13 Scavanger Hunts Tours in the UK That Repay a Whole Day

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $21Our pick

Explore Manchester with a flexible smartphone treasure hunt, cryptic clues, local stories, and overlooked sights for $20.80 per person.

“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 $21

Explore York with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt, cryptic clues, historic sights, snickleways, and helpful hints for $20.80.

“Absolutely brilliant! Kept our 8 year old interested as we walked around York for a good few hours. Lots of hidden gems and information given too.”

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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 $21

Review of Bath’s flexible smartphone treasure hunt, with cryptic clues, major sights, family tips, pricing, route details, and practical advice.

“Fantastic tour. We did it with our 10 & 7 year old children who also thoroughly enjoyed it. Takes you all around the main sights so you get to see all the attractions plus lots of fun trying to unlock each clue.”

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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 $21

Explore Oxford with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt linking famous sights, clever clues, local stories, and pub stops in 2.5 hours.

“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 $21

Explore Birmingham with Captain Bess on a flexible, family-friendly treasure hunt using cryptic clues, local facts, and a simple mobile game.

“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 $21

Explore Chester with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt covering Roman ruins, the Rows, River Dee, and more in about two hours.

“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 $21

Solve cryptic clues across Brighton, from the Royal Pavilion to the pier, with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt for curious explorers.

“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 $21

Solve phone-based clues through Cambridge’s colleges, churches, and quiet lanes with this flexible two-and-a-half-hour treasure hunt.

“Enjoyable fun experience. Well organised and easy to play. Provides a good guide to the city of cambridge”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 141 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $21

Explore Liverpool on foot with cryptic clues, phone-based maps, and nine famous stops in a flexible three-hour 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 $21

Explore Bristol by phone on a flexible 2.5-hour treasure hunt through Castle Park, markets, landmarks, clues, and city stories.

“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 $21

Explore Newcastle with a flexible phone-based treasure hunt, cryptic clues, historic sights, and a two-hour self-guided city route.

“Despite calling in advance and specifically enquiring about the enjoyability for non native speakers we were surprised to find that the experience was not a good match for 5 adults who all speak English for their profession on a daily basis. The tour is presented in pirate slang which does not translate well. We'd like to suggest to have a regular english language option next to the current option so that foreign tourist will be able to enjoy this tour too.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $21

Explore Leeds with a flexible phone-led treasure hunt, solving cryptic clues across eight city stops at your own pace.

“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 $21

Explore Sheffield at your own pace with phone-based clues, city stories, and ten stops for £20.72 per person.

“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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