Two experiences: three 60-minute escape room missions (magic, heist and time-travel themed) and the Escape Arcade, a set of 30 immersive mini-challenges with app-based scoring.

Escape rooms are £35 per person for a 60-minute private mission (teams of 2 to 5, a 6th on request; teams of two pay a £35 surcharge on Saturdays). The Escape Arcade is £25 per player in units of 2 to 4.

Which is better for a bigger birthday group?

The Escape Arcade, as multiple teams can play at once, up to 16 players per time slot and dozens across the day, while escape rooms are private for one team of up to 5 or 6.

What age is it suitable for?

The Arcade suits all ages, while the escape rooms are best for children aged around 9 and up. Children aged 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

How long does it take, and when should we arrive?

Each experience lasts 60 minutes, and you should arrive 15 minutes before for the introduction, with a short debrief afterwards.

Is there food and drink?

Yes, there is an on-site bar, Beyond the Web, with cocktails and mocktails, and a pizzeria, The Comet Club, with handmade pizzas including vegan and vegetarian options.

Can we book exclusively or for a big group?

Yes. For larger groups you can add a bar tab and area reservation, or arrange exclusive venue hire for 30 or more players. Contact the team for a quote.

What is the cancellation policy?

As live events, bookings are non-refundable, but you can reschedule with at least 72 hours' notice or take a voucher for the full amount.

Enigma Quests

Kids' birthday party venue in London

299 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HZ

Escape rooms and a 30-challenge Escape Arcade in Holborn, with private missions for small teams and arcade sessions that scale to bigger birthday groups

About Enigma Quests

Enigma Quests on High Holborn gives a birthday group two ways to play: three private 60-minute escape rooms - a wizarding school, a billion-pound heist and a time-travelling inventor's workshop - for teams of up to five or six, and the Escape Arcade, a room of thirty immersive mini-challenges with app-based scoring where several teams compete at once, making it the better fit for larger parties of up to sixteen per slot. Games hosts guide every session, and the venue has its own bar with mocktails and a pizzeria with handmade pizzas (vegan and vegetarian included), so food after the game is easy without leaving the building. The arcade suits all ages while the escape rooms work best from about nine up, with under-12s accompanied by an adult. It is a polished, well-reviewed operation (4.6 stars from around 400 Google reviews) in a very reachable central location; larger groups can add reserved areas or full venue hire for thirty-plus players. Note bookings are non-refundable but reschedule with 72 hours' notice

At a glance

Age range: 0–15 years
Guest capacity: 2–6 kids
Website: https://enigmaquests.london/

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Enigma Quests — kids' party venue in London

Party packages & pricing

Escape Room Birthday Party

A private 60-minute escape mission for a team of 2 to 5 (a sixth player on request): choose the World of Witchcraft and Wizardry, The Billion Pound Heist or Inventor's Odyssey Through Time, with a games host guiding by radio. Arrive 15 minutes early for the briefing; teams of two pay a £35 surcharge on Saturdays. Pizza and mocktails available on site afterwards.

Price: £35
Per person: £35
Guests: 2–6
Ages: 9–15

Escape Arcade Party

A 60-minute Escape Arcade session played in units of 2 to 4 across thirty immersive mini-challenges with app-based scoring and live leaderboards. Multiple teams play simultaneously - up to 16 players per time slot and dozens across a day - so it suits bigger birthday groups, with bar-tab and reserved-area add-ons or exclusive hire for 30+ players.

