4 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
New rage room comes to Newport and we tried it out
'The Combat Zone' located in the Kingsway Centre offers a range of fun activities including airsoft, axe throwing, Nerf battles, and a rage room, and being an Argus staff member I headed straight to that rage room!
Slots for the rage room were a total of 15 minutes each.
We were then decked head to toe in red boiler suites and given leather gloves and protective facemasks.
What happened next was absolute chaos.
Weapons of destruction at Newport's new rage room (The Combat Zone) (Image: NQ) We were encouraged in a space of 15 minutes to break as many items as possible as fast as we could.
Objects available to break ranged from glass bottles and tiles to household items like a flat screen TV, wooden cabinet, and even a washing machine (the flatscreen TV was our personal favourite).
Staff at the rage room egged us on 'have you tried smashing it like that?' and 'remember that TV isn't your friend', which made us even more determined to embrace the chaos.
A range of 'weapons' were available including metal and wooden baseball bats and hammers.
Our Argus volunteer hitting a TV at Newport's new rage room (The Combat Zone) (Image: NQ) Alongside staff encouragement we were also given the option of connecting to the room's Bluetooth speakers.
Rage room enthusiasts could pick whatever song they'd like to smash things to.
We quite enjoyed cracking a few bottles against the wall to Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.'
The experience itself cost £50 and in our eyes was worth it.
A grand opening took place on Saturday May 26.
Newport locals and husband and wife duo Claire and Gary Taylor 44 and 47 are the masterminds behind 'The Combat Zone.'
The Combat Zone owners Claire Taylor and Gary Taylor (Image: NQ) Speaking of their first day Claire said: 'We'll we were very nervous this morning but really happy now.
'It's been absolutely amazing we've had so many people coming in that hadn't booked and brilliant interest excellent feedback so a really good morning.'
Gary said: 'For me it's got to be the rage room people are going bonkers for it, and to be fair there seems to be a lot of angry people out there."
Claire added: 'Come down see what we are about it's something completely new for Newport something like Newport's never seen before.'
