Things to Do In Peterborough

Peterborough is a beautiful cathedral city in England and we can’t wait for you to visit. If it’s your first time, you’ll not be disappointed. To help you, we’ve come up with a list of places to visit so your time here will be well spent. 

Peterborough Cathedral

The cathedral that makes Peterborough a city is one impressive building, both architecturally and historically fascinating, it’s well worth a visit. It’s a Normal cathedral and was found as a monastic community back in 654 AD. It’s seen some action over the years and is the burial place of two important queens and also a place that experienced the Civil War. You’ll get a sense of the history of the place, and while you’re there you can admire the beautiful stained-glass windows and marvel at the amazing architecture.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (walks, water sports)

This is a beautiful place where you can walk, cycle and play, as well as explore the park on a horse, jog, walk the dog or ride on the train. There’s plenty of lakes, meadows and forest to explore and it’s only a few miles from the city centre. There are some lovely cafes for you to refresh yourself and there’s disabled access with hard surfaced routes for any wheelchair users throughout the park, and plenty of room for fun and games for all the family.

Railworld

It’s been here since the mid-nineties, a place where habitats and different species can thrive, and thrive it does with over 200 different species of flora and fauna. Once a coal storage yard and then bought for Railworld by Reverend Richard Paten it’s a place where he wanted wildlife to live and prosper, so he created the perfect site where this could happen. Three parts of the Victorian Great Northern Railway aqueduct where donated and were then installed within the wildlife haven. It’s a great place for children and adults to learn about British wildlife.

Flag Fen

This is an Archaeology Park and within it you’ll find the most impressive wooden monument. Built nearly 4,000 years ago it was used by Prehistoric fen people where they would perform rituals and use it as a place of worship. There’s all sorts of fascinating details you’re going to love, and if you love archaeology, it’s definitely a place you should visit.

Escape Games Peterborough

Once you’ve visited all those fabulous places, why not play one of our escape rooms? You and your friends will be locked in a room with 60 minutes in which to escape, you’ll have to find and solve some cryptic puzzles and do some problem-solving before you get out – but will do you do it within the hour? Come down and find out for yourself.

Why Escape Rooms Are So Popular

Escape Rooms are popular and there’s one popping up in almost every town and city, question is, why? Today, we’re going to be tackling that very question, so read on to find out why escape rooms are so popular and why you should be the one who tries it next!

Give Yourself an Escape Route

While most of us lead such busy lives, escape rooms gives us…. well....a means of escape. It’s a place where we can forget the daily grind and transport ourselves into another world. This is a world where you can be someone else if you want, or just yourself having a good time. You’re in a room with friends and you can leave behind the stresses and strains of modern life and forget about all that for now. This unique experience requires full immersion so there’s no time to dwell on the outside world.

Get Your Adrenaline Going

And that adrenaline rush is superb, that sense of real urgency, where you only have one hour, 60 minutes in which to escape. It’s fast paced and exciting and this is what makes people want to come back for more. Not everyone gets it first time, an hour isn’t long if you’re doing this for the first time, but people come back because they want to get it right, or perhaps they got out, but now they want to improve on their original time.

Themed Rooms So You Can Really Immerse Yourself

The rooms are themed, so you can be in any time or place of your choosing, just pick the room that appeals to you the most. Whether it’s the wild west, the world of casinos or a world of mysterious witchcraft, perhaps you may prefer a little Sherlock mystery or perhaps you’d like to be transported to Renaissance Italy – the choice is yours.

For The Love of The Game

And who doesn’t love a game? It’s a refreshing experience to be playing a real live game where you interact with real people, instead of everyone being immersed in your phone or tablet. There’s the same sense of accomplishment at the end of it and that great feeling of reward and of winning. As with other games and sports, the praise at the end of it and that sweet feeling of success when you win is all you need to make you feel re-energised and ready to join the world again.

Escape Games Peterborough

Think you feel curious enough to try it now? Why not join us for some escape games here in Peterborough and you can see whether you enjoy the thrill of the game. Once you’ve tried it though, you may feel an addiction coming on and an urge to visit us again – don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Top Hints for Escape Rooms

Are you ready for your escape room experience? You might be ready and full of excitement, or perhaps you’re full of fear at the thought of being locked in and not knowing what to do. Don’t be, because in our post today we’re going to be going through some hints and tips on how to get out of an escape room successfully.

Team Building Activities With Your Employer

Firstly, if it’s a team building activity, you’re not going to have much choice who you share your room with, but it is a good opportunity to showcase your skills and show how good you are at communicating with your fellow workers. So, be on your best behaviour and take advantage of an away day from the office desk where you can really shine.

