Arthur the Gnome loves going on holiday but his owner Mr Cooper gets increasingly frustrated as people keep taking Arthur away on their travels and they even send postcards back to taunt him. Mr Cooper has locked Arthur away to stop people taking him. But Arthur is missing his holidays and wants you to help free him so he can get back to his adventures.
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Played: 26 Jan 2025Team size: 4Time taken: 50:00Outcome: Successful escape!
funnystory-drivenfamily friendlyquite easy
Light-hearted, family-friendly and lots of fun. I would say it's a fairly easy room where children can get involved in every element. We only took so long due to our own stupidity and failure to check the obvious XD. Most puzzles have a fun twist or at least an element of playfulness to them and everything was very logical. Contains lots of the usual padlocks, including the dreaded directional lock.
Played: 2 Nov 2024Team size: 4Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneygreat hostingfamily friendly
A very nice escape room, especially for children. The host was very helpful from start to finish, and didn't ove complicate or give touch away when we asked for a nudge. With this company, there are no leader boards, which means teams can fully appreciate the effort put into making the room.
Played: 25 Aug 2024Team size: 2Outcome: 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.
Played: 18 Aug 2024Team size: 2Time taken: 50Outcome: 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. 🙂
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!
Played: 19 Mar 2023Team size: 2Time taken: 47:03Outcome: 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.
Played: 20 Jun 2021Team size: 3Outcome: 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
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).
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.
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.
Played: 23 May 2021Team size: 4Time taken: 1:28:11Outcome: 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.
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.
