Welcome
ABOUT US
One Way Out is an escape room experience located in Oakham, Rutland.
Come and be immersed in one of our themed escape rooms.
Use strategy, team work and brain power to crack codes, solve puzzles and complete our games.
During the event your game master will guide you if you need a hint.
Work together, think together and, most importantly, laugh together!
Bookings available 10:00 - 21:00 daily.
All our games are suitable for everyone from about 8+ but younger children may be okay in a family group.
Under 14’s must be accompanied by a paying adult. 14’s and 15’s may play alone providing there is an adult on the premises. !6’s may play alone.
“Had to return to this escape room as we visited last year from Manchester and loved it so much, It became the standard that we expected elsewhere...Nothing so far has matched the standard of the escape rooms at One Way Out in Oakham”
“...having done over 50 rooms ... this has gone right up into my top five overall games for enjoyment of gameplay and the fantastic setting of the room.”
“...a complete different level of design, use of space, uniqueness with many new ideas and puzzles we’d NEVER seen before ...”
Who are we?
Tessa Angell celebrated retirement, thirty years married, and a new baby - One Way Out Escape Rooms. The idea was conceived in October 2018 whilst playing her first escape game ever, in Cornwall on holiday, and suddenly it seemed that everything in her life to date had been leading up to this moment. Working with people, teaching in schools, organising events, devising treasure hunts, geocaching, even a spell of decorative painting have all stood her in good stead to create the One Way Out experiences.
And nine months on, the birth was upon us.
It’s true to say that the sleepless nights came thick and fast as puzzles were devised, props collected, legalities battled over and rooms decorated. The premises on Long Row are spacious with room for two large escape experiences as well as two smaller playing spaces.
The themes were a natural choice - they’re what she knew best. A science teacher for many years (although thankfully never with a fatal gas leak) the first room to open was a drama in a science lab, featuring a rather eccentric scientist. I wonder who she based her character on?
An eager host of many social occasions- and Queen of the Rutland Red Hatters social group, Tessa is a great organiser of parties (all so far without a murder), so a party whodunnit was the other obvious choice. Family members feature heavily in this game as you try to work out which one did the dastardly deed.
A childhood friend has built the set in a remarkably short time and Tessa has been in the building every spare minute painting and creating intrigue at every turn. So many friends have helped fold and deliver leaflets. Son Fred has helped with all the digital wizardry and daughter Molly, a midwife in Nottingham is fully on board as a part time game master. Husband Geoff, formerly parish priest in various Rutland churches has been a slightly reluctant convert to the escape room enterprise, but as with their two real live kids, has been a hands on practical and loving support.
The Angell Family is excited and delighted to welcome you to play our escape games in Oakham.
