Cave Escape: Monuments

A World War II theme might not seem the obvious choice to set in a cave, but in fact the story is a perfect match for the setting: in Monuments you are in the Austrian salt mines where the Nazis stashed their looted treasures, trying to rescue precious works of art before the defeated occupiers blow the place up.

Cave Escape‘s unique underground setting again gives an instant authenticity to the environment, and the games builds on that with a great deal of 1940s equipment and decor. It’s not a...

One word: AMAZING.

If you had asked me last week if I ever thought that I would need to experience an escape room in a cave i'd have laughed, that was until I visited Cave Escape in Nottingham. Cave Escape currently have two escape rooms in Carfax, their Dracula themed room and Monuments their World War 2 themed room, (With a third, Judgement, opening at a different location called Judges Escape Emporium nearby soon). We arrived slightly early but were let in and told just to chill on the sofa. I have seen some beautiful receptions before but Cave Escape really take the top spot on this. It was stunningly beautiful and so cosy and the staff are all so lovely and are so passionate about escape rooms as at a few times in our interactions we got distracted talking about other rooms. Anyway, we got given a locker by our lovely host Imogen and we descended down some stairs to our room Monuments.

Monuments was quite simply brilliant. 3 out of the 4 of our team absolutely loved this room and very nearly got 5* for that reason. The sheer size of this game is something quite special, let alone the puzzles, the theme and atmosphere of feeling like you are in a bunker underground because of the natural caves. All 3 rooms at Cave Escape are fantastic and Monuments is right there with being one of the best in our back catalogue. Becky was brilliant with us all afternoon, answering any questions we had and even let us know of a sister company soon to open their doors to an incredible sounding experience just down the road. We can’t wait to come back!