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Chester: Self-Guided City Sightseeing Treasure Hunt

4.5 / 5

12 reviews

Activity provider: Treasure Hunt Tours
Other experience

Chester: Self-Guided City Sightseeing Treasure Hunt

Activity provider: Treasure Hunt Tours

From US$ 12.28 per person

Join a mobile-based treasure hunt on a route designed to show off the best of Chester, highlighting its most popular landmarks as well as hidden gems.

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Duration 2 hours
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Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • Discover the best of Chester on a self-guided, mobile-based treasure hunt
  • Solve satisfying clues and follow beautiful maps sent to your phones
  • Explore popular landmarks as well as some of the city’s hidden gems
  • Learn interesting facts about Chester and fun stories along the way
Full description

Embark on a self-guided treasure hunt for a fun and unique way to explore Chester. Receive messages to a phone from Captain Bess, a snarky pirate testing out new recruits to join her ship. Travel Captain Bess's carefully designed route through the city. Follow the treasure maps to get to the right place, then try to decipher the clue. Search high and low for the answer and see hidden sights usually missed by tourists. Ask for a hint to continue the journey through the city if the clues get too tough. Start at the front of Chester Town Hall and sneak through tiny alleys and Victorian streets, passing the peaceful riverside and Roman ruins. Learn interesting facts and hear stories along the way about the sights along Bess's route and get a better understanding of the history of Chester. Get ready to explore Chester in a new way through this fun and interactive treasure hunt.

Includes
  • Mobile weblink-based treasure hunt
  • Mobile devices
Not suitable for
  • Children under 8 years

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Participants

Date

Meeting point

Start your treasure hunt at the front of Chester Town Hall. If you can’t see an email from the activity provider, Treasure Hunt Chester, or the SMS they sent you, go to: https://treasurehuntchester.com/start

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Charged Smartphone

Know before you go

  • A ticket is required for each participant.
  • You will receive a weblink to open on your mobile browser. The screen layout works just like WhatsApp and is very easy to use. You don’t need to print or download anything.
  • The treasure hunt must be completed in daylight, as it’s impossible to find clues in the dark
  • The game time depends on how quickly you complete the hunt, with the average between 2-3½ hours. You will cover around 2½ miles and the route is step-free.
  • For larger groups, multiple games (to split the group) can be played 5 minutes apart.
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 12 reviews

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Concerned about weather but the rain stopped & we were able to venture out on our treasure hunt. All info was given and explained thoroughly. We followed the guide lines and clues and had an enjoyable afternoon learning all about Chester. An enjoyable time was had by all and we recommend this hunt as a way to learn the history of this beautiful place of Chester.

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March 24, 2023

Loved this! Booked with some friends thinking it would be a different way to explore Chester, it was so much fun. Such a good idea we will definitely be doing more in different locations. Just make sure your phones are fully charged as ours died with seconds to spare! However I think that added to our experience running round like we was on Challenge Anneka

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March 24, 2023

Didn't finish the treasure hunt due to the fact we had a 9yr old girl that wanted to go around all the shops, but we managed to do about half the hunt and really enjoyed it. The questions are not too easy to solve so it really gets you thinking and the hidden history that you would normally walk straight past makes the visit more interesting. Definitely recommend to anyone that enjoys solving quizzes and sight seeing

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March 24, 2023

Product ID: 409979