Escape Rooms near Elwood
Planning something in Elwood? Our St Kilda venue is right next door, four rooms with live availability below. Below is a day around Elwood Beach and Ormond Road with a game folded in, the reasons an escape room fits the plan, and live times you can book now.
A day in Elwood
Elwood pairs a proper beach with a village of cafes and hidden bars. Here is a day worth building around a game.
Elwood Beach and the foreshore
Elwood Beach off Ormond Esplanade is a calm, sheltered stretch for a swim, with foreshore parks, playgrounds, barbecues and the 1915 octagonal kiosk. Elwood Bathers serves upmarket pub fare right on the sand with the best views around.
Ormond Road village
Elwood Village along Ormond Road is the suburb's cafe heart, the beloved Jerry's Milk Bar, Mediterranean Mokosz on the roundabout and Zanini for pizza and pasta, with hidden bars like Rosie's tucked behind a coffee roaster for the evening.
The canal and Point Ormond
Walk the Elwood Canal with its twin bridges, or climb the little promontory of Point Ormond for bay views, both linked by the Bay Trail that runs the length of the foreshore.
…then the escape room
The easy part: St Kilda is right next door, with four rooms and live availability below.
St Kilda: right next door
From Elwood, St Kilda is right next door, a few minutes up the road or a stroll north along the beach. The venue is at Level 1, 100 Barkly Street, St Kilda, four rooms to choose from.
Reasons to book an escape room near Elwood
Whatever the occasion, there is a Rush room close to Elwood to build it around. Each of these has its own guide if you want to go deeper.
Date night, in easy reach
Elwood does evenings well: an early room at St Kilda next door, then dinner and a hidden bar on Ormond Road, or a walk along the beach. If you want a fright to break the ice, The Conjoining is our scariest. It beats dinner-and-a-movie and gives you something to actually talk about afterwards.
Date ideas in Melbourne → The best escape rooms in Melbourne →A day out by the beach
Make a day of it. A swim at Elwood Beach, brunch at Jerry's, a walk along the canal, and an hour in the room next door 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
The beach and foreshore parks make Elwood a family stretch, 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 →A rainy-day plan that still feels like an outing
When the bay weather turns, an escape room is the weatherproof hour that still feels like an outing, right next door 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 Elwood?
- St Kilda, right next door, a few minutes up the road or a stroll along the beach. 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. right next door, a few minutes up the road or a stroll along the beach
- 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 suburbs
Coming from somewhere else nearby? We have a guide for the suburbs around Elwood 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.