4 Scavenger Hunts in the UK to Build an Evening Around

1.Public BucketRace – Scavenger Hunts with a Twist

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $0Our pick

Join BucketRace London at Golden Square, form a team, and spend three hours completing inventive tasks around Shoreditch, Camden, Brixton, or West London. You need a smartphone, a Twitter account, and comfortable shoes. Laurence and the team explain the rules, provide the challenge list, and award prizes at the finish.

“Brilliant fun. Had a great time racing through London, showing the family the sights along the way.”

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2.Private Bespoke Scavenger Hunts

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $41

You’ll meet at Golden Square for a three-hour private BucketRace hunt built around your group, budget, and chosen London area. Laurence and his team create personalized tasks, then send teams out to complete photo and video challenges before everyone returns to compare results. Add prizes, shirts, trophies, food, or a video compilation.

“I worked with Laurence at Bucket Race over the course of a few weeks to design a personalised task list for our Stratford Scavenger Hunt. Laurence was communicative and responsive to our questions and requests and made our event seamless and fun. Everyone had Read more”

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3.London (Covent Garden) Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $13

Use the Explorial app to guide yourself from Swiss Court through Covent Garden and central London. Solve questions from signs and sights, complete creative photo tasks, and collect points at your own pace. The route takes about two hours, with breaks whenever you like.

“nice to have a”guided” tour thru london. I‘ve discovered new hidden places that I‘ve never noticed before. I can recommend it! 😊”

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4.London Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $3Best value

Use the World City Trail app to solve location-based riddles around Westminster, find 10 or more London attractions, and learn local facts and legends. This private, self-guided route covers 4.4 km in about 58 minutes of walking, with unlimited time to pause, explore, eat, and continue in six languages.

“It was a very enjoyable experience. I love puzzles, so this was right up my street. It was the right level of difficulty for an afternoon out. My friend and I had a blast. How come I never came across this activity before?I will definitely do it again.”

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