The best escape rooms near Watford according to fans

Speaking with the Watford Observer this week, Benn Warren, who is building the puzzles at Enigma Rooms Watford, said a goal of his was to devise a room to crack the top 100 of hobbyist site Escape the Review.

See how Escape the Review ranks some of Watford’s nearest escape rooms.

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  The site gives its scores on a range because "there’s a huge difference between a room that most people think is average, and one that some love and some hate".

Escape Hunt Watford – Trip Advisor 4.5/5

The escape room centre in atria Watford has six games to take on.

Atria Watford (Image: Atria Watford)

• Escape The Wild West - 4 to 4.5 stars
• Our Finest Hour – 3.5 to 5 stars
• Blackbeard's Treasure – 2.5 to 3.5 stars
• Curse of the Pharoah – 2.5 to 3.5 stars
• Alice in Puzzleland - 1.5 to 4 stars
• The Fourth Samurai – 2 stars

Enigma Rooms Watford – Trip Advisor 5/5

Five rooms are planned for this location in Watford High Street but so far only one is finished.

Enigma Rooms Watford (Image: Benn Warren)

• Gold Rush – 3.5 to 4 stars

Locked Escape Rooms – Trip Advisor 5/5

If you are willing to take a trip to St Albans this attraction in The Maltings offers four rooms, but only two have been rated so far.

Locked Escape Rooms (Image: Google Street View)

• The Dig – 3.5 stars
• The Great Train Robbery – 3 stars