The Detention

The Detention

Very Positive (18 ratings)

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  • IRL

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A brain, a beauty, a rebel, a jock, and a basket case left behind a load of clues to help you escape YOUR detention. Difficulty: ranges 'medium - hard' Owner is an experienced teacher / designer of escape rooms and is very keen to learn about your experiences and share ideas!

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Medium

Ratings

All ratings (18)

Very Positive

Gameplay
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive

Reviews

@Joanna241
Joanna241

212 escape rooms

It was a genuine please to visit Just in Tyne. The folks here are a joy and it was really wonderful to talk about the rooms here and all of our combined experiences after our games. We did the double header and started with The Detention. This is a brilliant room that’s full of humour and fun nods to the movie which inspired it. It’s not an easy room though and we found ourselves stumped a few times. The boys made us feel better by explaining the game can be set to different difficulty levels and assured us we did the most difficult. We still needed a few extra minutes to crack the room but that was mostly due to our ability to overcomplicate things. We thoroughly enjoyed the puzzles and felt there was plenty to do for a full hour.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Expert

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Safety

Yes

Oct 17, 2026 | Experienced Oct 17, 2026

DITTO DITTO DITTO... Many thanks you two. It was an honour to meet and host you. I mean ti when I say that your feedback is absolute gold dust... soooo important and very much appreciated. Thank you thank you thank you thank you....

Oct 19, 2026

A

Archiebear

355 escape rooms

Did this game after The Brief Case (see other review) and again thoroughly enjoyed it. Flowed really well and doable as a two on hard mode. Silas creates such great games and is a wonderful host.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
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Oct 12, 2026 | Experienced Oct 12, 2026

The Detention is about 13 months old now and has evolved several times - probably on The Detention version 12 now... so it is great to see a team with such a wealth of experience as you two, play it and enjoy it...! Not sure what number you guys are up to but having played 370+ games....you're masters of the escape! (in my view at least...!) So - learning from you both that it flows well and was difficult enough to challenge you for a good chunk of time is hugely satisfying. I just wish those 'other' venues had the same approach...! grrrr... Thank you so much Lindsay... really very much appreciated! Keep in touch - I'll definitely be keeping an eye on your reviews! Kindest regards Silas

Oct 13, 2026

@ScottyTee
ScottyTee

10 escape rooms

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Experience at JUST IN TYNE ESCAPE ROOMS! Myself and Sam had an absolutely brilliant time at JUST IN TYNE ESCAPE ROOMS, playing “The Detention.” The whole experience was fantastic from start to finish. The room was really well thought out, great fun, challenging and had us both completely hooked throughout! We had such a laugh working our way through the puzzles. A massive shout-out to our Game Master Silias, who was brilliant — really friendly, welcoming and made the whole experience even better. We genuinely had an amazing time and would 100% recommend it to anyone looking for a fun and memorable escape room experience. We’ll definitely be back to take on another room! 🔐🧩⏰ Thanks for a fantastic experience!

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Gameplay

Great fun and everything flowed really well.

Atmosphere

We were both very impressed with everything.

Customer service

Silas was a great Games Master.

Was anything broken?

No

Aug 16, 2026

Silias? hahahaha. Where did that second i come from? It was my nickname at school - silly-ass. It works. Thank you Scotty for reviewing The Detention. You and Sam did brilliantly considering how much there is to do for two! Keep the reviewing and recording going... it really helps! Thank you Silas

Aug 17, 2026

@2sCompany
2sCompany

20 escape rooms

It was a great experience, a really well thought out room and very friendly and helpful GM. It's clear that Silas really cares about your experience within these rooms and gave us a great thematic briefing. The room was clean and well maintained with a lot of good puzzles.

Gameplay
Aug 3, 2026

Thank you! Thank you for taking the time to review and thank you for your kind words. Morty is top class...so your review helps hugely...! Very much appreciated. silas

Aug 11, 2026

M

MAlice

96 escape rooms

Excellent room, love that Silas can adapt the difficulty based on how experienced you are. Good variety of puzzles and strong themeing.

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Customer service
Was anything broken?

No

Jul 22, 2026 | Experienced Jul 3, 2026

The adaptability is key! Thank you Michelle Your feedback is very much appreciated... See you soon! Silas

Jul 27, 2026

@Terraverte88
Terraverte88

88 escape rooms

As an experienced quartet we did all 3 games here over the course of the weekend (Detention, A Brief Case and the Chain Lock Challenge). The games were well themed with some interesting puzzles, some of which we hadn’t seen before. All well executed and fairly low tech (which suited us), and we escaped with plenty of time to spare. Silas is the owner and designer and he’s lovely, a great GM. Recommended!

Gameplay
Apr 12, 2026 | Experienced Apr 12, 2026

Thank you Terraverte88...! I thoroughly enjoyed (and benefitted hugely) from hosting Team 32:52. It is a privilege to observe / witness teams who are so adept at puzzle solving, collaborating and figuring 'stuff' out on their own (as a team I mean) and do so in rapid time. I am back looking at the proverbial drawing board to start plotting how I can next try to stump you! Thanks again and keep in touch Silas

Apr 14, 2026

K

Kingo

47 escape rooms

We chose to do this room second after completing The Briefcase earlier in the day. It was another fantastic room with some clever and unique puzzles I've never seen before. The theming was great and it all flowed really well. Slightly easier than The Briefcase room, but nonetheless a really enjoyable one. A big shout out to the host Silas, who you can tell really cares about his rooms and he's always looking for feedback and ways to improve. The rooms here are the best I've done in the North East of England by quite some distance, and we're looking forward to what he's got coming up next!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Incredible hosting.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Puzzles I've never seen before in all the rooms we've done.

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Mar 17, 2026 | Experienced Mar 12, 2026

THANK YOU...! It was great to host and meet you! I do care very much about the experience my customers have - especially those who have amassed as many games as you. VIP...! I am hoping to expand into nextdoor - I met my new landlord yesterday to chat about it and he's (funnily enough) really keen for me take it on... Let's see how things go but I hope I can do it... It'll mean I can create more games and lock you back up again...! Thank you again Silas

Apr 21, 2026

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