If you’re the lucky one who is in charge of sorting a group day out in London with some good solid fun, we’ll sort you right out. Whether it’s for Sandra’s 40th, or the wee one’s BIG 13th, an old-fashioned get-together with all of the troops, or some forced fun at work, it’s time to knock knock your noggins together and have a whack at it in a big ol’ troupe.
1. Let your imagination float and pop-off at Bubble Planet
Whether you’re taking the kiddies or heading out to check out the bonkers, stunning rooms as a group of grown-ups, this is the true definition of an immersive experience. All 10 rooms, made up of different scenarios, is ultra-absorbing across all five senses, allowing you to wade-in and swim through a sea of spherical magic. Bringing together a collision of VR and fantasy landscapes with scintillating simulations, the group are set to have a ball together. Make sure to have a go on the hot air balloon simulator without the actual heights!
Get your bubbles in a row and float on by here.
22 Fulton Rd, Wembley HA9 0TF
2. Be mind blown by wacky illusions at Paradox Museum
Keep the real world outside, with over 50 different illusions to play with, or be played! Whether you want to float in a sci-fi inspired weightlessness room [add-on required], or alter your height with illusions to appear smaller, taller, or vanish completely, Paradox Museum is where adults and children alike will have photo-perfect fun in seeing yourselves in a completely new light. Minds will be bent, and your senses tricked. Nothing is truly what it seems in the bonkers, wacky worlds you will encounter. Hang, suspended from a iconic London Underground sign, be thrice the size of your friends for a selfie, or be cut in two while sat on a sofa. You’ve got all sorts of nutty situations to explore.
Get a feel for a tonne of perfect illusions here.
90 Brompton Rd, London SW3 1JJ
3. Survive the ultimate test in Squid Game: The Experience
Jolt head-first into immersive games inspired directly from the monumental Netflix series. Eerily realistic sets from the fractious universe are recreated with eye-twitching detail, as you and other contestants step straight into the universe from one of the most famous, messy stories to ever grace our screens. Except, now, you’re dead-centre in the middle of the action in-person. Across 5 super-interactive multiplayer games (each inspired from the series, so you might just know how to do it if you’re smart enough!), it’s time to put your skills to the test. Will you make it to the end?
Red Light, Green Light? Don’t freeze; take a look here.
Immerse LDN – Excel Waterfront, Excel, London E16 1XL
4. Hop aboard the Unsinkable ship with VR in Titanic: Echoes from the Past
No need for women and children first; groups can come on, come all to the brand new Titanic VR experience. On an epic guided VR trail, explore the history of the doomed voyage, and see into the disaster which unfurled. Fictional reconstructions and a people-focused storytelling narrative bring the tragedy into the modern day; intelligent technology reconstruct scenes with headsets. If you’ve ever wanted to be Rose heading up the grand staircase, now’s your chance. Form a queue!
From scaling the seabed for ship relics as part of a submarine crew, and being immersed in the bowels of the engine room to see the hard work what went into keeping the vessel running, you’ll be taken through the ship’s journey, with fictional stories derived from passengers on the ill-fated ship, providing a true humankind angle to a often-told story.
Grab your captain’s hat and head to the bow here.
📍 Eclipso Immersive Entertainment, 213-219 Camden High Street, London, NW1 7BT
5. Challenge and activate all of your senses at SENSAS – A Unique Multisensory Experience which supports social change
Head out with your mates (either your best ones, or your work crew) to SENSAS London – a challenging teamwork experience partially in pitch blackness, where all of your senses come together at the supportive hands of a tour guide, who’ll take you through the many tasks. Smell, touch, hear, and blag your way around the darkened experience. It’s intense, and designed to push you to your limits in-order to make your way around. Young ‘uns 7+ are allowed to participate. Across a couple of hours, your group are challenged to run on pure adrenaline while feeling all the emotions. Think of Total Wipeout but involving Sandra from Finance.
Participating doesn’t just give your group a hearty dose of self-satisfaction at smashing it, but helps contribute to social causes. Each completed challenge gives you charms, each of which supports initiatives who assist people with disabilities.
Can you hack it? Have a look for your group here.
17 Miles STREET, Vauxhall, London SW8 1RZ
6. Walk like an Egyptian at Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition
History buffs, get your VR headsets on, and let’s time travel back to Ancient Egypt. The authentic, sparkling immersive experience is a sure-win for fans of Tutankhamun, and Egypt’s history. Groups can take in *inhales*: 8m-high immersive projections, a 360º VR experience, an interactive digital “metaverse” room, replicas and artefacts directly from Cairo (I bet there’s more vases than the Home section of Tk Maxx), and a hologram room showing the full mummification process of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
*Exhales*. Well, that’s alright, innit? The immersive mapping room is one of Europe’s biggest (I bet they’re bigger than the ones on the famous tube map), but we won’t take our rulers out to compare). An AI photo booth transforms your group into authentic-looking citizens of ancient Egypt.
Get your pharoh on at here.
