by Escape Quest (website)
Chapelgates, 84b Mill Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6NR
2-10 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
Mr Copplestone aka “The Professor” is an inventor. His greatest invention is the world’s first time machine, built so he could travel through space and time to find interesting objects and life saving potions to sell in his curiosity shoppe.
The time machine is powered by Time Echo Crystals, these crystals are rare and only a small quantity exist in the world. Without them the time machine won't work.
Such a precious commodity must be stored & guarded carefully to ensure the future of time travel can continue. There's just one problem with that - Mr Copplestone!
He may be a genius, but he's the most forgetful man you could ever meet. This morning when he opened his box of Time Echo Crystals he found only one left inside, where could he have put them?
Mr Copplestone and his wife Margaret live on Chapel Street in the year 1873. We can't rely on Mr Copplestone finding the missing crystals alone so if you're brave enough to jump into his time machine and use the last remaining crystal we have to head to 1873 you could save the future of time travel.
. However the time entry vortex is weak and can only stay open for one hour, get back inside before it closes and bring any crystals you find with you so we can keep them safe back in the future ready for our next time travelling adventure.
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I'm running out of things to say about this place. We've now done all the rooms (you can do them in any order). And all I can say is that if you haven't done these rooms yet, then it's worth making every effort to get to Macclesfield. These have to be the best escape rooms in the whole of the land?
The venue is easily accessible and Macclesfield is easy to navigate. The venue is right next to the bus station, 5 minutes from the train station and there is a reasonably priced pay-and-display carpark a minutes walk.
Plenty of places to eat and drink on the same street.
And finally a funny story about Escape Quest is that I actually used to live in Macclesfield, one street away from the old venue. I walked past it all the time. Because I'd done one escape room at that time and not really enjoyed it , and because the old building, to me, looked semi-derelict, I reasoned (in my ignorance and stupidity) that it would be rubbish.
This wouldn't be the first time in life that I ended up with egg on my face, and it probably won't be the last.
It took me leaving Macclesfield and moving down south to finally discover the joys of the Chapelgate Mysteries. Now having to make regular pilgrimages back up north.
Something I would hardly have thought possible.
It's great to play a fantastic game that's really well hosted. Very original use of the space and we'll be back to play the next game as soon as we are anywhere near Macclesfield. Real challenge but so much fun to be had! Allows non-linear play which enables the whole team to be involved. Proper great!
Had a great time at this escape room, wonderful layout and properly one of the best rooms I have done in the UK so far. Great theme, lots of puzzles and lovely hosts. Looking forward to returning to complete the other games.
Amazing, absolutely loved it. Lovely hosts and everything was top notch. Definitely recommend to everyone and anyone. Superb! Can’t wait to come back - booked the next two in already!
Hands down the best escape room we’ve done to date. I immediately booked all their other rooms on the way home. Incredible
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Escape Quest in Macclesfield was one of the first operators in the UK. Mr Copplestone’s Curriosity Shoppe is quite a unique and challenging scenario for up to 10(!) people. I would recommend three to five players.
I particularly liked the game concept where all teams, regardless of experience level, are fully engaged for the entire 60 minutes. Given the non-linear puzzle structure, this applies to every single player! Puzzle lovers will get their money’s worth here.
This is a NEW review for the 2021 Newly opened version of Mr Copplestone!
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