Medieval Origins, Leeds
Highlights
- Great puzzles interwoven into statues, buildings and bits of history.
- A scenic and informative walking tour around the edges and into the heart of Medieval Leeds
- Discover stunning architecture, striking sculptures and fascinating facts
- Rest-stops at great pubs and cafes
- Race for the best time or take things at a more leisurely pace, how you play is up to you.
- Clues sent to your phones with help available, the perfect difficulty for all.
Description
A puzzle-filled journey to the heart of medieval Leeds, uncover the city's history through the ages as you explore the secrets of its oldest steets. This cross between a walking tour and an outdoor escape game offers an immersive look at the industries, people and symbols that made Leeds the icon it is today.
Along the way expect to see: the city's oldest streets, City Square, the Town Hall, Millenium Square, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Cathedral, Kirkgate Market, the Corn Exchange and a legendary ale house. All this plus puzzles, challenges, great pubs/cafes and plenty of surprises. This riddling journey is perfect for anyone intrigued to learn how this great city came to be, from its origins into the modern day.
How It Works
Your team will receive clues on your phones that, once deciphered, will guide you to interesting and scenic parts of the city. At these you will solve riddles, explore the story and make decisions that will impact the rest of the game.The route is walking distance and features optional breaks at great pubs, bars and cafes along the way. The clues require no prior knowledge and come with hints to make the experience something everyone can enjoy.
Plan your day
Timings
Start anytime
1.5-2.5 hours across 3.5 km / 2.2 miles
Start Location
City Square
End Location
City Square
Communication Methods
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Reviews
The great things our customers have to say about CityDays
Good Lookers
Great day out exploring Greenwich reeking of history with its cobblestone paths and alleys, statues, magnificent views…
M&M
Great way to explore the City and make lots interesting discoveries along the way. The clues were cryptic enough to kee…
Esta and Lou
We had the best day. We loved the hidden gems and sites. It was brilliant to do the city tour on a Saturday as it’s so …
charootery
amazing adventure. better than i was expecting
Fox and Badger
A great day out for the family.
Froot Loop Soop (Jorkin the peanits)
There was no storyline but it was just as fun as if there had been. We learned lots of interesting things about the cit…
Country tweed
It was a very enjoyable thing to do with teenagers and fantastic seeing parts of London you would otherwise not get to …
Birthday Bec
A really informative and fun treasure hunt, taking in lots of interesting sites. Unfortunately part of the route was bl…
Nicolas Cage Superfans
Very Good
MaccyD's
Great day, the 4 of us had a fabulous time trying to solve the clues and seeing the sights of London along the way!
Horst Baby Stag
Really good fun and an interesting way to explore an unfamiliar city. Would absolutely recommend and hope to do more in…
Prosecco Prinnys
Absolutely loved it!
Rags to Riches
We really enjoyed it and can’t wait to do another one
Ninjas
Fantastic adventure, we really loved it and saw parts of London we would never have known were there. Clues were fun an…
Girls weekend
We had so much fun exploring areas we hadn’t been before. Thanks and look forward to the next one.
Team Sherlock
It was great but it was a shame that the last two checkpoints took you away from the city Centre.
Ungodly Cool
Great way to see a city.
¡Día de Jenny!
Fantastically fun day out! Have been a Londoner for nearly 10 years and got to experience the city in a new way-and at …
Charli and Dharini
Had a really fun time doing the London trail, looking forward to doing it again :)
Double D
Very fun way to explore the city
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