Room Escape Artist

The Great 🔥 of London

Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom

Date Played: April 4, 2026

Team Size: 2-6; we recommend 2-3

Duration: 60 minutes

Price:  £19-27 per player depending on team size

Ticketing: Private

Accessibility Consideration: One player must climb over a short wall

Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock

Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints

REA Reaction

In May 2020, Lisa and David reviewed the original incarnation of Pudding Lane at TimeTrap Escape Rooms in Reading, England. In March 2024, TimeTrap closed their brick-and-mortar operations in Reading, and they sold Pudding Lane to Chronologic Escape Rooms, a brand new company in Plymouth.

While I never got to play the original version of Pudding Lane at TimeTrap, the version I experienced at Chronologic was thoroughly charming, and the original REA review largely still applies. The gameplay was tactile and engaging. The environment had a strong sense of place, and we loved the “local” theming (even if Plymouth is even further from London than Reading.) While Pudding Lane wasn’t necessarily educational, we could sense the historical research that went into all the details.

For any new players concerned that an escape room might be scary or claustrophobic, Pudding Lane would make a fantastic entrypoint to the medium. The door was always unlocked, there was no stressful “the world is ending” scenario, all puzzles were clearly clued, and hints were readily available throughout. That said, the gameplay built up to some fairly layered (yet still approachable) puzzles by the end, which will entertain even more experienced players.

As far I could tell, the Pudding Lane at Chronologic was effectively identical to the Pudding Lane at TimeTrap. So, if you played the original, you probably won’t find much new material in this copy. But if you never played in Reading, you now have a second chance in Plymouth.

Moving a game like this to a new location was not a simple copy-and-paste operation, though. In speaking with the owners of Chronologic, we learned that in adapting Pudding Lane to their new space, they were able to reuse many of the original props and kept the gameplay nearly identical but had to rebuild much of the set from scratch. I appreciate that they took this approach — giving a second life to a game they’d already enjoyed as players — rather than buying a turnkey design from afar. You can still feel the soul of the original creation, compounded by the extra love that Chronologic has poured into the game’s recreation. In a sense, it’s almost like how an art student will copy a famous painting to learn the style before moving onto their own work.

Pudding Lane is a regional standout that’s contributing to the Devon and Cornwall region’s rise as an escape room hotspot within the UK. Chronologic is currently working on their second game, which will be their first original design, and I can’t wait to see what they create.

Tips For Visiting

• Street parking is available, and there’s also a parking garage nearby.
• We had an amazing dinner at Cosmic Kitchen, including a plant-based recreation of a Scotch egg!

Book your hour with Chronologic’s Pudding Lane, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.