Chelmsford Escape Rooms
Chelmsford Escape Rooms is based in the historic Moulsham Mill on Parkway in Chelmsford.
This page is about the venue; if you want to book and play the games, go to the Chelmsford website.
The venue first opened in 2017 as a proof of concept in a large former office space with a loft, and basement access. The venue quickly grew and is now most of the ground floor of the watermill.
There are now four escape room companies in Chelmsford; Chelmsford Escape Rooms remains number 1 on TripAdvisor with bigger games, a dedicated game master for each booking, and is, in the opinion of our customers, more fun.
The venue operates with a Manger and team of Games Masters; it is also home to the Know Escape Human Resources department.
Chelmsford is the capital city of Essex; it has around 120,000 residents living within three miles of the city centre and is home to Essex County Council, Essex Cricket Ground, BBC Essex, Chelmsford City Football Club and local radio station Chelmsford Community Radio. Chelmsford is the birthplace of modern wireless, invented by Marconi.
Here is a video showing a typical weekend of games at Chelmsford Escape Rooms:
Games
The venue opened with ‘The Last Testament’ followed quickly by ‘The Governor’ and ‘The Crazy Cat Lady.
All Know Escape-operated games are written, developed, tried and tested by the Know Escape team.
The following games are currently operating at the Chelmsford venue:
Open Games
Seasonal Games
Construction
Here are some of the construction shots for Chelmsford Escape Rooms.
Reputation
Chelmsford Escape Rooms is Number 1 on TripAdvisor for Chelmsford, leading the way against many competitors who have joined the local market.
There are hundreds of reviews about Chelmsford Escape Rooms on Tripadvisor, including this one:
We recently completed The Governor escape room as a group of 3 (2 adults, one child), managing to escape with just minutes to spare. We’ve previously played the other available rooms at this venue (Crazy Cat Lady and Last Testament) and I have to say this is one of our favourite venues. The escape rooms have great themes and aren’t linear like some other venues, so you have to go backwards and forwards to find your clues, which makes it much more interesting. The clues are challenging but not impossible and there are lots of interesting hidden things to make the experience more fun. Our Games Master, Andy, was very welcoming and we felt perfectly safe in the post-lockdown setup. It’s great to be able to do escape rooms again and we’ll definitely give the other Know Escape venues a try as we’ve now exhausted our options in Chelmsford! I’d recommend this to anyone who likes escape rooms – whether you’re new to it or have several under your belt. Go to Review.
Competition
In 2019 a branch of the Escape Live Franchise opened in a former ladies gym operating three escape rooms loosely based as mimics of movie franchises.
In 2021 during the pandemic an Escape Global opened a franchise in a small former factory on the edge of town, they operate two games.
2022 saw the local indoor golf company open three rooms with a horror theme.
By December 2022 the Chelmsford Escape Room offer, there are now 11 escape rooms in Chelmsford, our location is the busiest and remains the number one choice locally and the only escape room company to offer seasonal rooms.
Media
Essex Live:
Best Rainy Day Activities – Chelmsford Escape Rooms
The Tourist Trail:
Best fun in Chelmsford – Chelmsford Escape Rooms
Visit Essex:
Chelmsford’s Number 1 Escape Room
Many more articles are available online; the venue also appears regularly in the local printed press.
Future
The venue is expanding, with more games in design phase.
Franchise
Francises are legal entity companies that trade as Escape Rooms offering the Know Escape games and services.
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Corporate
Know Escape wholly owns corporate venues. We build, test and pilot new games before release for the franchise.
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