15 Treasure Hunts Tours in England We Would Book Again

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

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

Solve cryptic clues, follow phone maps, and discover Manchester landmarks and lesser-known corners on this flexible private walking hunt.

“A terrific treasure hunt around the city of Manchester. Made for a brilliant way to see the city. It was all organised well. Clues were easy to slightly challenging. We overlooked the amount of time we would need to complete the course and in this case had to leave the last 3 questions. Overall we loved this and would recommend to others.”

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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’s landmarks and snickleways with a flexible smartphone treasure hunt, cryptic clues, hidden corners, and family-friendly fun.

“Great way to see the city and enjoy time with friends. Time to do your own thing as well as the treasure hunt”

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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 at your own pace with a phone-based treasure hunt linking top sights, cryptic clues, local stories, and flexible stops.

“No SMS received PDF could not be access Help Centre did not respond Waste of time & money Highly disappointing”

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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 a phone-based treasure hunt linking famous sights, clever clues, local stories, and welcoming pubs.

“Very educational and a great way to see parts of the city you would otherwise miss. Some lovely little gems of pubs on the way! Highly recommend!”

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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

Explore Birmingham with a pirate-led mobile treasure hunt, cryptic clues, flexible pacing, family appeal, and free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

“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

Explore Chester’s landmarks with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt, cryptic clues, local stories, and plenty of time for breaks.

“Seeing all the historical landmarks that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Plus having a fun time with my family.”

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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 while exploring Brighton’s Royal Pavilion, pier, North Laine, and The Lanes on a flexible self-guided hunt.

“It took a while to understand how the clues work. Once we understood the first one we knew what to look for.”

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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

Solve cryptic clues on a flexible Cambridge treasure hunt, visiting King's College, Trinity, the Backs, and other city highlights.

“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, local stories, and a flexible 3.5-mile treasure hunt.

“Learning new facts about a place I thought I knew. Looking at the city of Liverpool in a different way”

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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 on a flexible phone-based treasure hunt with cryptic clues, city history, and five central stops in about 2.5 hours.

“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 by phone with cryptic clues, maps, and local stories. A flexible two-hour treasure hunt for groups of up to six.

“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 markets, arcades, galleries, puzzles, and local stories.

“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

Solve phone-based clues across Sheffield, from the Cathedral to Kelham Island, on a flexible three-hour treasure hunt for groups.

“Had a really good time! We stopped for lunch and coffees along the way and really explored the city. The treasure hunt focuses on general observation and you don't need to have knowledge of the city to do it as it tells you snippets along the way. We really enjoyed it, thank you!”

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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 walking York’s walls, alleys, and pubs with this phone-based 4 km treasure hunt.

“Started ok used lots of attempts lost with correct answers because we used full title names enjoyed for first 5 or so clues in the smaller streets out the way but by the time we got so far it just got a little boring to be honest so didn’t even end up finishing it unfortunately … brilliant idea but definitely felt something was missing… bit too expensive for what it was”

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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 clues across central London, from Piccadilly Circus to Soho, on a flexible self-guided treasure hunt for curious teams.

“The trip was challenging enough to be fun but not frustratingly difficult. It was fun to follow, and we found all sorts of interesting places I'd never known about before. I did this with my teenage son who loved it. My only suggestion for improvement would be a leaderboard so you could see where you ranked against others who had done it in the past.”

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