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingfamily friendly
Kristina Rizova rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 19 Feb 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalfunny

The game was super fun! We went in with a 9-year-old who thoroughly enjoyed it too so it's very family suited and friendly. Well thought game, great clues, makes you think!!  Go for it 1000%

sam83 rated this:
Played: 18 Dec 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 59.05 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyclevergreat hostingquite difficult

It was great fun and my 10 year old daughter loved it. The staff were professional, friendly and really engaged with my daughter. I highly recommend this game and Kingston Escape Rooms. Thank you to Robbie and the team for an excellent expirence.

🤘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Pagan Hollis experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 1 Oct 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 47 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalfunny
PurpleB expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
family friendly

A fun, lighthearted theme which makes a refreshing change.

Jose Adrian experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: Team size: 2 Time taken: Outcome: Successful escape!

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It is a kooky, cartoony space, not huge but fine for the three of us, full of charming cat-related decor. It might be deliberately kitsch

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