With spooky season well underway, you might be wondering what to do for Halloween this year.

Whether you’re keen for trick or treat or you’d rather be scared by actors, there are plenty of events for you to go to in and around Worcester during this time of year.

Independent research from Wild Packs has revealed the 10 best escape rooms in the UK and one in Birmingham ranked in first place.

The study, which found the best escape rooms according to the number of 5-star Tripadvisor reviews, was conducted as searches for “escape rooms” have increased by 5000% throughout the UK in the past week according to Google Trends. 

Worcester News: Escape Live gives visitors the option to try a Peaky Blinders escape roomEscape Live gives visitors the option to try a Peaky Blinders escape room (Image: Tripadvisor)

Wild Packs found the best escape rooms in the UK for £30 or less so you can enjoy a day out on a budget.

Birmingham escape room named the best in the UK

Escape Live in Birmingham is the best escape room in the UK, according to the research, with 5662 5-star reviews. 

The establishment offers a range of escape room options including Dr Watson’s Office, Jack The Ripper, Room 13, Peaky Blinders, Time Machine, The Lab and Sherlock.

You’ll find the escape rooms in the city’s Jewellery Quarter with the website adding: “Escape Live offers a unique form of entertainment in which 2 – 36 players venture into a fully immersive world where they must crack codes, solve puzzles and work together in order to unlock the mystery of the room and escape!

“We are proud to be the leading escape rooms Birmingham has to offer.”

Visitors have shared their experiences on Tripadvisor, praising the escape rooms with a five-star rating from 5,958 reviews.

One reviewer wrote: "Fab team building activity - staff were great and escape rooms were on point! Luke was our games master and he was class"

Another said: "Fantastic experience, Kale was a great games master, highly recommend the Jack the Ripper room for a great Halloween experience!"

You can find out more about the escape rooms and how to book tickets via the Escape Live website.

Best escape rooms in the UK

Here's the list of the best escape rooms in the UK and the minimum cost for one person, according to the research by Wild Packs.

  1. Escape Live, Birmingham - £25
  2. ClueQuest - The Live Escape Room Game, Islington, London - £30
  3. The Panic Room, Gravesend - £30
  4. Houdini's Escape Room Experience, Southampton - £25
  5. Tulleys Escape Rooms & Games, Crawley Down - £22
  6. Escapism Chester, Chester - £23.50
  7. Mission Breakout: The Escape Room, Camden, London - £28
  8. Breakout Manchester, Manchester - £26
  9. Breakout Chester, Chester - £21
  10. Escape Hunt, Leeds - £22
  11. The Great Escape Game, Sheffield - £24

To create this list, Wild Packs used Tripadvisor's list of escape rooms and sorted it using three categories: traveller’s favourites, budget-friendly and good for adrenaline seekers.

They then ranked the top 20 escape rooms on the list by the number of five-star reviews they received on Tripadvisor and researched the cost of an escape room for one person, cutting out venues that exceeded past £30.

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Wild Packs explained why they think escape rooms are so popular at Halloween, saying: “Like Halloween, escape rooms have connotations of being scary, especially after the release of horror films like Escape Room which popularised the activity even more. 

“The concept of being ‘trapped’ in a room that you can only escape by solving puzzles is intriguing as well as taps into our fear of being stuck in enclosed spaces. 

“Timed puzzles combined with scary escape rooms help create an adrenaline rush in our bodies, which is why they are so popular for young adults and teens especially. 

“Halloween also falls at the end of “Sober October”, when people give up drinking for a month for charity as well as their health, so there will be horror fanatics looking for fun activities that go beyond simply watching a scary movie or going to a costume party. 

“If you enjoy jump scares, a creepy atmosphere and terrifying actors that can give you an adrenaline rush, then a scary escape room is the perfect fit for you this Halloween. 

“There are also more tame, family-friendly Halloween escape rooms perfect for children and adults who are not so interested in the spooky themes of the holiday. 

“In reality, many escape room themes are unrelated to horror, offering a variety of adventures suitable for different preferences. Ultimately, with over 1500 escape rooms in the UK, there’s a great option for everyone!”