DAYSOUT
THE ESCAPE GOAT , DOVER
BY SAMANTHA READY
PICTURE THE SCENE , HAVING SECURED A LUCRATIVE CONTRACT AS THE NEW SECURITY TEAM APPOINTED BY THE MYSTERIOUS ‘ HOWE SECURITY ’, TEAM iK ARRIVED AT AN ABANDONED , SPRAWLING ESTATE . IT ’ S MIDNIGHT , OUR FIRST SHIFT , AND WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO PATROL THE MORGUE . WE ’ D HEARD THE RUMOURS THAT NO ONE EVER CLOCKS OUT OF THIS SHIFT , BUT WE NEEDED THE JOB , AND IT ’ S NOT LIKE WE ’ RE GOING TO BE ON OUR OWN IN THERE , WE HAD OUR TEAM WITH US , DIDN ’ T WE …?
FROM THE SPINE-CHILLING SETTING OF SHEPHERD & SON ’ S FUNERAL HOME , WOULD YOU HAVE THE BRAINS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE BOTTLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE MORGUE ? THE insideKENT TEAM WERE ABOUT TO FIND OUT ...
With a charismatic charm , effortlessly friendly persona and theatrical wizardry , meeting Kym Ashman , founder and creator of The Escape Goat in Dover , in person as she welcomed eight willing ( read some excited , some absolutely terrified ) members of team iK through the Crabble Hill doors of The Escape Goat ’ s home is a complete juxtaposition . For the warm and friendly founder of Dover ’ s inaugural , and evidently much-loved escape room experience which she launched some six years ago , is , much to the sense of pride / abject horror of her own mum , Janet , the brains behind some of Kent ’ s ( and beyond ’ s !) most intriguing and at times horrifying escape room experiences , including her latest masterpiece , The Morgue !
Unlike some escape room ventures who pre-pack escape room offerings , Kym actually conceptualises all of her escape room challenges , and their backstories herself , and then aided by her supportive family and friends builds , installs and tests them too !
It means today that her creativity drives a regularly changing plethora of challenges at The Escape Goat for teams of 2 - 8 players with some , such as the space-themed The Hunt and special Christmas-themed offerings suitable for ages 8 +, while others , such as The Morgue Extreme offer a scarier challenge for those 18 + featuring live actors for extra thrill-seeking adventurers !
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