Escape Rooms near Box Hill
Planning something in Box Hill? Our Hawthorn venue is a short trip west, three rooms with live availability below. Below is a day around Box Hill's food scene with a game folded in, the reasons an escape room fits the plan, and live times you can book now.
A day in Box Hill
Box Hill is Melbourne's Asian food capital, and you go there hungry. Here is a day worth building around a game.
Box Hill Central
Box Hill Central is the beating heart of the suburb, one of Australia's busiest fresh-food markets and a maze of Asian grocers and food stalls. It is arguably Melbourne's best Chinese eating outside Chinatown, plus Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian and Vietnamese.
Dumplings and hotpot
The dumpling strip runs along Station and Main Streets, hand-pulled noodles, Shanghai dumplings and no-frills canteens, and for a big night there is Sichuan hotpot with tableside "dancing noodles" at the likes of Haidilao. Longstanding Tien Dat has served Vietnamese since 1983.
Box Hill Gardens
For some air, Box Hill Gardens on Station Street is a leafy park with a pond, ducks, two playgrounds, barbecues and a walking track, an easy family stop between meals.
…then the escape room
The easy part: Hawthorn is a short trip west, with three rooms and live availability below.
Hawthorn: a short trip west
From Box Hill, Hawthorn is a short trip west, a few stops on the Belgrave or Lilydale line to Glenferrie or a tram down Whitehorse and Cotham Roads. The venue is at 606 Glenferrie Road, 150 metres from Glenferrie Station, three rooms to choose from.
Reasons to book an escape room near Box Hill
Whatever the occasion, there is a Rush room close to Box Hill to build it around. Each of these has its own guide if you want to go deeper.
A food night out, with a game to start
Box Hill is one of Melbourne's great eating destinations, which makes an escape room the perfect opener. Lock the group into an hour at Hawthorn, then pile into dumplings or a hotpot feast back in Box Hill. It gives everyone something to talk about over the food.
Things to do in Melbourne this weekend → The best escape rooms in Melbourne →Kids, teens and the school holidays
Box Hill is a big family suburb, and the school holidays are our busiest family window. Under-16s play with a participating adult, larger family groups split across rooms and compete, and The Nine-Nine at Hawthorn is a family favourite.
Escape rooms for kids & families → School holiday activities →Big group? Split across rooms and race
Bringing a crowd? Bigger groups split across rooms at Hawthorn and compete, then head back to Box Hill for a hotpot banquet, few things bring a group together like a shared clock and a shared table.
Escape rooms for large groups →A team session near the office
An escape room puts a group under real pressure a short trip from the desks, priced by the room, with larger teams split across rooms and racing each other.
Team building at Rush → Corporate events & functions →The rooms at Hawthorn
HackSaw Difficulty
The viral horror room that started it all. Survive the scares and escape before time runs out.
Strangest Thing Difficulty
Hunt the monster and close the rift, before it crosses through the Inside-out.
The Nine-Nine Difficulty
Crack the codes, outsmart the rival squads, and pull off the Heist before time runs out.
Pricing
From $70 per player for a standard booking, plus two regular deals: Crew Night (4-6 players, $250-$300, Mon-Fri from 4pm, code CREWNIGHT) and Cheap Tuesday (from $45 per player, code CHEAPTUES). Corporate daytime bookings are priced by the room. Live prices show in the booking grid above; full pricing is on the Hawthorn page.
Where to find us
Rush Escape Game Hawthorn
606 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122 · 03 8590 9729
A short walk from Glenferrie Station. View on Google Maps
Frequently asked questions
- Which Rush venue is closest to Box Hill?
- Hawthorn, a short trip west on the Belgrave or Lilydale line to Glenferrie, or a tram down Whitehorse and Cotham Roads. It has three rooms: HackSaw, Strangest Thing and The Nine-Nine, and the original HackSaw is here.
- How do we get there without a car?
- The 16 tram runs down Glenferrie Road and stops at our door (Stop 72), and Glenferrie Station is 150 metres away on the train. There is free two-hour parking just off Oxley Road if you drive.
- We are a local business, can you take a work group?
- Yes. Weekday daytime is our corporate window, and larger teams split across rooms and compete. See the team building and corporate events pages, or ask us for a quote.
- How long does a room take?
- Each room runs 60 minutes; allow about 90 minutes on site with the briefing and a photo at the end.
- How many can play, and can kids join?
- Rooms suit groups of 2 to 6, and larger groups can split and compete. Players under 16 are welcome with a participating adult. For younger crews, see escape rooms for kids and families.
Escape rooms near other eastern suburbs
Coming from somewhere else nearby? We have a guide for the suburbs around Box Hill too.
Other Rush venues
Heading somewhere else in Melbourne? We are also in South Yarra, St Kilda, Chadstone. Full live times and prices are on each venue's booking page.