by The Escaporium (website)
Ground Floor, Berwick St Mills, 23 Square Rd, HX1 1QG
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
Well known alien hunter and conspiracy theorist, Professor Ross Well lives at 51½ George Street. After years spent collecting, and hunting evidence of extra-terrestrial life, he got his lucky break and came across a crash site up on the moors, complete with a live alien! He brought the alien back to his house with the intention of keeping him, but the mothership has tracked their friend down and arrived to collect him!
You begin your mission outside Professor Ross Well's house - what you will find in there is anyone's guess! But what you do know is that you only have one hour to return the alien back to the mothership, or our planet will be destroyed!
Your excellent investigative observation skills will be put to the test in Area 51½!
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A lovely escape room from the guys at Escapeorium. I loved the ending, and felt fully immersed throughout. A good use of space and mixture of puzzles.
Beautiful. Value For Money. Funny. Clever. Story Driven. Great Hosting. Family Friendly. Intense. Epic. Magical. Logical. Great Signposting.
I had to add all of the tags and more! This room is truly one of the best rooms we have ever played! From start to finish we were impressed by the puzzles, the set, the props and the general attention to detail that the Escaporium is known for!
A fantastic mix of locks and tech which felt very much within the theme of the game. Escaporium is a must visit venue in any case, but if you were 'ummming' and 'ahhhing' about whether or not to take a trip up north, Area 51&1/2 is a reason to make that trip!
Lots to do; and lots of fun!!
Beautiful scenery and well built. Puzzles are on theme and a good challenge. It’s a well written, logical room with lots of beautiful moments. Looking forward to their next room!
Amazing theme and attention to detail in the room. Lots to do to keep you entertained great for both small and larger teams. Immersive story line which flows well with an awesome wow factor. Highly recommend this room.
What an amazing room and team. I was hooked from start to finish and our host was lovely, very smiley! Very highly recommend all rooms here, especially this one.
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Overall, I loved Area 51.5. In fact, in my whole trip down to Yorkshire to visit Al, Ash & Tasha, this was my very favourite room I did – and I’d be surprised if it didn’t make a regular appearance on all the enthusiast lists in the future.
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