The Edinburgh Escape Room Blog

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

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

This Easter, from April 4th to April 21st, we're adding a chocolatey twist to our historical escape room adventures! Are your family and friends up to the challenge?

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our latest historical escape room adventure, "The Deacon's Cabinet." Discover the Jekyll and Hyde tale of Edinburgh's most notorious villain.

Spring has finally sprung and our thoughts are turning to... chocolate! This Easter there’s a little something extra to discover at Escape The Past Edinburgh...

We've just won a 2023 Traveler's Choice Award, placing our Edinburgh escape room in the top 10% of worldwide attractions, for the 3rd year in a row!

We've once again made the list of the top UK escape rooms by enthusiast website Escape The Review!

We're delighted to announce that we've been named among the world's very best escape rooms by industry website Morty.

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

Attention all students! You can now visit The Anatomist escape room in Edinburgh for less with our 15% Student Discount.

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.

We’re delighted to have been awarded a 2022 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, placing The Anatomist in the top 10% of attractions worldwide!

We’ve joined forces with our neighbouring events venue - Nicholson Square Edinburgh. Corporate groups can now combine their escape room booking with premium meeting room hire in the heart of the city!

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

The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning and there's a definite chill in the air... Halloween is just around the corner and what better time to take on Edinburgh's spookiest escape room: 'The Anatomist' at Escape The Past?

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...

With roughly half of our visitors taking on 'The Anatomist' as their first ever escape room, we thought we'd put together a beginners guide to the exciting world of Edinburgh escape rooms.

We’re planning to reopen on 17th May, but if you can’t wait until then, 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 on a socially distanced stroll.

The best escape room in Edinburgh is a hotly debated topic as the city is home to several excellent escape rooms. We're obviously a little biased but we think The Anatomist is a strong contender. Here's why and a few suggestions of other excellent venues that you'd be crazy to miss.

With Covid-19 continuing to dominate the news agenda, some people are understandably questioning whether physically attending an escape room sensible. We outline the 'Covid-Secure' measures we're taking to comply with the very latest Government guidance, and why we believe that provided all the necessary precautions are taken, visiting an Edinburgh Escape Room can be extremely safe and enjoyable experience.