Escape Rooms near Elsternwick
Planning something in Elsternwick? Our St Kilda venue is a short trip north-west, four rooms with live availability below. Below is a day around Glen Huntly Road and Rippon Lea with a game folded in, the reasons an escape room fits the plan, and live times you can book now.
A day in Elsternwick
Elsternwick blends a grand old mansion, a century-old cinema and a European-flavoured strip. Here is a day worth building around a game.
Glen Huntly Road
Glen Huntly Road is Elsternwick's strip, sometimes called Melbourne's own slice of Europe, more than 200 businesses of Jewish delis and bakeries, cafes, wine bars and boutiques. Fine-dining pilgrims cross to neighbouring Ripponlea for Attica, one of the country's most celebrated restaurants.
Rippon Lea Estate
Rippon Lea Estate is the drawcard, a grand Romanesque Victorian mansion set in 14 acres of heritage pleasure gardens, complete with a fernery and tea room. In summer, its lawns host the Barefoot Cinema under the stars.
The Classic Cinema
The independently run Classic Cinemas on Gordon Street has screened films since 1911, the longest continuously operating cinema in Victoria, with an arthouse and blockbuster program and rooftop summer screenings. The Melbourne Holocaust Museum nearby reflects the suburb's deep Jewish heritage.
…then the escape room
The easy part: St Kilda is a short trip north-west, with four rooms and live availability below.
St Kilda: a short trip north-west
From Elsternwick, St Kilda is a short trip north-west, a quick drive or a train and tram. The venue is at Level 1, 100 Barkly Street, St Kilda, four rooms to choose from.
Reasons to book an escape room near Elsternwick
Whatever the occasion, there is a Rush room close to Elsternwick to build it around. Each of these has its own guide if you want to go deeper.
A day out around a mansion
Make a day of it. A wander through Rippon Lea's mansion and gardens, lunch on Glen Huntly Road, and an hour in the room at St Kilda. An escape room slots into about 90 minutes, so it is easy to build a day around.
Things to do in Melbourne this weekend →Kids, teens and the school holidays
With Rippon Lea's gardens and Hopetoun Gardens on the strip, Elsternwick is a 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 Treasure Island at St Kilda is a great gentle room for younger crews.
Escape rooms for kids & families → School holiday activities →Date night, with dinner and a film
An early-evening room at St Kilda, then dinner on Glen Huntly Road and a film in the beautiful old Classic Cinemas. If you want a fright to break the ice, The Conjoining is our scariest. It beats dinner-and-a-movie because it is dinner, a movie and a game.
Date ideas in Melbourne → The best escape rooms in Melbourne →A rainy-day plan that still feels like an outing
When the weather turns, an escape room paired with a film at the Classic makes a weatherproof afternoon that still feels like a proper outing, a short trip away and fully indoors.
Rainy day activities in Melbourne →The rooms at St Kilda
The Conjoining Difficulty
Two investigators vanished in this haunting. Step in, and survive what took them.
Alice in Wonderland Difficulty
Wonderland has turned dark. Solve its riddles and escape before it traps you forever.
Treasure Island Difficulty
Break the curse aboard a ghost ship, before you share the crew's fate.
The Last of Them Difficulty
Escape the infected and bring the post-apocalyptic world back from the brink.
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 St Kilda page.
Where to find us
Rush Escape Game St Kilda
Level 1, 100 Barkly Street, St Kilda VIC 3182 · 03 9972 6286
A short walk from the St Kilda tram. View on Google Maps
Frequently asked questions
- Which Rush venue is closest to Elsternwick?
- St Kilda, a short trip north-west, a quick drive or a train and tram. It is our newest venue, with four rooms and some of our most advanced sets and effects: The Conjoining (our scariest), Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and The Last of Them.
- How do we get there without a car?
- St Kilda is well served by trams, and the venue is at Level 1, 100 Barkly Street, a short walk from the St Kilda tram and light-rail stops. a short trip north-west, a quick drive or a train and tram
- 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. Treasure Island is the gentlest room at St Kilda for younger players; for more, see escape rooms for kids and families.
Escape rooms near other bayside and inner-south suburbs
Coming from somewhere else nearby? We have a guide for the suburbs around Elsternwick too.
Other Rush venues
Heading somewhere else in Melbourne? We are also in South Yarra, Hawthorn, Chadstone. Full live times and prices are on each venue's booking page.