by Escape Newcastle (website)
15 Princess Sq, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ER
2-5 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
You have been enlisted by Sherlock’s arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty. Your task is to break into 221B Baker Street, the famous home of Sherlock Holmes, crack his codes and failsafes, and retrieve an item of historic importance.
Hurry though, Sherlock and Dr Watson are on the case. You only have 60 minutes before they return!
Overall rating
based on ratings from 40 users
combined with 2 pro reviews
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Player reviews
Happy to see a new venue in the city, played 2 games so far and thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks to Amelie for awesome hosting.
Having just played Escape the Seven Seas and loved it we played this game as we had time to spare…and wished we hadn’t bothered. The theming is okay, like any other Sherlock/detective type room, but the puzzles are all a bit mundane, and there’s one in the second room that was both tedious and irritating. Not one we’d recommend.
A straight-forward padlock and code escape room with decent puzzle flow and some nice details.
We flew through it so it would be great for beginners or families, as it's not tricky and is very linear but there are some nice moments that we enjoyed.
Jon was our host and he was an absolute delight.
Reviews by escape room review sites
Many Sherlock-themed escape games need an excuse for why the great man himself isn't present - perhaps he's been kidnapped, or has died, or is simply too busy with more important cases. Escape's version takes a novel approach: here you are in fact the bad guys, sent by Moriarty to infiltrate Sherlock's apartment and steal a particular one of his possessions.
Although the Escape venues tend not to invest too heavily in the room decorations, 221B Baker Street looks more impressive than their norm...
See also
- Escape Peterborough: 221B Baker Street (Peterborough)
- Escape Sheffield: 221B Baker Street (Sheffield)
- Escape Colchester: 221B Baker Street (Colchester)
- Escape Glasgow: 221B Baker Street (Glasgow) (closed)
- Escape Hull: 221B Baker Street (Kingston upon Hull) (closed)
- Escape Edinburgh: 221B Baker Street (Edinburgh)
- Escape Plymouth: 221B Baker Street (Plymouth)
- Escape Stoke: 221B Baker Street (Stoke-on-Trent)
- Butlins Bognor Regis: 221B Baker Street (Bognor Regis)