Escape Hunt Exeter: Alice in Puzzleland

By | April 27, 2022

by Escape Hunt Exeter (website)

Unit 24 and 28, Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter EX4 3HP

Exeter

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Step into Wonderland, where the Hatter has been accused of stealing the Queen’s Tarts. With Alice nowhere to be seen, it’s time for you to fill her shoes.
You find yourself at the Hatter’s cottage. The table is set but no one is around.
A sign on the lawn reads ‘Tea Party Cancelled by Royal Decree’. Curiouser and curiouser…
Find and return the Queen’s Tarts in 60 minutes, or it’s off with the Hatter’s head. Chop chop.
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Overall rating

Rated between 2 and 2.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 77 users
combined with 4 pro reviews

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Clefairy rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Played: 14 Feb 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 42 Outcome: Successful escape!
broken techpoor hostingno atmospherequite easy

Our host was very nice but admitted no one had watched our game for 18 minutes due to being too busy and they were surprised how well we did without help! Also hated the clue system of GM’s talking to you. And no music made no atmosphere. No padlocks but this just led to baby puzzles. I liked the roses puzzle and plant but overall…disappointing.

Fiona Smith experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 28 Jul 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52:58 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techcleverstory-drivenquite easy

Fairly easy puzzles but lots to do! Some laughs and puzzles I hadn't seen, all very well kept in theme with the room. Great hosting and just great fun.

shelby2003 rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 17 Mar 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 43 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingfamily friendlyquite easy

The host here was brilliant and really added to the fun. 

It was quite an easy room, 2 of the people with us hadn't done any rooms before and we still got out quite easily.

A good selection of games and puzzles, would be great for a family to do as there is a mix of different thinking required.

The room was well themed and designed and the tasks and puzzles fit well with the story.

Time Bandits rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 28 Jan 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 49 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulhi-techimmersive

This was our first escape room and we had a very enjoyable experience. The storyline was immersive and there was lots of puzzle variety and clever tech.

stockylocky expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
escaperooney rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 18 Sep 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 43:27
beautifulgreat hostingfamily friendly

Really loved this game from the moment we walked in. It was incredibly immersive and the set design was stunning. We wasn’t planning an escaperoom, we where shopping in resorts world and stumbled on Escapehunt so thought we would give it a try. 

Our games master was great, and really got into the character of the Cheshire Cat over their clue system. 

Puzzles were really fun and well signposted.  Not too tricky, and some were pretty unique too. If I’m super critical, it’s seems they had a tech issue with their rose puzzle, which slightly broke the immersion. Overall really fun and recommend for family’s. 

Llanjaron rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivemagical
EscapeCarrtists experienced rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Played: 28 Dec 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:30 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalpoor hostingquite difficult

We did not have a great time in this room ourselves, host was not great and poor guidance. Puzzles didn't flow and were very aged so difficult to read properly. Barely escaped which in itself was a miracle as for a long time it just felt like we were left to our own devices with nothing happening. Second time we were let down by hosting with Escape Hunt questioning how long it will be before we come back to the rooms we had not yet done.

LeveD_escape experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-driven
defeating_tie1 experienced rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Played: Apr 2025 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
broken techquite easy

Did anything work? Not really. Honestly, it felt more like a trip through Adventures in Override Land.  It is a shame as the game had clear potential, but sadly a big chain, that do not focus on what most users on ETR would look for.

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Whilst Alice in Puzzleland is available to play at multiple sites across the UK, we chose the closest to London: Reading. During our experience there, we were led by the Cheshire Cat (played by the awesome Games Master Hamish) through the rabbit hole and into the magical world of Wonderland.


Our GM declared we were the best team he had ever seen play this game. But actually...

Overall, a really good game with some lovely game play and well designed props. Escape Hunt Resorts World is based in the middle of a shopping centre which felt very unusual but means there are lots of people and passing trade.
We headed down to Puzzleland via Oxford to help save the Mad Hatter from Execution! Sinister stuff! See if we managed to find the Queen’s Tarts and what we thought about our Alice in Wonderland themed experience.

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