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Birmingham Treasure Hunt: Explore Hidden Gems Through Cryptic Clues
5.0
124 Ratings
West Midlands
Experience Birmingham in a unique and enjoyable manner!
Embark on an adventure with intriguing riddles and attractive maps delivered directly to your mobile devices.
Discover sights that others often overlook!
Acquire fascinating knowledge and tales.
All activities are outdoor-based, maintaining social distancing is possible.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Margaret Street (Stop ES1) - You’ll be guided through the city by Captain Bess, a witty pirate who is on the lookout for new crew members to join her vessel!
Bess will dispatch a series of maps, riddles, and navigational instructions. Your task is to follow the map and decipher the riddles by observing your environment. When you solve it correctly, you’ll proceed to the subsequent location.
If you find yourself puzzled, don’t hesitate to request a clue, and Bess will help steer you in the right direction!
As you journey, you’ll encounter numerous landmarks, and Bess will share entertaining anecdotes about some of them. It’s an ideal way to explore and note places you might wish to revisit.
The experience is similar to an online group activity, but it takes place on a website. There’s no need for downloads or any special permissions.
Prior to the start time, we’ll send you a link to access the game. Simply open the link to enter the game and pass it along to your team members so they can participate as well.
When everyone is set, Captain Bess will instruct you on your next steps.
What's Included
- Shareable game link for the whole group
Additional Information
- Smartphones with mobile data and full batteries. (It’s OK to share, but it works better if everyone has their own phone.)
- Shoes for walking 2½ miles.
- Waterproofs in case of bad weather.
Location
Birmingham School of Art
⚠️ Activate your game before you arrive. You’ll get instructions on how to start and what to bring.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(124 Ratings)
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Yvonne
Sep 11, 2024
Fun way of finding out more about Birmingham history - We had this Treasure Hunt gifted as a Virgin Experience. It took us around 1.75 hours to complete all the tasks, which brightened up a dull and windy Birmingham morning. We learnt about some of the history of Birmingham and enjoyed a leisurely stroll along canal paths, in the Jewellery Quarter and around the city centre. We found the puzzles/ clues were at about the ‘right level’ - not too easy or too challenging. A thoroughly enjoyable experience and well recommended for all.
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Beakyblinder
Aug 26, 2024
Does what it says on the tin - Great day out and good value. Learned things about Birmingham I never knew. Liked the freedom of doing it at your own pace with lovely pit stops on the way
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Jomayfield2
Aug 25, 2024
Bank Holiday Hunt - Super, value for money idea to be together and to wander around our local city and learn about the history of the area and to get some steps in…
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Karen
Aug 18, 2024
Great way to spend an afternoon! - Did this with my niece, had a lovely afternoon!
Just the right amount of difficulty, so much fun & learned a lot, along the way, highly recommend
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Tmk1973
Aug 5, 2024
Great fun and very interesting - Brilliant! Some very interesting sights and information given out along the way, and a fab way to explore parts of Birmingham that I wouldn't normally have been to.
Not a difficult game, but still fun for us 2 adults (40+) to do.
Will definitely be trying the other ones!
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Jonathannw4522ng
Jul 16, 2024
Very good! - Absolutely does what it says on the tin! Well thought out, clues intriguing enough but not too tough. Extra information from 'Bess' took the place off a live tour guide. Would recommend, and do elsewhere.
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S4601fymarkk
Jul 1, 2024
Really fun day adventure - Really fun way to experience Birmingham, the treasure hunt was both informative and a lot of fun! Excellent way to spend a few hours in the city 😄
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Abie714
Jun 5, 2024
Well worth it!! - Really fun afternoon and an amazing way to see parts of the city we wouldn’t have otherwise known about. The game is put together really well and full of lots of interesting information. Will definitely be doing another one in a different city!
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Kfr0st
Jun 2, 2024
Sites of Brum with fun and fitness. - What a fantastic way to explore Birmingham with friends. Being from Birmigham, I was still introduced to new sites and knowledge. The clues are just challenging enough to make you think a bit. Wear comfy shoes as it's a looooong walk, but, you can take a break as often as you want. Thanks Captain Bess!
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Gaby
May 11, 2024
Nice for the first day in the city - These kind of games are great to discover the key spots of cities. Perfect for the first day.
This particular app, however, uses a complicated English, which is probably not easy to understand for non-native English speakers.
There was a bit too much time spent on the jewellery quarter for my taste and some other nice places were missed
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