Escape Rooms near Surrey Hills
Planning something in Surrey Hills? Our Hawthorn venue is a short trip west, three rooms with live availability below. Below is a day around Union Road and the local village with a game folded in, the reasons an escape room fits the plan, and live times you can book now.
A day in Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills keeps a quiet village and some of Melbourne's prettiest autumn streets. Here is a day worth building around a game.
Union Road village
The Union Road shopping village is Surrey Hills at its most charming, boutique retailers, artisan cafes, grocers and a much-loved Coles Local, a refined but relaxed strip made for a slow coffee and a wander.
Autumn streets and heritage homes
Surrey Hills is famous for its leafy, tree-lined streets, which turn to a blaze of red and gold in autumn, threading past Edwardian and Victorian homes and California bungalows. It is one of the prettiest suburbs in the east for a walk.
Maling Road, Canterbury
A short stroll away, cobbled Maling Road in neighbouring Canterbury is a heritage pocket of Victorian lamp-posts, boutique shops and cosy cafes, worth the detour.
…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 Surrey Hills, Hawthorn is a short trip west, a few stops on the train to Glenferrie or a tram down Riversdale 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 Surrey Hills
Whatever the occasion, there is a Rush room close to Surrey Hills to build it around. Each of these has its own guide if you want to go deeper.
A day out around the village
Make a day of it. Coffee and a browse on Union Road, a wander down cobbled Maling Road, an autumn walk through the leafy streets, and an hour in the room. 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
Surrey Hills is a quiet 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 →Date night, with dinner nearby
An early-evening room at Hawthorn, then dinner on Union Road or around Camberwell Junction. 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 and the village stroll is out, an escape room is the weatherproof hour that still feels like an outing, a short trip away and fully indoors.
Rainy day activities in Melbourne →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 Surrey Hills?
- Hawthorn, a short trip west on the train to Glenferrie, or a tram down Riversdale 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 inner-east suburbs
Coming from somewhere else nearby? We have a guide for the suburbs around Surrey Hills 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.