As you might have seen from our other reviews, Escape Rooms in MK tend to be in pretty random locations. We have visited industrial estates, warehouses and even the historic Bletchley Park to play. This game was no exception and this time we were headed towards a backstreet of Wolverton. One of the older areas of Milton Keynes. Tucked away about 200 yards from the main road and nestled behind an orange picket fence is escape MK.
We’ve played a decent game with the Escape franchise before, Overthrone in Shepherds bush being one of the better UK rooms we have completed so far. With the backing of the biggest UK escape franchise, we were pretty hopeful that this room would meet the same standards.
Thankfully, Escape Milton Keynes have delivered and we were transported to the 1940’s first class carriage we were promised in the scenario. The first thing we noticed was the dim lighting which really gave the room an authentic retro atmosphere. The walls and floor are a bit faded and worn to really give a sense of an aging carriage. On the far wall is a net curtain covered window which (as the scenario suggests) lets you see the country side shooting past outside. The concierge desk, drinks cabinet and furniture all match and look authentically antique. There were nice finishing touches in this room too, such as the corners of the ceiling being rounded to the shape of a train carriage. It looks great.
As you might glean from the story and mission brief, you’ll end up in the engine room of the train, which isn’t quite as refined as the carriage but has been constructed well. We wont go into too much detail about what you find here though and leave that for you to discover.