A game room has opened in historic Pollok House asking players to collect clues to help them thwart a devious butler’s poisonous plans.

Escape the Past opened this month at the National Trust for Scotland site in Glasgow and is already receiving rave reviews.

Believed to be the first visitor heritage site in the UK to offer the experience, the charity says the setting takes adventure gaming to the next level.

The conservation charity had created the interactive puzzle game in the room which was once the butler’s domain below stairs.

Escape games, which started in the early 2000s, are a fairly recent arrival to the UK and are growing in popularity.

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The project was developed by Elaine Clark, former interpretation project manager, who visited her first escape room last year with a group of friends and spotted the potential for the National Trust for Scotland.

Pollok House property manager Karen Cornfield said: “We’ve used our real-life locations, history and heritage of the Trust to create a game that is fun and totally absorbing.

“This makes it stand out from others, which normally have to rely on invented scenarios and locations. The experience is very engaging as our feedback so far confirms.

“It also has a grounding in history so everyone taking part will leave with a better understanding of what life was like in an Edwardian country house.

“Escape rooms are pretty popular with young adults, so we’re hoping to see more students and young professionals come through the doors to see what Pollok and the National Trust for Scotland has to offer.”

Tickets for Escape the Past are on sale now at: www.nts.org.uk/escapethepast.