GUIDES
BEFORE YOU PLAY.
Honest, useful reads from the Clue HQ Warrington team.
Your first escape room: what to expect
Never played before? Here is exactly what happens from the moment you arrive, so the only surprises are the good ones.
Read the guideHow to choose the right escape room for your group
5 rooms, 5 very different hours. Here is how to match the room to the people you are bringing.
Read the guideTeam-building ideas people actually enjoy
The best team days do not feel like team days. They feel like fun that happens to involve the people you work with.
Read the guideThe best escape rooms in Warrington and Cheshire
What is actually in Warrington, which room to pick first, what it costs and how to get here. Written by the team who run the games.
Read the guideFive things to do in Warrington and Cheshire
Making a day of it in Warrington? Here is what we would do, starting with an hour with us and then the places we send people afterwards.
Read the guidePlanning a corporate away day in Warrington
A half day people talk about afterwards, planned in the order that stops anything landing on you the morning of.
Read the guideCorporate nights out in Warrington
An hour of something before the food and drinks, and the evening looks after itself.
Read the guideOffice Christmas party ideas in Warrington
The meal is booked and everyone has been to it four years running. Here is how to make the Warrington work do the one people turn up for.
Read the guideChristmas nights out in Warrington beyond the market
Mulled wine is lovely for about twenty minutes. Here is what to do with the rest of a Christmas night out in Warrington.
Read the guideNew Year ideas in Warrington
The bit between Christmas and going back to work, and the first cold weekends of January, when nobody wants another walk.
Read the guideValentine's Day in Warrington: something other than dinner
A table for two at a restaurant doing a set menu it does not normally do. Or an hour where you actually talk to each other.
Read the guideMother's Day in Warrington: better than another bunch of flowers
She does not want a card. She wants everyone in the same room, off their phones, for an hour.
Read the guideFather's Day in Warrington: he does not need more socks
Another gadget he will not use, or an hour where he gets to be competitive with his own children. Not a difficult call.
Read the guideHalloween in Warrington for people who are too old for trick or treat
Somewhere between a children’s party and a horror film, there is an hour that is actually good fun.
Read the guideEaster holidays in Warrington: what to do with the family
Two weeks off, unreliable weather and an egg hunt that lasts eleven minutes.
Read the guideSix weeks off: summer holiday ideas in Warrington
By week three the novelty has gone and the phrase "I am bored" has been said out loud. Here is one day sorted.
Read the guideHalf term in Warrington: one day that is not the soft play
A week off, a couple of days of it wet, and a list of places you have already been twice.
Read the guideRainy day ideas in Warrington
The forecast has changed, the plan is off, and nobody wants another hour in a shopping centre.
Read the guideBirthday ideas in Warrington for grown-ups and children
A meal where everyone sings at you, or an hour where everyone has a job. One of these makes a better story.
Read the guideHen party ideas in Warrington
Something for the afternoon that everyone from the bride’s best friend to her aunt will actually enjoy.
Read the guideStag do ideas in Warrington
The part of the day that gives everyone something to talk about later, before it all becomes about the pub.
Read the guideThe best way to start a night out in Warrington
The hour between meeting up and the evening properly beginning is usually wasted in a pub deciding what to do.
Read the guideGroup activities in Warrington for 10, 20 or 30 people
Big groups are the hardest thing to plan for. Here is what actually works, and what we can take.
Read the guideThings to do with teenagers in Warrington
An age group that has opinions about everything and enthusiasm for very little. This is one of the few things that lands.
Read the guideSchool trips in Warrington: end of term, rewards and enrichment
A trip that fits in a morning, costs less than a coach to a museum, and that the class talks about for the rest of term.
Read the guideScouts, Guides and youth groups in Warrington
An evening or a weekend activity for Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides, cadets and church groups, booked in one go.
Read the guideOnline escape rooms: how they work (and who they’re for)
Same puzzles-against-the-clock feeling, played from your own sofa with people who might be hundreds of miles away.
Read the guideOnline escape rooms for families in different cities
When the family is spread across the country, a video call runs out of things to say after twenty minutes. This gives everyone something to do.
Read the guideOnline team building for remote teams that actually works
Remote socials fail for a predictable reason. Here is what to do instead of another quiz.
Read the guideRunning a virtual away day with an online escape room
A full away day on a video call is a hard sell. Here is a half-day shape that people stay awake for, built round a game in the middle.
Read the guideFive reasons to play an online escape room
Why a game you play from your own front room keeps earning its place, whether your team is spread across three time zones or you simply cannot face going out.
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