Newcastle upon Tyne Tours
Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Newcastle with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems
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Fun, Flexible Treasure Hunt Around Newcastle with Cryptic Clues & Hidden Gems
By Treasure Hunt Newcastle
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Duration: 2h
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- A link to the game that you can share with everyone in your group
- Start:
- Grey's Monument, 150 Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5AF, UK⚠️ Activate your game before you arrive. You’ll get instructions on how to start and what to bring.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 341273P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 341273P1
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- hc6840 contributionsBarrels of fun!!We had a great time doing Treasure Hunt Newcastle! It was a really good length and took us all round the city, so it was a perfect way to orientate ourselves for the rest of the weekend. The clues were a good level of challenge, and there was always a helpful hint if we needed it! Plus plenty of great recommendations for places to stop for a well earned pint. Would highly recommend to anyone!Written 11 March 2022
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micklawz
Newcastle, UK5 contributions
Jul 2023 • Business
We had such a good time on the Treasure Hunt, we did this as a work activity and split up into various groups. Some of the teams were from Newcastle others not but we all learned something new about the city and had a proper laugh on the way around. We started at the Grainger Market for a bite to eat first as there are so many options for food for everyone, then we all had a short walk to the monument for the first clue. We stopped at a couple of decent pubs on the way round so took us a bit longer to get around but we really enjoyed it - would definitely recommend this for something different to do with friends/family/work.
Written 17 August 2023
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I'm delighted you had fun - great tip to give yourselves plenty of time to really enjoy Newcastle. It's such a great place!
Fancy another go? We're in more cities!
There's only 2 of us, we don't have a marketing team, so your review is really important. Thank you!
Ian 🦜 (co-founder)
Written 21 August 2023
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Sarah A
4 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
Booking was easy and instructions were clear to start. It was raining heavily in Newcastle that day and we asked to continue next day. Paul and Ian Were fantastic and replied to emails quickly, we were able to continue the next day and had a great adventure. We lived in the city for over 5 years and never noticed some of the bits we saw on the hunt. Interface was easy to use and we had no issues at all. Wish there were more trails so we can play again.
Written 21 August 2022
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It's lovely to hear that you found all the intstructions and interface nice and clear. It's the clues that we want to make you scratch your head!
If you fancy another adventure, we're also in other cities around the UK.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
Ian 🦜 (co-founder)
Written 23 August 2022
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Karen w
7 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We found ourselves in Newcastle looking for something to do for the day and came across this online. We signed up and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We actually learnt a lot about the city doing it too. I had a call from Ian who created the treasure hunt a couple of days after, he wanted to see if we enjoyed it and asked if there would be anything he could do to make the experience better. My only suggestion really, was to update the amount of time it actually takes to complete. We had read it would take between 1.5 and 2.5hours. It took us 4 hours to complete and due to another booked event we found ourselves rushing in the end and having to ask for 'hints'. There were suggestions along the way to stop off for drinks and food, we simply stopped for one quick drink because it was quite obvious that if we stopped for any more we wouldn't have completed it at all. So, my advice would be, definitely give this a go, it's really quite good fun, just allow yourself a lot longer than 2.5hours to do it. Perhaps start in the morning and then you really can take the suggested breaks at a steady pace if you'd like to.
Written 27 February 2023
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Karen - great to hear you had such a fun time.
It's a great point about the timing. We'll lengthen the upper duration and make it clearer that these are suggestions (as opposed to predictions). You're right, it works best when it can be completed at a relaxed pace, rather than feeling rushed.
I really appreciate you writing a review, it's so important for small independent businesses like us.
Ian 🦜 (co-founder)
Written 15 March 2023
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Christopher G
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK2 contributions
Wanted to try something different for a date day with my wife. I wasn’t sure what to expect but we had a fantastic time. The clues were challenging enough to make us think (we did need hints on a few occasions) However, they were really clever mixed with interesting facts about the city. My wife and I both learnt a lot and we noticed so many things that we hadn’t before. The format of the treasure hunt was great and we could take it at a relaxed pace which included the opportunity to stop for lunch and coffee breaks. I would highly recommend and have already recommended it to some family members.
