Treasure Hunt York
Get outdoors.
Have fun.
Stay safe.
Looking for a stunning route that'll show you main sights as well as some hidden gems?
Fancy following quality treasure maps that lead you around the city?
Up for well-designed clues that are satisfying to solve?
Introducing
A fun activity you can do while social distancing
Solve satisfying clues and follow beautiful maps sent to your phones.
Spot things other people take for granted!
You’ll learn interesting facts and stories.
Are you organising a special occasion? 🎉
Treasure Hunt York will take you on a beautiful tour, and send you to fab places, all at your own pace.
Because it’s all on your phones, it’s super flexible and there’s nothing to print.
National lockdown: January 5th update
England is currently under national lockdown. From the guidance:
“You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.”
If you'd like to use Treasure Hunt York as your single daily exercise, you can as long as:
- You must be local to York.
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You can play with either:
- your household (including your support bubble); or
- 1 person from another household (2 people total).
- Stay outdoors in public spaces. The game is entirely outdoors in public.
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Follow social distancing guidelines for people outside your household.
- Stay 2m apart (or 1m with additional precautions)
- Play on your own phones: don't share a phone.
- The route is designed so you can avoid other people.
- Bring a face covering.
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Avoid touching things in the city.
The game does not require you to touch anything except your own phone.
Updated 5th January 2021. Check the latest restrictions for York at GOV.UK.
It works like WhatsApp,
so it’s easy to use
You don’t need to download or print anything and it doesn’t need any permissions.
Plus, you get to start when you want.
1. Follow maps 🧭
Bess sends you a series of treasure maps, leading you around the city.
The clues and maps are a lot of fun.
This is a great way to see the city!”
Captain Bess
2. Search for answers 🔎
Bess sends you a series of clues and you have to search the city for answers.
Good banter from Captain Bess who sends you the clues!”
Captain Bess
Black Beard Beth
Captain Bess
Long Joe Silver
Captain Bess
3. Learn some facts 🎓
Along the way, Bess will tell you a few interesting facts and stories about the things you're spotting!”
We learnt new things and actually appreciated the beautiful scenery as we went around the city.
Captain Bess
4. Play together 👨👩👦
Captain Bess will invite you all to join the hunt!
We had such a laugh and a great day out!
Captain Bess
Buccaneer Beth
Captain Bess
Lianne Pinkbeard joined the game.
Parrot Pete 🦜 joined the game.
Parrot Pete
Lianne Pinkbeard
... for FREE!
This is the treasure hunt you’ve been looking for 🦜
You'll take a stunning, well-designed route that avoids the traffic and gives you some great viewpoints. As well as the main sights you'll also discover some hidden gems.
You'll have a laugh solving the clues and following the maps.
The clues are challenging but not too hard. You'll spot things you wouldn't have noticed otherwise, and it's satisfying when you've found the right answer.
Something in a shop window catch your eye? No problem. Take it at your own pace. Even turn it into a pub crawl!
Along the way you'll learn interesting facts and stories keeping you entertained.
By the end of it all, you'll have a great overview of York and what you'd like to explore next.
Loved every minute!”
I bought this as a Christmas present for some friends. It was a wonderful way to spend some quality time with each other and it was such fun.
We got to see sights that we wouldn’t normally see and it was great exercise too.
We had such a laugh”
The clues and the maps are a lot of fun. We learnt new things and appreciated the beautiful scenery as we went around the city.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone as it was such an amazing experience. We had a lot of smiles and laughter and haven't stopped talking about it since.
Ready for the most fun treasure hunt in York?
- Just £[price] per person, 15 and under go FREE.
- Enjoy getting outside in the fresh air and sunshine.
- Lasts about [duration].
What if the weather’s bad?
If it's patchy rain, you can spend more time in the pub breaks or stop elsewhere on the route: the game’s flexible.
If it's really bad on one day, you can either switch which day you play, or even start one day and finish the next.
If it's a total wash-out and you can't get round, we’ll give your money back, even if you've started the game.
Will it be too difficult?
Don’t worry, if you get stuck you can ask for a hint and Bess will get you on your way!
We make sure no-one ever gets completely stuck.
Is it too physical?
It’s X walking but you can take as many breaks as you like.
Fun or your money back!
We’re so confident you’ll have fun, we promise to give your money back if you don’t!
All we ask is for a quick phone call to understand why.
National lockdown: Jan 5th Update
