Escape Rooms near Malvern
Planning something in Malvern? Our South Yarra venue is a short trip away, six rooms with live availability below. Below is a day along Glenferrie Road and High Street with a game folded in, the reasons an escape room fits the plan, and live times you can book now.
A day in Malvern
Malvern trades on old shopping strips, antiques and leafy parks. Here is a day worth building around a game.
Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road is one of Melbourne's oldest strip shopping centres, hundreds of boutiques, grocers and cafes with a village feel that locals liken to a quieter Chapel Street, plus the Malvern Central shopping centre at the station. Bizzarri Dolci is the spot for handmade Italian biscuits and sweets.
High Street antiques
High Street is Melbourne's antiques mile, a long run of antique dealers, bridal boutiques and homewares in heritage shopfronts, worth a slow browse whether or not you are buying.
Parks and a picnic
Malvern is leafy and green, with Malvern Gardens and Central Park good for a playground stop or a picnic, and Chadstone a short drive away if the day turns into a shopping one.
…then the escape room
The easy part: South Yarra is a short trip away, with six rooms and live availability below.
South Yarra: a short trip
From Malvern, South Yarra is a short tram or train trip, about 10 minutes. The venue is at 160 Toorak Road, a 5-minute walk from South Yarra Station, six rooms to choose from.
Reasons to book an escape room near Malvern
Whatever the occasion, there is a Rush room close to Malvern to build it around. Each of these has its own guide if you want to go deeper.
Kids, teens and the school holidays
Malvern is a leafy 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 every room runs the same 60 minutes so it is easy to plan around younger players.
Escape rooms for kids & families → School holiday activities →A day out along the strips
Make a day of it. A wander down Glenferrie Road, an antiques browse on High Street, a picnic in Malvern Gardens, and an hour in the room. An escape room slots into about 90 minutes, so it is easy to build a full day around.
Things to do in Melbourne this weekend →Date night, with dinner nearby
An early-evening room at South Yarra, then dinner on Glenferrie Road or Chapel Street. 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 rainy-day plan that still feels like an outing
When the weather turns, the group needs an indoor plan that is not just another shopping strip. An escape room is the weatherproof hour that still feels like an outing, and South Yarra is a short trip away and fully indoors.
Rainy day activities in Melbourne →The rooms at South Yarra
It's Nightmare Difficulty
Track the thing that took your friend, and face your deepest fears before its nightmare begins again.
Secret Agent Man Difficulty
Defuse the bomb, escape the gallery undetected, and earn your place among the world's greatest spies.
Game of the Dragon Difficulty
Steal back the Flame of the Dragon from the Maesters, before the King has your head.
HackSaw: Chapter 2 Difficulty
The furnace is lit. Find redemption in one hour, before the house burns.
Monsterz Difficulty
Find the missing piece of the door and escape the monster world before you are trapped for good.
Cluemanji Difficulty
Solve the clues, find your tokens, and finish the game before it traps you forever.
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 South Yarra page.
Where to find us
Rush Escape Game South Yarra
160 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC 3141 · 03 9972 8021
A 5-minute walk from South Yarra Station. View on Google Maps
Frequently asked questions
- Which Rush venue is closest to Malvern?
- South Yarra, a short tram or train trip of about 10 minutes, with six rooms to choose from.
- How do we get there without a car?
- A tram down Toorak Road or a train to South Yarra Station, then a 5-minute walk. It is an easy trip from Malvern.
- We are a Malvern 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 inner-south suburbs
Coming from somewhere else nearby? We have a guide for the suburbs around Malvern too.
Other Rush venues
Heading somewhere else in Melbourne? We are also in Hawthorn, St Kilda, Chadstone. Full live times and prices are on each venue's booking page.