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PUZZLED

Step into a world of twisted toys and evil games.

After our sell-out run of Unsolved at Brighton Fringe Festival, we are back this October with Puzzled, our new pop-up escape room experience at The Brewery Shades, Crawley!

In the heart of a small town nestled above a pub named the Brewery Shades was a curious place known simply as Dorothy’s. This place had been here as long as anyone could remember. Its windows filled with curiosities, toys, dusty dolls and figurines that seemed to follow you with their glassy eyes as you passed by. Rumours had always gone around the town about the mysterious owner, Dorothy, who was said to have a thing for collecting toys and games. If you entered Dorothy’s shop she would invite you to play a game with her. If you win, you get to leave. If you lose… well, the game decides...

Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

27th, 28th & 29th September

Every Friday - Sunday in October

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Dates & Times

We are open every weekend throughout October 2024.

Experiences will last up to 1 hour, please arrive before your start time to allow for a quick safety briefing and to get yourselves settled in!

Where to Find Us

The Brewery Shades 

85 High Street, Crawley,

West Sussex, RH10 1BA

Found on the historic high street of Crawley, a short walk from the train station and with parking (Orchard Street Car Park) close by.

  • What is Unsolved?
    Unsolved is a pop-up escape room experience lasting 45 minutes. It combines a unique story, special effects and a big helping of puzzles that you and your team will need to solve in order to unravel the truth behind an ancient mystery.
  • Is The Actors really haunted?
    Yes! The Actors, formally known as The Marlborough Pub & Theatre is considered one of the most haunted buildings in Brighton and has quite an interesting history! Many members of staff who work there have had their own experiences. You can read more about the story here: https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/haunted-places/brighton
  • Is it scary?
    In short, yes! We will be using 3D sounds, lighting effects and actors.
  • Is there flashing lights?
    Yes, darkness, strobe lights and other light effects will be used.
  • Are the puzzles difficult?
    The experience is designed so everyone can complete it, we want you to experience everything!
  • Is it based on a true story?
    Nope! Our team have created this story themselves, any likeness to any similar stories is completely coincidental!
  • Can I film or take photos?
    No! A big part of our event is the surprise element, taking photos and videos will spoil this!
  • How many people per experience?
    Up to 6 people can attend a showing
  • Will it just be my group?
    As we are on a limited run we keep our bookings open until they are full so you may have another group with you. If you book for more people, there is more chance it will just be your group! Want a private experience? Get in touch and we will see what we can do!
  • What is the age limit?
    Unsolved is an 18+ event. Under 18s can attend the event as long as they are accompanied by an adult aged 18+. Due to the license terms of the venue, please contact us before booking an experience if you have people under the age of 18 in your group.
  • Is the experience accessible?
    Our event can be experienced entirely from a seat, the venue itself however does have a set of stairs to get to the room we are running from.
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