Here’s a map of all the games in this region. Click on the icons to see individual game information or scroll down to see recommendations for the region.

Note that positions of games are approximate to allow you to easily see info about individual rooms.

Top picks

• Extremescape – Lost Tomb (Stockport)
• Extremescape – Pirate Ship (Stockport)
• Lucardo Rawtenstall – University of Magic: Dragon's Heart (Rawtenstall)
• Escape Quest – Henry Fortune's House of Illusion (Macclesfield)
• Escape Quest – 13th Element (Macclesfield)

Highly recommended

• Crack It Bolton – Haunted Mansion (Bolton)
• Lucardo Rawtenstall – Corruption (Rawtenstall)
• Lucardo – University of Magic (Manchester)
• Escape Room Centre – Egyptian (Blackpool)
• Code to Exit – Dark Ages (Manchester)

Other good games: Escape Room Centre: Secret of the Tomb (Blackpool), Wirral Escape Rooms: The Curse of the Golden Lion (Liverpool), Lucardo: Gem Runner (Manchester), Clue Finders: Remy's Room (Liverpool), Clue HQ Warrington: Teleporter (Warrington)

More good games: Clue Finders: The Tomb (Liverpool), Code to Exit: The Blueprint (Manchester), Code to Exit: The Forger (Manchester), Escape Room Centre: The Bomb (Blackpool)

Even more good games: Clue HQ Warrington: Dungeon of Doom (Warrington), Escape Quest: Curious Encounters (Macclesfield), Clue HQ Warrington: The Vault (Warrington)

Fun facts

• I’ve played 50 of 189 open games in this region
• If you include games of the same (or similar) design that I’ve played elsewhere, I’ve played 62.
• Largest venue capacity: 65 – Breakout Liverpool.