Thank you again. 😊
Thank you again. 😊
Written 31 August 2023
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Thanks for your lovely review 😍 We're in other cities if you fancy another go!
Written 24 October 2023
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Cristina S
6 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
Amazing way of exploring a city, it was so fun to work out all the clues whilst exploring and also getting history information at the same time. The tour took us in places that we will for sure have missed otherwise. Recommended!
Written 20 August 2024
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So glad you enjoyed discovering hidden spots while solving the clues! Thanks for recommending us. Ian 🦜
Written 4 September 2024
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Gwyn E
5 contributions
A fun way of exploring the city, with cryptic (ish - not too hard) clues and information about the various locations.
A big advantage is that you take this at your own pace, including a couple of locations where you’re able to take breaks for lunch, etc before resuming when desired.
Will be looking out to see what other cities these cover.
A big advantage is that you take this at your own pace, including a couple of locations where you’re able to take breaks for lunch, etc before resuming when desired.
Will be looking out to see what other cities these cover.
Written 10 August 2023
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I'm so glad enjoyed the clues - we put a lot of effort into them! If you fancy another adventure, we're in other cities around the UK.
Thanks for writing a review and I hope we get to give you another adventure soon.
Ian 🦜 (co-founder)
Written 21 August 2023
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YLiz
North Berwick, UK2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
This is really easy to use via WhatsApp. It was great fun, gives you hints and clues when needed. We saw loads of Newcastle city centre and the Quayside whilst learning about the history. We walked at our own pace, stopped a couple of times for coffee. Without giving too much away, when we reached the Literary clue we popped into the building mentioned. We had an impromptu little tour of it which just added to the whole experience. We highly recommend this activity
Written 23 October 2023
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Thanks for your lovely review 😍 We're in other cities if you fancy another go!
Written 24 October 2023
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Amy_4563
Carlisle, UK9 contributions
Absolutely brilliant, no waiting around or relying on anyone else, just booked our hunt and tapped the button when we were ready to go, hardest part was choosing our team name!
Clues were really well written not too easy and not too hard. We took a break for tea halfway and picked again. No problems at all with the site and it was all done at a good pace. Really interesting facts and took us to some places we’d never seen before. Would definitely recommend!
Clues were really well written not too easy and not too hard. We took a break for tea halfway and picked again. No problems at all with the site and it was all done at a good pace. Really interesting facts and took us to some places we’d never seen before. Would definitely recommend!
Written 16 August 2023
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Amy - I'm so happy to hear you had such a blast. Sounds like you paced it perfectly. If you fancy another adventure, we're in other cities around the UK.
I really appreciate you writing a review, it's so important for small independent businesses like us.
Ian 🦜 (co-founder)
Written 21 August 2023
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Nicola K
2 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
My husband and I wanted to get to know the city better, but also wanted to be able to shop and go at our own pace. This tour was brilliant for that! It takes you through key locations, gives you the contextual history and the clues were a good challenge (we were racing to solve them first and got pretty good by the end). I'm definitely going to do another one of these tours. It helped us get our bearings whilst appreciating what was around us (and we found an amazing place for lunch thanks to it). Great fun!
Written 6 April 2023
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Francesca D
1 contribution
Jul 2023 • Family
Absolutely brilliant fun. I was a bit dubious about doing this in my own city, as I thought I knew everywhere but this was so much fun.
Went with my partner and 15 year old son. I thought the young un would find it a bit boring but we stopped off for food and drinks along the way.
Perfect level of difficulty and had me paying attention to things I’d walked past 100 times.
We are now looking at day trips to other cities to do this again.
Can’t rate it highly enough!
Went with my partner and 15 year old son. I thought the young un would find it a bit boring but we stopped off for food and drinks along the way.
Perfect level of difficulty and had me paying attention to things I’d walked past 100 times.
We are now looking at day trips to other cities to do this again.
Can’t rate it highly enough!
Written 2 July 2023
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Thanks for your lovely review. We're in other cities if you fancy another go! Paul ⚔️
Written 17 July 2023
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