The year is 1952, and you’ve been sentenced to death for murders you didn’t commit. With only an hour left before your execution, your brother claims to have proof of your innocence—but time is running out.
The guards are coming, and escape from the notorious Alcatraz seems impossible. Can you outwit them and break free before you're taken to the electric chair? Your life depends on it!
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The electric chair awaits... -
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You're gonna get a real shock if you don't escape in time! -
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Your cell isn't the most comfortable of places... -
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Time to escape! -
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The Warden's office holds many secrets...
Escape from Alcatraz is a prison themed escape experience in which you must solve puzzles, find clues and collect items to escape from your cell before being taken to the electric chair.
Available for 2 to 8 players.
This is a 60 minute game suitable for players aged 12+
An adult over 18 must remain on the premises at all times if all the players are under 18.
Escape from Alcatraz: Players aged 12-18 may play on their own while an adult over 18 must sign the waiver before the game and remain on the premises at all times.
*Escape from Alcatraz is also available to play at Houdini's Chester, Crewe, Doncaster, Dundee, Gloucester, Greenwich, Kingston, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton, Stafford, Swindon, Walsall, Worcester, and York.
HOW WILL YOU ESCAPE?
Houdini's Cheshire Oaks @Tenpin
Located within Tenpin Bowling, Coliseum Way, Cheshire Oaks Way, Ellesmere Port CH65 9HD
Bus
Daily National Express services to Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet run from Leeds, Bradford, Oldham and Manchester. Please click here to book your trip with National Express.
Daily Stagecoach services to Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet run from Chester, Liverpool, Ellesmere Port Town Centre.
Train
Ellesmere Port Railway Station is a 10 minute car journey away, with Chester Railway Station about 15 minutes away. Alternatively, visitors arriving to the Chester Railway Station can then take the 1 or X1 bus, which stops at the designer outlet across from our site.
Car
Travelling from Cheshire, simply exit the M53 at junction 10. If you're travelling from Manchester or further afield, leave the M56 at junction 15 for the M53 'Ellesmere Port'. Then exit the M53 at Junction 10.
To find us using Sat Nav, enter CH65 9JJ.
What's On?
MONDAY BLUES
£17.50 per Player ONLY
Code BLUESCAPE | Every Monday | £17.50 per Player, min. 4 players| Excluding Farringdon; excluding UK bank holidays & seasonal promotions
TUESDAY HALF PRICE
WEDNESDAY BREAKOUT
£75 for Up to 6 Players
Code MIDBREAK | Every Wednesday | Excluding Farringdon; excluding UK bank holidays
THURSDAY BURGER
Free Burger Meal with Drink
Code BURGER | £17.50 each, min. of 4 players | Enjoy free burger meal (cheeseburger or spicy bean burger VG + french fries + alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage) each
FRIDAY COCKTAIL
Free Cocktail or Mocktail Pitcher
Code FRIDAYFUN | £17.50 each, min. of 4 players | Every Friday from 4.30pm | Enjoy Free 2-pint Cocktail or Mocktail Pitcher
SUNDAY PIZZA
Free Pizzas
Code PIZZA | £15 each, min. of 4 players | Get 1 pizza per 2 players: team of 4, 6, 8 players get 2x, 3x, 4x pizzas accordingly
Experience More @Tenpin Cheshire Oaks
BOWLING
Come bowl with us and remember, even if your game is more gutter than strike, it's all about having a great time!
KARAOKE
Grab the mic and let's turn "car-aoke" into karaoke - where shower singers become stage sensations!
LASER TAG
Get geared up for laser tag and get ready to unleash your inner action hero - just don't forget to aim for the opponents, not your own feet!
Find out if you made it on to our leaderboards and compare your escape times and how many clues you had with other teams.
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Difficulty:
Players:
2 - 8
Success Rate:
52%
Age Guide:
8+
Time:
60 minutes
Contact Phone:
0800 999 1996
Difficulty:
Players:
2 - 4
Success Rate:
61%
Age Guide:
8+
Time:
60 minutes
Contact Phone:
0800 999 1996
Digital or postal, your friends and family will LOVE this exciting gift idea and you can enjoy the experience with them! See if you can escape one of Houdini's amazing, immersive excape room experiences together!