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Prison Escape

Prison Escape is an attraction at 85 Armagh Street, Central City, Christchurch.

Unconfirmed lead. Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 021 0291 0169.

Checked 18 Oct 2026

Crate Escape is an exciting real life escape game where you and a group of friends are confined to a room, full of hidden… Read full description ↓

One of 45 attractions in Christchurch Central City, 29% of the city’s count

85 Armagh Street, Central City

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Nearest bus stop
238 m
Attractions in the suburb
45

Getting there

Bus stop, Kilmore Street Town Hall 238 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Kilmore St near Manchester St 395 m · Routes 1, 27, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Victoria St near Peterborough St 432 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Wilson off-street parking 18 m · private · 49 spaces · 2 mobility · Council parking data
The street, Armagh Street Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Nearby

More nearby places 7

Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.

The nearest other attractions

More nearby attractions 5

All 45 attractions in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

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What the record holds 5 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address85 Armagh Street, Central CityFind Christchurch, 2024
KindAttractionsFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone021 0291 0169Find Christchurch, 2024
Websitecrateescape.co.nz · declines automated readsFind Christchurch, 2024
Emailinfo@crateescape.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024

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How the council’s directory described it

Read the full description council directory, about 2024

Crate Escape is an exciting real life escape game where you and a group of friends are confined to a room, full of hidden clues, locks and puzzles for 60 minutes. Your goal is to solve all the puzzles and escape with time to spare! A great activity for friends and family or as a team-building activity for staff, school, club or other group. Everyone must work together to escape from the room. Bookings essential. Open Friday 1pm-9.30pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-9.30pm

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCity centre zoneDistrict Plan

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The reports nearby

4,131 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,368 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 4,131 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Prison Escape?

An attraction in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is Prison Escape?

85 Armagh Street, Central City, on Armagh Street. On the map →

Is Prison Escape still trading?

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

How do you contact Prison Escape?

phone 021 0291 0169 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@crateescape.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other attractions are near Prison Escape?

Chill Out (125 m), Avon River Precinct (210 m), Waka on Avon (259 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Prison Escape?

the address’s own record holds 25 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Millie's House (18 m); the Kilmore Street Town Hall bus stop is 238 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve (87 m).

What stood where Prison Escape is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

The record behind this

This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:

Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer

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