Award-Winning Escape Room in Edinburgh

July 2022

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

The Anatomist escape room has been extremely well reviewed by visitors since opening, and has earned a 5 star rating across multiple platforms including Tripadvisor - the world's largest travel guidance site. The Travelers’ Choice Awards recognize the best in tourism and hospitality, according to visitors who have reviewed over the last 12 months.

This award places Escape The Past among Edinburgh’s very best escape rooms. So if you’re visiting the city this summer, why not immerse yourself in Edinburgh’s dark history with our award winning historical escape room experience. With the kids off school and the festival crowds not yet upon us, there’s never been a better time to descend into The Anatomist’s basement study and find out what all the fuss is about…

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5 star rated escape room Edinburgh

The Anatomist

ESCAPE ROOM | EDINBURGH

DURATION:
1 hour

PLAYERS:
2-8

DIFFICULTY:
3/5

AGES:
12+*

A multi-award winning escape game set on the edge of Edinburgh's old surgical district. Descend into a world of grave robbery, mystery and malpractice as you enter the study of a 19th century anatomist to unearth a thrilling mystery...

5 star rated escape room Edinburgh

The Deacon's Cabinet

ESCAPE ROOM | EDINBURGH

DURATION:
1 hour

PLAYERS:
2-6

DIFFICULTY:
4/5

AGES:
10+*

A historical heist escape room which challenges you to outsmart the infamous Deacon William Brodie - Edinburgh's favourite villain, and the inspiration for Jekyll & Hyde. Can you unlock the mysteries of The Deacon's cabinet and discover his ill-gotten fortune before the noose tightens?

5 star rated escape room Edinburgh

A Trail of Burke & Hare

OUTDOOR ESCAPE ROOM | EDINBURGH

DURATION:
2 hours

PLAYERS:
2-30

DIFFICULTY:
2/5

AGES:
8+*

A body has been discovered in The Cowgate with wounds eerily reminiscent of a dark period of Edinburgh’s past… The path ahead descends through the city's very darkest history.

Follow the trail, decipher the clues and, if you dare, follow in the bloody footsteps of Edinburgh's infamous 19th century serial killers: Burke and Hare...

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