Price: £25
Per person: £25
Guests: 2–?
Ages: 0–15

Frequently asked questions

What can we do here?: Two experiences: three 60-minute escape room missions (magic, heist and time-travel themed) and the Escape Arcade, a set of 30 immersive mini-challenges with app-based scoring.
How much is it?: Escape rooms are £35 per person for a 60-minute private mission (teams of 2 to 5, a 6th on request; teams of two pay a £35 surcharge on Saturdays). The Escape Arcade is £25 per player in units of 2 to 4.
Which is better for a bigger birthday group?: The Escape Arcade, as multiple teams can play at once, up to 16 players per time slot and dozens across the day, while escape rooms are private for one team of up to 5 or 6.
What age is it suitable for?: The Arcade suits all ages, while the escape rooms are best for children aged around 9 and up. Children aged 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
How long does it take, and when should we arrive?: Each experience lasts 60 minutes, and you should arrive 15 minutes before for the introduction, with a short debrief afterwards.
Is there food and drink?: Yes, there is an on-site bar, Beyond the Web, with cocktails and mocktails, and a pizzeria, The Comet Club, with handmade pizzas including vegan and vegetarian options.
Can we book exclusively or for a big group?: Yes. For larger groups you can add a bar tab and area reservation, or arrange exclusive venue hire for 30 or more players. Contact the team for a quote.
What is the cancellation policy?: As live events, bookings are non-refundable, but you can reschedule with at least 72 hours' notice or take a voucher for the full amount.

Reviews

4.2 / 5 based on 5 reviews.

Aoife Hayward — Rating: 4/5 2026-06-20
Fun evening, managed go get through 11 games. Some easier to work out how to use than others. Staff were all very friendly. Shout out to Aydn on the bar, it was his second shift - he recommended some tasty beers and kept us entertained while we waited for our game to begin!
O S — Rating: 5/5 2026-05-30
Absolutely wonderful. Worth every penny. ALL staff members were genuinely kind and helpful. But I mean all of them. The rooms are a mix of all worlds - lots of fun for all ages honestly. Came to kill some time over half term - and definitely coming back.
Ben — Rating: 3/5 2026-03-31
The concept of Escape Arcade is something that could be good but I did'nt really enjoy it much if I am honest. In an hour slot we really rushed and squeezed in 11 of the 30 rooms. Theres no need to have most of these games be 5mins long, in reality I think 3 mins would be fine for most of the games. Instructions should be clearer on games and a set of them inside as well as outside the room. Some games were great like the Snakes one and the school desk quiz game. But some of the games were utterly dire and have no place in something like this. I mean 5mins of putting soft play ball pit balls into cones that jam up constantly is boring and so was the task with images being revealed and 5mins of bowling balls rolling into a spinning thing. Catapults in the fort game totally useless, only worked if you threw the balls. I would far prefer to go to Prison Island which seemed much more varied and fun and could leave games when you wanted and were not stuck in for 5mins doing a boring game. Plus you have to set up an app with password, etc to get scores at the end. What a hassle. Why cant you just email results like most places do? Its a shame as the setting and build quality is good, staff friendly but it just falls very short of what I wanted.
J Sarb — Rating: 5/5 2026-03-13
We had such a fantastic time at Enigma Quests with the kids. The huge variety of short missions were perfect — quick, exciting, and got the kids thinking fast. Each challenge kept all engaged, needing calm focus while still delivering that thrilling escape-room buzz. They were sweating towards the end. The Y2K mission was my personal favourite, even though, as a millennial, I failed it, the kids weren't impressed. Lockers are provided to lock away your valuables and the location is convenient and the pricing is reasonable for the experience. I’d highly recommend for a kids’ day out, or with friends or work colleagues, or a date. Make sure you're all super hydrated beforehand.
Martyn Williams — Rating: 4/5 2025-12-30
Really great concept, a few flaws to iron out to make it a 5 star. The waiting area has a bar and pizza stand and seating and storage. Sadly the bar had no beer left (at all) and some of the background music was ott drum and bass that was a little hard to talk or even think over. The main arcade escape is great! 60mins to hit as many 5 mins rooms as you can and score as many points. The rooms are a mix of physical (like using body weight to move balls through a giant tilt maze or games like floor is lava to run around turning off lights) to more mental ones (like using mirrors to direct lasers, or guessing ingredients to go into a mix) The best games are the ones where you work as a team (so a train one where someone is driver, someone shovels coal, someone balances steam dials etc). I would say if you aren't a team of 4 some games will be a struggle! I'd Def only do it with 3 as a minimum. Well worth a visit

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