About

Two friends, one
garage full of locks.

Two friends, one garage full of locks.

Nadia Okafor and Tom Pryce built their first room in 2019 with a borrowed van and a lot of padlocks. Now there are five, all in one old textile mill in the Northern Quarter.

Two pairs of hands at the workbench, painting a brass cog and fitting a padlock to a wooden chest

Our workshop · since 2019

1,280

Reviews · 4.9 average

61,000+

Players since 2019

Every room has one red herring.

It’s our house rule. One clue in every room is a total decoy. Spot it and you’re halfway out.

Find us

12 Spindle Yard, Manchester M4 2AB

0

Strangers in your game

Your booking, your group.

Moonbase Mersey: control desks, a round window onto the moon and a small robot

How we got here

2019

The Last Tram opens in a borrowed garage

2020

We move into Spindle Yard and rebuild the tram

2022

Ward Nine. People scream. We add a safe word.

2024

Kettle & Sons Bank, our hardest room

2026

Moonbase Mersey, ten players at once

The team

Who’s on tonight

Nadia Okafor

Nadia Okafor

Co-founder, writes the puzzles

Can’t solve: Her own crossword

Nadia Okafor

Nadia Okafor

Co-founder, writes the puzzles

Can’t solve: Her own crossword

Tom Pryce

Tom Pryce

Co-founder, builds the sets

Can’t solve: Flat-pack furniture

Tom Pryce

Tom Pryce

Co-founder, builds the sets

Can’t solve: Flat-pack furniture

Aisha Rahman

Aisha Rahman

Game master

Can’t solve: The Pickle Factory, twice

Aisha Rahman

Aisha Rahman

Game master

Can’t solve: The Pickle Factory, twice

Callum Reid

Callum Reid

Game master

Can’t solve: Which way round the duvet goes

Callum Reid

Callum Reid

Game master

Can’t solve: Which way round the duvet goes

Megan Hughes

Megan Hughes

Game master

Can’t solve: A Rubik’s cube, ever

Megan Hughes

Megan Hughes

Game master

Can’t solve: A Rubik’s cube, ever

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Tech and lighting

Can’t solve: Why the printer hates him

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Tech and lighting

Can’t solve: Why the printer hates him

Bring the friend who
thinks they’re clever.

Five rooms, one red herring in each. Book online or ring us, we’re open till late.

Bring the friend who
thinks they’re clever.

Five rooms, one red herring in each. Book online or ring us, we’re open till late.

Bring the friend who
thinks they’re clever.

Five rooms, one red herring in each. Book online or ring us, we’re open till late.

One clue a month.

New rooms, record runs, no spam.

Visit

12 Spindle Yard, Manchester M4 2AB

Opening hours

Mon-Thu

12:00-22:00

Fri

12:00-23:30

Sat

10:00-23:30

Sun

10:00-21:00

One clue a month.

New rooms, record runs, no spam.

Red Herring

Red Herring

Red Herring

© 2026 Red Herring Rooms  ·  Privacy  ·  Terms · Cookies

Back to top

Back to top

Create a free website with Framer, the website builder loved by startups, designers and agencies.