Is this the ultimate scary venue for a Sheffield escape room?

A Sheffield escape room business has announced a new weapon in the fight for growth - a tie in with the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
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The Great Escape Game will be staging its thrilling gameplay amid historic, and in some cases macabre, exhibits and artefacts at the nationally-renowned venue.

RA/ID will feature a puzzle-trail through the museum’s galleries as part of a project to expand the Armouries’ entertainment offer.

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And it is another string to the bow of The Great Escape Game, which has two venues in Sheffield, one in Leeds and employs 50.

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Hannah Duraid, managing director, said "We're honoured to have been able to collaborate with the Royal Armouries Museum to offer this unprecedented type of experience.

“Leeds is a fantastic city, and already home to one of our flagship sites, and we can't wait to see what guests think of this latest experience".

Hannah co-founded the business in Sheffield in 2015 as a ‘live escape room experience’, where groups of friends, family and workmates try to figure out how to escape rooms while the clock is ticking.

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Today it has 16 escape rooms across three sites including Sidney Street and Vicar Lane in Sheffield.

Hannah Duraid of The Great Escape Game Leeds and Sheffield.Hannah Duraid of The Great Escape Game Leeds and Sheffield.
Hannah Duraid of The Great Escape Game Leeds and Sheffield.

Adam Lumb, head of commercial and IP at the Royal Armouries, said: “We have a long history of collaborating with the film, TV and video game industries.

“In 2020 we launch our own entertainment product RA/ID to complement the props from the worlds of other movie franchises in our Make: Believe gallery.

“Partnering with the fantastic team at The Great Escape Game to bring this world to life for our visitors will create a new museum experience incorporating their hallmark of immersive set builds and game play. We cannot wait to welcome audiences to try this new way of interacting with our amazing collections.”

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Hannah added: “Innovation is our specialism. We invest tens of thousands of pounds into our Generation 2 rooms, to stay ahead in the field and now employ over 50 staff from the Sheffield and Leeds area.”