15 Treasure Hunts & Outdoor Games in England for a Fortnight That Is Already Full

1.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Manchester with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20Our pick

Explore Manchester by smartphone treasure hunt, solving cryptic clues from Piccadilly to Chinatown at your own pace.

“Myself and a friend did the tour with our two 13 year olds, we are both from Manchester but don't get into the city very often and wanted to show our kids the sights. Everything we saw was new to me! We all really enjoyed it, was a shame the libraries weren't open to have a look inside, but the benefit of alot of places still being closed was the streets were so quiet you can take time to look up and appreciate all the architecture. Highly recommended.”

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2.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around York with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 248 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20

Explore York with a phone-based treasure hunt, cryptic clues, snickleways, and landmarks at your own pace for about $20.80.

“Really enjoyed the hunt around York city. As regular York visitors we thought we knew the city well, oh no we were wrong we discovered places and sites we’d never noticed before, many places we’d walked passed and not even noticed. Most clues made you think but weren’t too difficult, we only got stuck on 1 clue and used the hints provided. You can either do the hunt in a couple of hours or like we did most of the day making lots of stops on the way for food and drink. If you’re visiting York give this ago it’s fun and gets you to see York in a way…”

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3.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Bath with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 208 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Explore Bath’s Roman sights, grand crescents, and quiet corners with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt you can play at your pace.

“Being able to find hidden treasures in the city which would normally be missed without any knowledge on them was fantastic! We took our time to complete it throughout the day, stopping and starting as we wished!”

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4.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Oxford with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Explore Oxford at your own pace with cryptic clues, city stories, and stops from Oxford Castle to the Bodleian Library.

“A great way to learn about the city for both kids and adults. Easy booking process and seamless process on the day of the experience”

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5.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Birmingham with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 167 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20

Solve pirate-led clues across Birmingham, from Town Hall to the Jewellery Quarter, on a flexible two-hour walking treasure hunt.

“We spent a thoroughly enjoyable day exploring Birmingham while doing this treasure hunt. A great way to see the city and parts of it that we would otherwise have missed. This is about the 5th one of these types of hunts that we've done and there will be more! Highly recommended!”

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6.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Chester with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20

Solve cryptic clues across Chester, from the cathedral to the Roman amphitheatre, on a flexible phone-led treasure hunt for all ages.

“Great way to explore the city- challenging at times but the hints helped😊 Loved the way it made you look more carefully at the surroundings and took you up alleyways which we would never have found otherwise. Explored the city in some depth. It was fun and we all really enjoyed it. Thank you”

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7.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Brighton with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Solve cryptic clues across Brighton, from the Royal Pavilion to the pier, on a flexible phone-led treasure hunt with hints and local stories.

“Good value and easy to book. Some of the clues were very difficult to solve without the hints, particularly in a small group of only two people. I think a group of 3-6 people may be better. Some of the locations on the tour were also rather obscure and not the tourist spots I was expecting to see! This perhaps suits someone who knows Brighton well already and wants to see some of the less well-known things”

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8.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Cambridge with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Explore Cambridge with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt, solving cryptic clues at King’s College, the Backs, and other landmarks.

“We took our 12 yr old Grandson and we all thoroughly enjoyed the morning, there is a bit of going back and forth over the same ground at the beginning but necessary. A tip I would give is, look behind sometimes ! Great fun”

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9.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Liverpool with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 141 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $20

Explore Liverpool on foot with cryptic clues, phone-based maps, and Captain Bess, from the cathedral to the Royal Albert Dock.

“Good fun! Not too long... clues achievable, and not spaced too far apart so kept the interest of the children as well. Good job!”

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10.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Bristol with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Explore Bristol at your own pace with a phone-based treasure hunt through Castle Park, St Nicholas Market, Queen Square, and more.

“What a lovely way to see and learn about this area of Bristol. Great clues and lots of titbits of info. Been to Bristol many times, but still learnt more about it.”

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11.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Newcastle with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 78 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20

Explore Newcastle with a phone-based treasure hunt linking famous sights, puzzles, local stories, and a flexible two-hour city walk.

“Takes you on a good loop around the city but also frustrating and slow. I get the “charm” of the treasure map and pirate talk but I would have rather it been more straight forward.”

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12.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Leeds with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $20

Explore Leeds at your own pace with a phone-based treasure hunt linking cryptic clues, city sights, puzzles, and easy app hints.

“Perfect fun day, great treasure hunt fun, perfect way to see a city. Clues were just the right level of hard.”

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13.Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Sheffield with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $20

Explore Sheffield at your own pace with a phone-based treasure hunt linking landmarks, riddles, local stories, cafés, and pub stops.

“Awesome hunt. Great way to see the city. And we all had great fun. Highly recommend it. Stopped at various places and did it at our own comfortable pace.”

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14.Immersive Murder Mystery in York, A City Treasure Hunt Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 54 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Solve a 1491 murder mystery while exploring York’s walls, lanes, pubs, and lesser-seen corners by phone in this 2.5-hour team game.

“The clues can be quiet hard and need to think about answers otherwise you can quickly become lost in York”

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15.Interactive Treasure Hunt Experience – Central London’s Secrets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Solve 15 cryptic clues across central London, from Piccadilly Circus to Soho, on a flexible 4.5-kilometre mobile treasure hunt.

“This was so tricky! We’ve done lots of treasure trails in the past, but this was like cracking the Di Vinci code - but harder. Clues was so obscure that we struggled and therefore didn’t find it that enjoyable. It was meant to be fun but didn’t feel that way.”

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