An escape room in Reading could stay open until 2am for guests who enjoy a late-night challenge.

Escape Hunt at The Village mall in the town centre has been in place since December 2018.

The venue has been entertaining guests ever since, with a range of themed challenges including both escape rooms, where guests have to search for clues to solve a mystery to get out, and 'city hunt' challenges which involves problem-solving outdoors in Reading itself. 

Escape Hunt Reading runs six themed escape rooms and the Vampire Hunters, Return to Wonderland and Time Cops city hunts.

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Now the operators of Escape Hunt went to keep the venue open until 2am on prime weekend nights.

The company has applied to sell alcohol on and off the premises from 11am to 2am on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11am to midnight from Sunday to Thursday.

Staff at Escape Hunt currently serve a range of bottled alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to guests, with opening hours from 10am to 10pm each day.

The application to sell alcohol until 2am and midnight has been submitted to Reading Borough Council's licensing department.

A statutory consultation into the application is taking place, which you can respond to by emailing licensing@reading.gov.uk. The deadline for responses will be reached on Wednesday, July 24.