Royal Victoria Dock 1 Western Gateway, E16 1XL
7. Jump into mobs, biomes, and gems with Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue
Get your quest on at the Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue. Your group becomes the players of the game itself as you use a hand-held orb (cube) to collect items, waving frantically at responsive VR screens, and ultimately rescue the wee digital people who are under attack from enemies. It’s bonkers in a cool way. This one is definitely a heavyweight favourite for kids and their parents, so bear that in mind. Spend a physical afternoon jumping around to grab items, throwing physical softballs at targets (the baddies), and totting up your scores against your comrades. I can only imagine the energy in the multiple rooms as groups of school children can come along to collect wood and make items.
Head to the Village here.
Corner Corner, Maritime St, London SE16 7LL
8. Live out your own episode of Race Across the World on this London adventure
Ever watched the BBC show Race Across the World and thought you could do better? Why not put those intrepid convictions to the test and head on a thrilling team adventure across London with the official Race Across the World experience. The streets will be your playground as you hunt for clues, explore hidden gems and work together to solve puzzles and reach the finish line. Just remember – there’s no maps or public transport allowed, just you and your team on a foot race against the clock. Think you can top the leaderboard?
🎟️Get your tickets here.
Liverpool St, London EC2M 7PY
9. Keep your lightsabers to yourself at The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody
Luke, don’t tell your Father. Blending the barmiest and best of burlesque and the seminally classic Star Wars series, be transported to a far, far away galaxy – not to forget tongue-in-cheek parody, with ALL the droids you’re looking for. Stunning dance routines and cheeky costumes form a full-throttle burlesque revue, all under the twinkling lights of another galaxy.
Delve into your dark side as characters from the worldwide famous series are brought to life in an entirely, cheeky, new way. If you never thought “sultry stormtroopers” would be something you’d read, come and see for yourself.
Don’t just Han Solo, bring your group here.
Riverside Studios: Studio 2 101 Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9BN
10. A cheeky take on a British literary classic, hilariously inappropriate dialogue, and boozy cocktails (no, this isn’t a HR meeting) at Plied and Prejudice
“We declare after all there is no enjoyment like laughter and cocktails”, a famous author never did write.
In full parody mode, bring the girls, gays, and theys to a cheeky take on a very British classic literature tale. Beginning with a live band playing a pre-show, slip into your seat for a complete micky-take riff of the original story. The show’s arrived straight from sold-out runs in Australia, which should tell you just how daft (in the best way) this show is, and that you should go with EVERYONE you know.
Grab a stiff drink, and hear the classic story as it was never intended here.
The Vaults Theatre Launcelot St, London, SE1 7AD
11. Fine dining, theatre comedy, and an immersive murder experience at The Murdér Express
Step back into the 1920s for classic cocktails, a bespoke 3-course fine dining menu, and the small, hilarious, matter of solving a murder. With full-throated murder-mystery gusto, head back into roaring twenties’ London, where you dine on delicious food while being a passenger on a mysterious locomotive.
While sipping drinks from the Seven Sins bar, the story unfolds with pomp and camp abandon, and it’s up to you to solve it. Just make sure you’ve swigged your glass dry first. Hoot ‘n holler your way through the twists and turns of the case, as you become the centre of a comedic murder mystery which needs solving.
Find out whodunnit over here.
Arch 63 Pedley Street, E1 5BW
12. Head to New Orleans or boogie with Peter Pan via dance from gorgeous, unshakable talent with We Call It
I’ll keep it brief: gorgeous visuals, stunning performances, glistening talent. If you’re If you’re looking for a simply magical team-building activity in London, look no further than The Magician’s Table. From all over the world comes the stunning performers under the We Call It experiences umbrella. Get soaked up in stories of love and romance while being entranced by the stunning spectacle of dance.
There’s three experiences on offer: Cabaret (a Dracula Dance Show in the Moonlight), which brings a contemporary twist to the classic horror story, a reminaged in the Ballet of Lights, a shimmering, sparkling ballet show, and a warm New Orleans night brought to our favourite UK city with We Call It Jazz, with a stunning ensemble of talented jazz musicians, bringing The Bayou State to North London.
See what takes your groups’ fancy here.
📍 Shaw Theatre, 100, 110 Euston Rd., London NW1 2AJ (Cabaret & Ballet of Lights); Phoenix Arts Club, 1 Phoenix St, London WC2H 8BU (Jazz)
13. Paint away in a neon-lit studio with drinks, mates, and music at Neon Brush.
Get your neon on! In a UV-lit studio with fluorescent paints, get down with a few drinks and banging tunes while painting away to your hearts’ content! You can paint whatever you want (within good reason), there’s a knowledgeable tutor on-hand to support you (with painting, you’re on your own with the drinks), and you – of course – get to keep the artwork.
Make your future Live, Laugh, Love wall art here.
Glaziers Hall 9 Montague Close, London, SE1 9DD
14. Sip shorts in a smoky Wild West Saloon and take part in an immersive smugglers’ story at Moonshine Salon
Well, howdy, bootlegger! If you like handcrafted cocktails with a distinctly Southern charm, and solving the strange caper of rookies VS bandits, come on down to The City of London. Flanked by a charming cast of actors, you’ll need to play the part.
With outfits provided to blend in (and avoid the Sheriff’s suspicions, mingle with the locals to deter suspicion, and play immersive games to avoid detection. Even better, if you can prove yourself to be a good ‘en, the trustworthy type, you might be invited for a special distillery tour.
Watcha waitin for, partners? Have a see for yourself, here.
28-30 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7DB