by Escape The Past (website)
2-7 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
How has Dr Malcolm been procuring bodies for dissection? What research takes place here late into the night? And what terrible 'crime' did Mr Patterson witness that caused him to flee in fear?
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based on ratings from 47 users
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Escape rooms are my husband’s favorite thing to seek out whenever we travel, so over the years we’ve ended up playing them all over the world. The Deacon’s Cabinet was easily one of our absolute favorites!
It was unique, challenging, and SO much fun. Everything was incredibly well thought out, and the entire experience was very well run from start to finish. What really set it apart, though, was the atmosphere. It genuinely felt like stepping back in time rather than simply walking into an escape room.
After doing so many escape rooms in different places, it takes something special to really stand out, and this one absolutely did. If you enjoy escape rooms and are visiting Edinburgh, don’t miss this one!
We have played several escape rooms, and when travelling to Edinburgh we chose this one for the unique theme based in history of the area. We were welcomed warmly by Edmond who gave us a a great in-character, costumed, introduction. The puzzles were consistently on-theme and logical. Edmund was an excellent judge of making appropriate "nudges" only when really needed. We had a lovely experience.
We've done dozens of the escape rooms and The Anatomist stands out as one of the best best and most enjoyable ones. Our games master Edmund was truly fantastic, enthusiastic and very friendly. The room itself is very atmospheric and immersive, great attention to detail has been paid to create the ambiance and make you feel like you stepped into a different era. The puzzles were very well thought out and made sense, the story was great. We didn't want the experience to end, it was so great! Would 100% recommend!
A brilliant room. The theming is first class. Felt like we had been transported back to the days of Burke & Hare. Our GM Julia was great. The puzzles were very clever and had a great story to them. As a team of two we found it tricky but this didn't stop us really enjoying ourselves. Would highly recommend this room!
This escape room delivers a beautifully realised theme and a reliable, classic experience for fans of traditional puzzles. The set design and atmosphere are engaging, but the game relies heavily on text-based clues, there’s quite a bit of reading required, which may slow the pace and might put off players looking for a more action‑driven adventure. Overall, it’s a good outing with nice challenges, but be prepared for plenty of reading.
Beautifully designed room, very well themed and it does feel like you have indeed stepped into the past. Our games master was even in costume and in character for the entire brief. Clues were given over a speaker which breaks the illusion a little but i don't know how else they would do it.
Games master (Charlotte) was very nice and the puzzels themselves are not too difficult, and tie in to the theme of the room. Theres a good variety of puzzels and some fun little tech pieces, plus a fun suprise at the end.
One of our favourite rooms in Edinburgh
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