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De Gouden Kooi in short:
Facts:
  • 2 locations in the center of Mechelen

  • 4 escape games

  • 2 escape experiences

  • 1 escape walk experience

  • Over 200,000 visitors

  • Winner of multiple (inter)national awards, making us the most awarded escape rooms in Belgium. More info can be found here.

  • 6 full-time employees and over 40 part-time students year-round

Trivia:
  • Owners: Jan Gheyle and Bert Briké

  • Jan Gheyle is a founding member of BEFEB, the Belgian Escape Room Federation (www.befeb.be)

  • We create and build all our escape rooms and concepts 100% in-house

Timeline:
  • April 1, 2016: Opening of Gerechtstraat 10, Mechelen with 2 escape games ("De schat van Kalakmul" and "Cabin in the Woods")

  • June 4, 2016: Opening of the third escape game ("De meesterdief van Mechelen") at Gerechtstraat

  • September 20, 2016: Opening of the fourth escape game ("Lost in Space") at Gerechtstraat

  • March 30, 2019: Opening of the second location (Haverwerf 7) with 1 escape experience: "Het Geheim van Sint-Rumoldus"

  • April 27, 2021: Launch of our own planning tool, Plan2Book (www.plan2book.be)

  • November 27, 2022: Opening of the second escape experience ("De wraak van Han") at Haverwerf

  • April 22, 2023: Launch of the new escape walk experience concept ("De Nekker") at Haverwerf in collaboration with Toerisme Mechelen

De Gouden kooi team
Escape walk experience De Nekker
Players
In room images
Flyers escape rooms and walk
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