Smuggler's Grove

Smuggler's Grove

Mostly positive (5 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Enter the dream of a young boy dreaming of finding pirate treasure at the bottom of his garden! Find the treasure before the time runs out to awaken the boy, and find the clue to what has happened to the Sandman in this first chapter within the DreamVault.

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (5)

Mostly positive

Reviews

J

Jalopenos

7 escape rooms

Lovely room, good for newbies. I would recommend for max 4 as some spaces are tight

Gameplay

Nice variety of puzzles for different brains

Atmosphere

Great room decoration, doors opened from unexpected areas

Customer service

Violet was great, despite the WiFi failing she was able to assist when required

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Great theme well designed. Looking forward to their future rooms coming later in 2026

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Mobility would be a challenge if in a wheelchair for example

Easy to find location

Yes

On the high Street in with a navy blue front

Parking

Easy

Closest car park is Queen's Road carpark

Safety

Yes

Mar 8, 2026
@Fraternater
Fraternater

146 escape rooms

Overall, a lovely straightforward room with lots of varied puzzles - which is always a bonus when it’s not just padlocks all the time. Set and atmosphere was good, fresh and clean. Staff are friendly and attentive. In summary, worth doing if you just like a solid escape room.

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Gameplay

Nice and straightforward. Some nice puzzles.

Atmosphere

Nothing to add here other than it was good set design, and everything worked as it was required to.

Customer service

Welcoming, easy to communicate with and good sense of humour.

Particularly interesting or different

No

I’ve done a fair few like this one before - so not a negative or reason for others not to do it, just that I’ve done similar rooms with similar storylines/ scenarios.

Feb 25, 2026 | Experienced Feb 20, 2026

A

Aslak

1 escape room

Fabulous concept and beautifully executed. Everything looked wonderful and the puzzles were fun and challenging. Can't wait to go back when the next room opens!

Gameplay

I loved the concept

Atmosphere
Customer service

Very welcoming

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Dec 20, 2025

H

Horatio1994

1 escape room

I was lucky enough to be in the test groups for this room. I found it really imaginative with a great mix of puzzles. The theme was fun and nostalgic. The puzzles are a great mix of individual and team that will keep everyone busy for the time.

Gameplay

Really fun, great flow and a good story.

Atmosphere

Fantastical and imaginative. The props are awesome, the set design is very cool and it's very immersive.

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Certain puzzles I had never seen before that i found really interesting and intriguing

Story

Brilliant story, well thought out

Difficulty

Hard

I've not don't too many escape rooms but others in my group had. The puzzles aren't impossible but you will need to be observant and mindful.

Game tech

High tech

Just incredibly well done

Ideal number of players

5

It's not a small puzzle and you can keep a whole group quite busy at the same time

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

16

It's not scary but might be difficult for younger players

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

The host however none in the game room

Physically active

Not at all

All on one level and no more active then standing for an hour

Accessibility

All on one level however the rooms are a little dark, small amount of flashing lights and some puzzles do require listening.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Reading town centre had paid parking but the facility itself doesn't have any parking

Dec 19, 2025 | Experienced Dec 2, 2025

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