The Edinburgh Escape Room Blog

Escape The Past's blog is your destination for escape room news, company upates and tales from Edinburgh's dark past...

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Recent Articles

May 2025

How about an Escape Room for a First Date?

Thinking of an escape room for a first date? Discover why it’s a thrilling way to bond, communicate, and see if you click—plus tips to make it a success!
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May 2025

What’s the Best Strategy for an Escape Room?

Want to escape in record time? Discover the best strategies for solving puzzles, communicating with your team, and beating any escape room!
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April 2025

Are Escape Rooms Good for Team Building?

Can escape rooms boost teamwork, communication, and problem-solving? We give you an idea of the benefits of an escape room for your team.
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March 2025

Experience an Unforgettable Easter at Escape The Past

This Easter, Escape The Past invites you to delve into Edinburgh's rich and intriguing history with our immersive escape room experiences. Find out more here.
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March 2025

Could you outsmart the infamous Deacon Brodie?

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our latest historical escape room. Back in time to the 18th century workshop of Deacon William Brodie.
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March 2024

Easter Escape Room Surprise in Edinburgh

Spring is finally sprung in Edinburgh and our thoughts are turning to chocolate! There’s a little something extra to discover at Escape The Past...
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June 2023

Edinburgh Traveller’s Choice 3rd Year Running

We’re delighted to announce that Escape The Past have been awarded a Traveller’s Choice Award for 2023!
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January 2023

UK's Best Escape Rooms 2022

We're thrilled to have once again made the list of the Top 100 UK escape rooms by enthusiast website 'Escape The Review'. See more here!
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December 2022

Morty’s Finest Awards | Top Escape Room of 2022

We're delighted to announce that Escape The Past have been named among the world's best escape rooms in the first annual 'Morty’s Finest' awards!
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November 2022

Save 25% on Gift Vouchers

Save 25% on gift vouchers for 4+ people until Monday!
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August 2022

Edinburgh Escape Room Student Discount

Attention all students! You can now visit The Anatomist escape room in Edinburgh for less with our 15% student discount!
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August 2022

The Anatomist Escape Room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

We've extending our opening hours to celebrate the return of the Edinburgh Festival! We're also accepting on the day bookings up to 30 minutes beforehand.
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July 2022

Award-Winning Escape Room in Edinburgh

We have been awarded 2022 Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Award, placing Escape The Past & The Anatomist in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
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March 2022

Team Building Escape Room in Edinburgh

We’ve joined forces with our neighbouring events venue - Nicolson Square Edinburgh, to offer the ultimate Edinburgh team-building experience...
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January 2022

Save £20 with our Edinburgh Escape Room Deal

Save £20 on all bookings when you book and visit before 31.05.22 using offer code 'DAYSOUT'.
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October 2021

Halloween Escape Room in Edinburgh

The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning and there's a definite chill in the air... Halloween is just around the corner at our escape rooms...
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September 2021

We're Recruiting Gamesmasters Now!

Ever wanted to work at an escape room? Now's your chance - we're recruiting part time 'Gamesmasters' to deliver an exceptional, immersive experience to guest at our Edinburgh escape room...
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July 2021

Beginners Guide to Escape Rooms

Escape rooms have been around for a while now but at Escape The Past, we’re still surprised by how many people haven’t had the chance to try one!
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April 2021

3 Places From Edinburgh’s Grave Robbing Past You Can Visit

We’ve put together a list of our favourite atmospheric spots with ties to the city’s history of grave robbing that you can visit right now. Find out more here.
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December 2020

What's The Best Escape Room in Edinburgh?

In this article we've listed some of the factors that we think make an exceptional Escape Room, and we've picked out a few of our favourites...
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December 2020

Escape Rooms During The Pandemic

Escape The Past have followed government guidance closely since first opening our doors in October, as a result, have completely restructured. Find out more.
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