Escape Rooms in Wickford

Wickford is often overlooked as it’s surrounded by larger and well known towns and cities, yet it has a signficant history. There’s evidence suggesting tribal activity at Wickford thousands of years ago. Perhaps also overlooked given the bigger neighbours, there is a great escape room in Wickford.

For my birthday in 2023 we visited a the lovely Keylock Games in Wickford, and played their Unfair Funfair escape room. Owner designed and operated there are some unusual puzzles in this escape room and a great mix of codes, keys and locks. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Keylock also have Clue Did It? which is a classic Whodunnit and their latest escape room Nobody Loves Robot which customers have recommended to me. (I’ve not had chance to play these two games yet, but I’ll be heading back soon.)

With the escape room scene growing so fast it’s not surprising that there are now many chains that franchise their games across the country. While some of those are great there can be a tendency to focus on style over substance. Glossy props first, puzzle quality second. The opposite is generally true of owner designed rooms. The focus is first and foremost on quality and unusual puzzles and the flow of the room. As a general rule of thumb, these rooms always punch above their weight. Given the choice between franchised or independent I think the independent is always the better bet. Keylock is no exception and are definitely worth a visit or three. We’ll be along to mend that Robot soon and I’ll amend this page when Nigel is happy again!