Beginner · 2–4 players
The Foreman's Office
60 minutes · from £60 per group
00:00
Skip the puzzlesEscape rooms · Macclesfield · Est. 1743 (sort of)
This website
is locked.
The booking form is behind a padlock. The code is hidden somewhere on this page. Find it, and you can book.
- Search the office
- Turn the wheel
- Open the lock
Stuck? Every room has a hint, or skip straight to booking.
Room 01
The foreman's office
The lights are out. Move your cursor (or drag your finger) to sweep the torch across the wall.
CHARLES ROE · SILK THROWSTERSEST. 17··MACCLESFIELD
NO NAKED LIGHTS
IIII IIII IIII II
the rest? ask the
weaver's wheel →
shift ends 6 o'clock
✓ Room 1 solved. The first two digits are 1 and 7. Write them down.
Next clue ↓Need a hint?
Old buildings often have their date carved in stone. Look for the year the mill opened: the first two digits are still readable.
Room 02
The weaver's wheel
A torn note in scrambled letters, and a brass wheel. Drag the inner ring round (or use the arrows) and watch the note.
“the weaver turned it seven times”
✓ Room 2 solved. The note says FOUR THREE: the last two digits are 4 and 3.
Last step: the padlock ↓Need a hint?
It's a shift cipher: every letter has been moved along the alphabet by the same amount. The note tells you how many turns.
Room 03
The padlock
Four dials. The first two digits are on the office wall, the last two are in the weaver's note.
Set the code
Need a hint?
Two digits from the carved date stone, then the two numbers from the decoded note, in that order. It's the year Charles Roe built Macclesfield's first silk mill.
You're in
You escaped.
1743 is real: it's the year Charles Roe built Macclesfield's first silk mill. The rest of this page is made up.
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Evenings and weekends, 10 minutes from Macclesfield station (example details).
This is a demo, so there's nothing to book: The Silk Mill is a made-up escape room. Talk to Lime Fresh Design about a website like this for your business.
Demo by Lime Fresh Design, Macclesfield. The Silk Mill is a made-up escape room; rooms and prices are examples. Charles Roe and his 1743 mill are real Macclesfield history.