Make Sure You Choose People You Get On With

If you’re going as part of a group of friends try to choose people you know you’re not only going to get on with, but who also bring along the requisite skills to help you all escape. The goal of the exercise is to solve a range of hidden cryptic clues and puzzles, so you can get out in under an hour. You need people who have great communication and problem-solving skills and who can think and act on their feet. Naturally, you need to be able to get on with them, because in an enclosed space with no means of escape until you solve the clues, you’re going to be locked in up close and personal, cheek to jowl. Better that you surround yourself with people you get on with.

Keep Your Clues Safe

Yes, we said the clues are hidden, in which case you need to be sharp-eyed, prepared to search high and low for those all-important clues. Once you find them, don’t discard them and immediately run off to find the next. What you need to be doing is keeping all the clues you find together in a safe place, so once you’ve found all of them, you can sit down and work them out. If you’ve lost one of them in all the excitement, then it could unravel your plans to escape the room – so be careful.

Communication Is Key

We’ve already referred to communication once already, but as you can imagine, communication is key to escaping. If you think you have an idea of what a clue means, then do make sure the rest of the team hear you. Make sure that everyone has an opportunity to be heard, and that you all have your say. Don’t let one person dominate, each member of the team should be able to contribute in a meaningful way.

Check Timings

Keep in mind that one hour isn’t very long. It’s important therefore to use that 60 minutes you do have very carefully. Don’t spend too much time on the one clue, forgetting about all the others there are still to discover, you may find that by coming back to that clue you’re stuck on later, that it’s easier to solve.

Most importantly of all, it’s important to enjoy yourself. There’s no point turning up and then getting stressed out by the clues and puzzles, so you enjoy none of it. You may not even escape in time, but if that is the case, remember that at least you tried, and you can always try again, and why wouldn’t you? This is the best fun to have in an hour.

Escape Games Peterborough – For The Best 60 Minutes of Your Life.

Come to Peterborough and try our escape games, you’ll have a choice of themed rooms, which are currently Capture Charles the 1st, 221B Baker Street and Witchcraft & Wizardry. Whichever one you choose you’re going to have a great time, and now you have a few hints to help you have that all-important advantage, why not book your favourite room?

What are the Benefits of Team Building Activities?

We’re looking at the benefits of team building activities and if you manage a team. We know that sometimes a group simply doesn’t gel, and if you have a new project to work on this is essential, so if you’re looking to break the ice and get your team on-board, then a day out on a team building activity might be just the thing they need.

So, what are the benefits of team building activities?

Communication and problem-solving. If they are working as a team together on a team building exercise outside of the office environment, they will have to speak and communicate. They’ll be involved in carrying out tasks and without talking and collaborating nothing will happen. This should help with the bonding process, helping to break the ice, which should have a positive impact once they’re back in the office.

Competition + Getting Results = Winning Big Time

Yes, it may well get that element of competitive spirit working and that is a good thing, getting results is a feeling your team are going to love. That competitiveness will hopefully transfer over to the workplace and this benefits everyone.

Get Social

If your team socialise outside the office it gives them a wonderful opportunity to bond and get to know each other in a more relaxed atmosphere than back in the office. It gives people the right environment to take their guard down and be themselves and you may find that it increases productivity once they’re back at base, once they feel at ease in each other’s company.

Increased Work Performance

You find that your team performs better once they’re back at work, they’ve come to know each other’s strengths and understand who is good at what, whether that be maths, communicating instructions, working out complex information. Whatever it is they’ll have a better idea of where their strengths lie and utilise them effectively.

Once you’ve broken down barriers, your team will have improved problem-solving skills, they won’t feel as self-conscious as they did before, especially new team members who are concerned as to where they fit in. They’ll be better able to communicate their issues and work-related problems, therefore able to sort difficulties out quickly so they can get on with the job in hand.

Escape Games Peterborough For Team Building Activities.

Our escape rooms are popular with both corporate teams and families and friends. We provide escape rooms usually based on a theme. One or more teams are pitted against each other and locked in a room where they have 60 minutes in which to escape. While in there there’ll be a series of problems, cryptic clues, maps and hints to help them get out before the hour is up.

Escape rooms provide ample opportunity to improve upon the skills we’ve talked about: communication, problem-solving, competitiveness, results-orientated, bonding and ice breaking. It’s a great way to improve your work team so make your way down to Escape Games Peterborough, take a look around our website to find out more.