Chester has an abundance of engaging outdoor experiences for visitors, but not all the action happens outside.

An increasingly popular activity, escape rooms offer timed challenges in an indoor environment. Ideal for a wide range of people from friends and families to work colleagues, escape rooms encourage teamwork and problem solving, but they’re also a lot of fun. Here, we look at three exciting options for puzzle heads to pick from.

The Ice Cream Farm

All new for 2024, the home of sweet frozen treats in Cheshire has launched a trio of family-friendly escape rooms. Launched in May, the adventures will be offered until the beginning of September. In between choosing from 50 different flavours, guests of the farm can choose to tackle rooms titled The Puzzle Lodge, Prison Escape and Sweet Success.

Escapism Chester

Escape room experts, Escapism Chester presents classic head-scratchers of varying difficulty, with a range of themes from thrilling museum heists to radioactive research facilities. It also has a Chester Zoo themed option called “Conservation Crisis”, which donates to the Cheshire charity to help its efforts to help endangered animals.

Breakout Chester

Fans of fantastical escapades will enjoy the escape room themes at Breakout Chester. Cured carnivals, dark sorcery, zombie apocalypses, Horror hotels, Arthurian legends, Egyptian tombs and the wild west are just some of the adventures waiting in its many ingenious rooms.

If you’re visiting Chester and willing to give your mind a workout with family and friends, why not try one of these unforgettable experiences?