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Murder Mystery Nights

Step into a world of mystery and suspense at the Gonville for our Murder Mystery Nights! Immerse yourself in an interactive experience where you become the detective. With carefully crafted settings, character dossiers, and thrilling plotlines, you'll unravel clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the ultimate whodunit. Perfect for groups, team-building events, or a fun night out, join us for an unforgettable evening of intrigue and excitement!

Blitz
Thursday 27th November 2025 | 7pm - 10:30pm

Murder at The Gonville | Murder in the Blitz 1940s

Residents find themselves stranded in Goodge Street underground station hiding from the German bombings in 1940s' London.

Someone is brutally murdered, but by whom? The nurse? The Government Official? Or one of the other suspects?

​Torn between fleeing and being killed by a bomb or staying and being savagely attacked themselves, they are left to their own devices to solve the crime.

Tickets - £50pp including a 2 course meal and arrival drink.

There is no minimum number of guests when booking tickets. Tables at the Gonville Hotel are 8 guests maximum, if you reserve for less than this you will be sat on a table with other guests. If you reserve for more, please email to sit together.

If you have any queries please contact restaurant@gonvillehotel.co.uk.

Poster for RAW Theatre Productions' murder mystery evening titled 'Murder at Sal's Speakeasy', featuring a woman in 1920s attire and a doorman peeking through a slot.
Friday 30th January 2026 | 7:00pm - 10:30pm

Murder at The Gonville | Murder At Sal's Speakeasy

In 1920s, New York, the prohibition is in full swing: the production, selling and drinking of alcohol is forbidden.

But at Sal’s Speakeasy Bar, anything goes - including murder! Gangsters, flappers and cops are all suspects.

A murder mystery which is dictated by whichever victim the audience chooses.

Tickets - £50pp including a 2 course meal and arrival drink.

There is no minimum number of guests when booking tickets. Tables at the Gonville Hotel are 8 guests maximum, if you reserve for less than this you will be sat on a table with other guests. If you reserve for more, please email to sit together.

If you have any queries please contact events@gonvillehotel.co.uk

A two-tiered chocolate cake with seven colorful candles, one of which is a lit smoking bullet, and the text 'Happy Death Day To Me.'
Friday 27th March 2026 | 7:00pm - 10:30pm

Murder at The Gonville | Speed Date with Death

A village pub tries to increase its customer base by hosting a speed dating evening. It does attract a couple of new patrons but otherwise it's the same old locals and staff.

When one of them is murdered, it seems, perhaps, the speed dating was not the only reason some of them had turned up tonight.

Tickets - £50pp including a 2 course meal and arrival drink.

There is no minimum number of guests when booking tickets. Tables at the Gonville Hotel are 8 guests maximum, if you reserve for less than this you will be sat on a table with other guests. If you reserve for more, please email to sit together.

If you have any queries please contact restaurant@gonvillehotel.co.uk.