Top Escape Rooms: No Place Like Gnome

By | January 28, 2020

by Top Escape Rooms (website)

Unit 18, The Well, Top Barn, Holt Heath, WR6 6NH

Worcester

2-8 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Mr Cooper Loooves his Gnomes and his favourite Gnome is Arthur. 

As Mr Cooper calls them 'those ruffians' keep stealing Arthur and taking him on holiday and they even have the cheek to send back pictures and postcards of him. 

So Mr Cooper has hidden Arthur away and protected him with some cunning puzzles.

However what Mr Cooper does not know is Arthur loved his holidays and he misses them.

Can you help Arthur get away from it all?

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Rated between 4 and 4.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 25 users
combined with 1 pro review

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Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
beautifuloriginal
Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 25 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalfamily friendly

A wholesome romp around Mr Cooper's garden, this lovely game features a plethora of gardening tropes, including - of course - a whole jolly host of characterful gnomes. Puzzles are inventive and plentiful, with a very welcome additional puzzle chain added on at the end for those who zip through the main challenge.

Lise expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 18 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 50 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyfamily friendlycutequite easy

Light-hearted fun room hosted by a really nice team. I imagine it being perfect with kids! Nothing groundbreaking but will leave a smile on your face. 🙂

Wesley Mead expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 22 Nov 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 51m Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivefamily friendly
Flick rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 5 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnystory-drivengreat hosting
A really fun concept and nice bright room. Puzzles were a nice mix and very logical.  Great welcoming and friendly hosting. Really made us smile. 
escapeartist1212 expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
beautifulfunny
Lorna Morris rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 19 Oct 2023 Team size: 2
value for moneyoriginalfunny
ashpf experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
ShellH experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalimmersive
jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
beautifuloriginalfunny

A great, silly and light-hearted game suitable for everyone. There's so many different puzzle types in this game which means everyone can get involved in some way. There is also a bonus level for enthusiasts should you finish early. 

Some really novel ideas that fit perfectly with the theme - we all left smiling after playing which is the signs of a good game!

Tim Cooper expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 12 May 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalimmersive
Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalfamily friendly
essentialatom experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 19 Mar 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47:03 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techfamily friendlycharming

A delightful place to be, in a garden full of gnomes and a talking dog. Loads of puzzles of many different types, with some really lovely physical components, things to move and play with. Kids would love this room. 

AubreyB expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginal
matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 18 Sep 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
TheLosersClub rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 20 Jun 2021 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnyfamily friendlyquite easy

One of our all time favourite rooms. We did it a while ago but it was just simply fun! The puzzles are not overly challenging so families will definitely enjoy.

A real gem of a room if youre looking for a fun time

Jemileh experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 24 Dec 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
abunai expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 12 Mar 2022

Genuinely had a blast playing this colourful, charming, whimsical and game. Families with younger kids will love this (I'm forty something and loved it). 

Richard Sinden experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 2 Jun 2021 Team size: 4 (2 kids - 6 & 9) Time taken: < 50 minutes Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyfamily friendly

Brilliant with kids. It was brightly lit and there was nothing scary. The multi-threaded nature of the puzzles kept us all busy, and there were different puzzles at different levels, e.g. our 6 year old could be getting on with finding pieces for one puzzle while our 9 year old was solving something a bit more complicated, and some for the adults too. It was relaxed enough that we had time to help the kids, where required. 

Martin W Payne rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 23 May 2021 Team size: 4 Time taken: 1:28:11 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyimmersivefamily friendly

A really good fun escape room - and a good representation online of a real life room. Good mix of puzzles and kept four of us amused through out.  Needed to switch into four separate laptops to allow us all to concentrate but worked really well when we did.

Georgie Shevas rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 28 Dec 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 1.20 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalclever

Really clever and original - mix of puzzles,  use of videos was great!

It was brilliant to have to switch continuously between different rooms and the inventory, will definitely do another one!

Moosehead expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
originalfunnyclever
Anne expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 23 May 2021 Team size: 2
funnyfamily friendlymagicalquite easy
One of these rooms you wish you had played in real life. The telescape platform worked well for this, but some moments you just wish you had been there for. A bit of magic in those. 

The flow of puzzles were great. Most were easy so you felt like you were moving all the time. It was VERY lock-based and that is ok with us. 

The theme made it very light-hearted and at times funny. 
We did spot an error in one puzzle, we think, but it was easy to correct and the right puzzle solution was difficult to get wrong, since this was only a small part.

magicalbacons expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfamily friendlyuplifting

Reviews by escape room review sites

The perfect game to end our visit to Top Escape Rooms, No Place Like Gnome was fun from start to end and was a beautifully assembled room with a lighthearted and family friendly feel to it.

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