THE DUSTY ROAD TO NOWHERE
Sheriff Dusty Hogg recently published his memoir, “The Dusty Road to Nowhere”, which is a gripping read about good and evil, crime and justice, and the heroic deeds of law enforcement in the Wild West. There’s sure to be a copy in the sheriff’s office for you to read.
Check out the WANTED posters, and keep ya eye out for those varmints ’cause there’s a 10-gallon hat full of loot for the one that brings em in.
DIRECTIONS – HOW TO FIND NOWHERE
Directions – Nowhere County is at 160 Waipouri Lane, Tutukaka. Google Maps merges Waipouri Lane with another driveway to the north, so if you follow Google’s directions you may end up at our neighbour’s place, and they don’t have an escape room! So here are some directions.
Drive to Tutukaka, and when you reach Tutukaka, Oceans Resort will be on your right. Continue straight ahead along Matapouri Road for 1km. Waipouri Lane is the second turnoff on the right past Tutukaka. Take care when turning. The turnoff is on a sharp bend with poor vision of oncoming traffic.
Continue straight down Waipouri Lane. Approx 1.2km down the winding drive, you will pass through some stone pillars and onto a gravel driveway – that’s the start of our property. Continue past a white water tank on your right. In another 100 meters, you will come to some giant leaves. Park in the grass area by the leaves. You have arrived at Nowhere County!
You will be met at the leaves and directed to the escape room which is a short walk away.
Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled game time.
Toilets – Please note that there is only one toilet in Nowhere County, so consider making a convenience stop at Tutukaka before your game. The public toilets are by the boat ramp.
GAME TIME
You are under no time constraint to complete the game, but expect the game to take about two hours, give or take.
You are welcome to bring refreshments. Cell phones are permitted and encouraged because you may need a calculator and a torch!
A Sheriff will be on-site during your game and happy to provide hints or assist those who are unfamiliar with the different types of locks.
The game area is a working stable, although our donkeys will be grazing in a nearby paddock during your game.
Nowhere County escape room
Nowhere is a bustling little wild west town. It started with a sheriff’s office and the Nowhere County jail (where bad people go) but has grown to include a Trading Post, a Bank, Tombstone Terrace, and Dusty’s Dunny (Dusty is the sheriff).
The challenge is to escape from the Nowhere jail, break into the Nowhere Bank and grab the gold stashed in the vault.
But it’s not as simple as saying “Stick ’em up and hand over the loot or I will shoot more holes in ya than a Swiss cheese”. You will need to solve a whole bunch of puzzles and riddles before Sheriff Dusty Hogg returns from Pilfers Perch with his posse.
This is not your ordinary get-out-within-60-minutes escape room. Game time is typically around 120 minutes and is especially suited as a team-building experience.
Casual bookings
It can be booked via Escape on Bank Street HERE or if they don’t have game times scheduled, you can contact the owners directly using the form below.
COST
The cost of the Nowhere Jail Break escape depends on the group size: There is a base fee of $240 which applies to groups of up to 4 players, plus $10 for each additional player. For example, a 6-player game is $240 + $20 ($10 x 2).
The escape room is available free of charge to those who book a camping or accommodation stay at Rocky Bay Cove.
Escape room booking form
REVIEWS
This was something really unique. Never experienced an indoor outdoor challenge and the storyline, the puzzles and Frank’s attention to details was absolutely amazing. The location is also stunning, complete with donkeys! Thank you Frank for the personal touch and a really out there escape! – Hennie
Fantastic fun! We enjoyed every part of our escape. – Kerri
Thank you for having us! We had a blast! – Tiffany
“We really enjoyed it! We were just talking and said that there had been so much effort gone into every detail. Will definitely recommend it. Ray has read half of your book this morning and said it was “hard case”! – Sara