Whilst being hosted in a barbers shop, the perfect theme would relate right? Escape The Chop is exactly that with it being a Sweeney Todd styled room that local people keep disappearing after visiting the shop.  

“A new barber at Burghfield Barbers suspects their boss is behind the disappearances, but can’t find any evidence.

Local men are being reported missing in the local news…

Do you have what it takes to work out who’s behind the disappearances, find the evidence and Escape The Chop?”

Puzzles & Flow: 7/10
Escape The Chop has some really cool puzzles with everything making sense as you go through the game. With a non linear experience, this allowed the game to be pretty open with several things to spot and do. Whilst only a small group, this allowed us to do lots in the first 15 minutes, to the point we thought we were almost done. To no surprise, the game took a turn and even more puzzles made themselves apparent. With a lot of padlock styled puzzles, it was great to see some different, creative puzzles in the room scattered about. With a medium difficulty rating, this allowed our game to flow pretty well with no help really required and us maximising the 60 minutes, giving us only a few minutes spare!

Uniqueness: 10/10
How can we not give the uniqueness a top rating! Are we going to find another escape room experience hosted in an actual barbers shop? Probably not. The theme of it and the genius to utilise this space effectively and how it all operates just works for Escape The Chop.

Escape The Chop overall is a must play experience. Whilst it may not have the best puzzles or be the best themed, the experience as a whole with the story and the barbers shop operating, gives the room a really unusual feeling which you won’t experience in any other room. A truly unique challenge. 

A massive thank you to Alex for inviting us and talking to us about Escape The Chop. Tickets can be purchased for as little as £18 per person and timeslots available in the weekday evenings and throughout the day on weekends!