London Adventure Walks
THE TRAILS
Join the Search for Dick Whittington’s Gold
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“Turn again to visit the City of London’s medieval streets and discover they are paved with gold!”
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Learn the secrets of alchemy while solving a series of riddles that lead to Dick Whittington’s buried gold. There’s much more to the man than the Pantomime lets on: he helped make the City of London into a global trading powerhouse.
This 2-hour adventure through time is a journey, not a race. There are endless opportunities to step off the trail for breaks & refreshments or to explore points of interest at your leisure.
The route is chosen for its beauty, relative quiet and historical interest. Our directions are easy to follow. Our clues are staring you in the face. All you need is your phone and a bit of belief.
Starts: Tower Hill tube
Ends: Near Bank tube
Distance: 5km
Crack the World’s greatest unsolved mystery!
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“Point your feet back in time to visit the murder scenes, hear the victims’ stories & unmask the real Ripper!”
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Follow our clever trail around the Ripper crime scenes. See pictures of the victims and hear their tragic stories. Learn about 1888 London. Sift through the evidence of each murder. Hear about the chief suspects and work through the evidence. Then rip yourself a place in crime-solving history as the Jack case cracker!
This 2-hour adventure through time is a journey, not a race. There are endless opportunities to step off the trail for breaks & refreshments or to explore points of interest at your leisure.
The route is chosen for its beauty, relative quiet and historical interest. Our directions are easy to follow. Our clues are staring you in the face. All you need is your phone and some guts.
Starts: Whitechapel Tube
Ends: Spitalfields
Distance: 5km
Solving crime is just a walk in the Park.
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“Take on an urgent case with the great man, piece the puzzle together and solve a terrible murder.”
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Put on your metaphorical cape and deerstalker and become a consulting detective for the day. Follow a trail of clues that lead to intrigue, suspicion and accusation. Hone your skills in observation, interrogation & logical reasoning. Help get Watson out of a spot of bother.
This 2-hour adventure through time is a journey, not a race. There are endless opportunities to step off the trail for breaks & refreshments or to explore points of interest at your leisure.
The route is chosen for its beauty, relative quiet and historical interest. Our directions are easy to follow. Our clues are staring you in the face. All you need is your phone and a keen eye.
Starts & Ends: Baker St Tube
Distance: 5km
Play the Spooks at their own game
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“Take on a clandestine mission to uncover the mole and serve your country. But which country?”
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Become an honorary spook for the day in an urgent off-book assignment. Show yourself a true patriot and help the nation in its hour of need. Learn the back routes and backchannels of spycraft. Visit dead-drops, check for signals and work out the key to decipher a cryptic message that will make you either a hero or a villain.
This 2-hour adventure through time is a journey, not a race. There are endless opportunities to step off the trail for breaks & refreshments or to explore points of interest at your leisure.
The route is chosen for its beauty, relative quiet and historical interest. Our directions are easy to follow. Our clues are staring you in the face. All you need is your phone and a steady nerve.
Starts & Ends: Trafalgar Square
Distance: 6 km
Join the Quest for the Holy Grail
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“Follow a trail pf mystic symbols, secret signs and lost truths that lead to an amazing conclusion!”
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Follow clues and signs etched into the landscape of London that point to hidden secrets and forgotten truths unlocking the mystery of the Holy Grail. This quest is built on historical fact and shows you exactly where the signs are pointing!
This 2-hour adventure through time is a journey, not a race. There are endless opportunities to step off the trail for breaks & refreshments or to explore points of interest at your leisure.
The route is chosen for its beauty, relative quiet and historical interest. Our directions are easy to follow. Our clues are staring you in the face. All you need is your phone and a bit of faith.
Starts: Paternoster Square
Ends: Covent Garden
Distance: 7km
HOW TO PLAY
Most of our walks are a playful mixture of real history interwoven with a fictional story. Real history is italicised so you can always tell the difference! RipperTrail is 100% true. SherlockTrail is 100% fiction.
You will receive a gamecode with your Booking confirmation. Gamecodes should be used within 90 days of booking.
Trails are guided via the Telegram Messenger App. Download the app from https://telegram.org. Then head off to the start point for your Trail.
To activate a gamecode, Message ‘PLAY [your gamecode]’ to @SideWalkerBot in Telegram. It is not case sensitive. All team members need to do this.
You will receive a link to join a special group chat. There, you will receive playing instructions and be invited to choose your team name. Once you have done that, click on the ‘begin’ button to start your Trail!
This is a walk, not a race, so feel free to take your time, stop for a drink or a rest whenever you want or leave the trail to explore a place of interest along the route! When you’re ready, come back to where you left off and carry on.
There are public toilets on your walk and restaurants participating in the Community Toilet Scheme. Download the Toilets4London App to find where to go.
There are special commands to help you on the Trails:
- /ROUTE for directions via GoogleMaps to get back or stay on route
- /HINT if you need help finding the answer to a visual clue.
- /SKIP if you want to get the answer without looking for it.
- /DIVERT (where indicated) for a step-free alternative route to the next stage.
- /RESEND to receive messages for a stage again where they did not arrive.
Play any time, any day during the hours of daylight. Children are welcome, although they may not be interested in all of the content. (RipperTrail gives some gory details but teams can opt not to receive them).
London has hills and steps and kerbs and there is nothing we can do about that. Step-free alternative routes are provided in SpyTrail and AlchemyTrail. SherlockTrail, GrailTrail and RipperTrail are 100% step-free.
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Refund Policy
If you change your mind before activating a game, we will refund the purchase price to the card used for purchase. This may entail a short delay before the funds are received. Once the game has been activated, a refund is not available except in exceptional circumstances (at our sole discretion).