Since a visit to the Universal Studios’ Harry Potter themed lands isn’t possible right now, Inside The Magic have found a muggle* that has put together a Hogwarts Digital Escape Room. (*This escape experience was created by Sydney Krawiec, Youth Services Librarian at Peters Township Public Library in McMurray, PA.) Like the Disney escape game, this one… More Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
As visits to the Magic Kingdom are not possible at the moment, Inside The Magic are offering a Virtual Escape Room, full of Disney magic and problem solving. Although put together for the whole family to play together, the clues are also set up for solo gameplay. So I tried playing this alone. It suggests… More Unlock Disney World! – A Virtual Escape Room
In the summer we visited The National Trust’s Snowshill Manor and Garden in Gloucestershire. Everywhere you look there are treasures to be found. This is the former home of eclectic collector, architect Charles Wade. He bought the property in 1919 and filled it with hundreds of objects. Explore the house and discover a vast collection,… More Treasure Seeking at Snowshill Manor and Garden
Our group played A New Year’s Revelation to welcome in the New Year A New Year’s Revelation Plot The action for this murder mystery takes place just after the First World War. There had been a gathering in 1918 to celebrate the end of the war and to mark the safe return of the Richman family.… More A New Year’s Revelation
Teddy Bears Picnic At this “Teddy Bears Picnic” things are not as innocent as they seem! On Saturday night our team of investigators stepped back in time to to play the ITM Games murder mystery dinner party “Teddy Bears Picnic”. We entered the 1980’s world of big business, big shoulders and fluffy toys…….. The plot… More A Deadly Teddy Bears Picnic
12 Days of Christmas Treasure Hunt When we found out the National Portrait Gallery is to close in 2020 for three years, we decided we’d better stage our 12 Days of Christmas Treasure Hunt one more time. The 12 Days of Christmas Treasure Hunt at The National Portrait Gallery on Friday 27th December 2019 at 1pm The 12… More National Portrait Gallery Christmas Treasure Hunt
Have you ever wondered how you’d fare in a zombie apocalypse? Should there suddenly be an outbreak of hostile zombies, you’d hope the government had a plan of action. You’d also hope that there was a dedicated team of medics working on a cure. The good news is that there is such a facility in East… More Trapped in a Room with a Zombie
Being fans of puzzles and clue solving, our group were looking forward to visiting the Science Museum’s latest exhibition called Top Secret……. Our tickets told us the exhibition was housed in the basement gallery to the rear of the Science Museum, so we headed there via Space and The Modern World only to find the lift did… More Top Secret at the Science Museum
Would you believe we’d had another mystery invitation to celebrate a surprise wedding? This time it was Mr Boddy who had asked Lady Peacock to be his bride. Grooms don’t seem to have much luck at the weddings we’ve been invited to recently. There was poor Lord Heathcliff who was killed with the candlestick in… More A Taste For Murder
Over the very hot bank holiday weekend we visited Southampton and made the short journey to nearby Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh. We arrived at The Central Precinct in Chandler’s Ford for a guided tour at Fusion-Tec. This new startup company had developed a miniature nuclear module to power military vehicles. We were excited to have been chosen as some of the select… More Nuclear Nightmare at Fusion-Tec