Inspired by the excitement of the Amazing Race, rally your team for a high-speed pursuit through the city streets, decoding questions and hunting down clues. Only the quickest and sharpest minds will triumph and secure their place atop our Puzzling Adventures leaderboard!

Embark on a thrilling adventure in Durham! Unravel the city's Celtic origins, discover its Viking past, and learn about its Anglo-Saxon monks. Marvel at the golden teapot that's been a city icon since 1857, and explore the mystery of Drury Lane's vennels. Pose for a team photo at Palace Green, and uncover the secrets of Durham Castle. Can you find the hidden lions on the shields? Or solve the riddle of the letter sequence? Don't forget to visit the market hall and high street shops!

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About Puzzling Adventures

Hunting for a new experience with your kids, teens, family, or your significant other?

Indulge in a Puzzling Adventure, a fusion of self-guided tour, scavenger hunt, and The Amazing Race. Delight in this outdoor escapade, exploring the city in a refreshing way. Follow the route by deciphering clues and tackling challenges to unlock the next phase of your journey. All you need is your mobile device and you're all set for an entertaining new adventure!

Suitable for all ages...

From grandkids to grandparents, our adventures are designed to entertain and engage everyone. With careful consideration for accessibility, almost all of our experiences are wheelchair and stroller friendly. Each adventure is curated to provide a mix of entertainment and enlightenment, ensuring there's something for every member of your group.

Explore at your leisure, on your terms...

Because our adventures are self-guided you can play any time on any day - no reservations required. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the various locations you will visit.

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Puzzling Adventures near Durham

What are people saying about Puzzling Adventures?

Customer Reviews

Great experience for the whole family!

Alan B.

Had a blast! Would definitely do it again!

Candice B.

I liked how each clue showed us little known facts about the city. It made finding local eateries and sights easy. Very fun!

Taylor V.

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Puzzling Adventures Highlights

Flat rate price
Photo Challenges
No reservations
Team building
Accessible
250+ Locations
Enriching
Kid friendly
Exploration
Informative
Outdoor activity

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Time in the outdoors offers the benefit of mental rest and rejuvenation, it has been shown to improve memory, attention, impulse control, and creativity in the general population. For example, in children, it has led to improved school performance.

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Puzzling Adventures, Durham Market Place, Durham, England DH1 3NJ

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Amazing Race

Esh Winning Amazing Race No Place Amazing Race Spennymoor Amazing Race Sherburn House Amazing Race Helmington Row Amazing Race Low Moorsley Amazing Race Wheatley Hill Amazing Race Quebec Amazing Race Pittington Amazing Race Framwellgate Moor Amazing Race Chilton Moor Amazing Race Witton Gilbert Amazing Race Newfield Amazing Race Philadelphia Amazing Race Mainsforth Amazing Race Ludworth Amazing Race Lanchester Amazing Race Sherburn Amazing Race Belmont Amazing Race Grange Villa Amazing Race Byers Green Amazing Race Hett Amazing Race Houghton Le Spring Amazing Race West Rainton Amazing Race South Hetton Amazing Race High Handenhold Amazing Race Holmside Amazing Race Sunnybrow Amazing Race Esh Amazing Race Croxdale Amazing Race Sherburn Hill Amazing Race Brandon Amazing Race Low Pittington Amazing Race Thornley Amazing Race Binchester Amazing Race Langley Park Amazing Race Fencehouses Amazing Race Kimblesworth Amazing Race Littletown Amazing Race Plawsworth Amazing Race Newfield Amazing Race Trimdon Grange Amazing Race Whitehill Amazing Race Chester Le Street Amazing Race Haswell Amazing Race Oakenshaw Amazing Race Quaking Houses Amazing Race Meadowfield Amazing Race Woodstone Village Amazing Race Leamside Amazing Race Broompark Amazing Race Quarrington Hill Amazing Race Waldridge Amazing Race Bearpark Amazing Race Ferryhill Amazing Race Beamish Amazing Race Sacriston Amazing Race Shadforth Amazing Race Edmondsley Amazing Race Kelloe Amazing Race Pelton Amazing Race Burnhope Amazing Race Coxhoe Amazing Race Bournmoor Amazing Race Cassop Amazing Race Tan Hills Amazing Race Shiney Row Amazing Race Newbottle Amazing Race Brancepeth Amazing Race Bowburn Amazing Race High Dubmire Amazing Race Craghead Amazing Race Hetton Le Hole Amazing Race Durham Amazing Race Great Lumley Amazing Race Birtley Amazing Race Pelton Fell Amazing Race East Hedleyhope Amazing Race South Moor Amazing Race New Brancepeth Amazing Race Easington Lane Amazing Race Ouston Amazing Race Sunderland Bridge Amazing Race Ushaw Moor Amazing Race Haswell Plough Amazing Race Shincliffe Amazing Race Kirk Merrington Amazing Race Tursdale Amazing Race Barley Mow Amazing Race Waterhouses Amazing Race Nettlesworth Amazing Race Neville's Cross Ed Amazing Race Chester Moor Amazing Race East Rainton Amazing Race Rickleton Amazing Race Langley Moor Amazing Race North Close Amazing Race Willington Amazing Race West Pelton Amazing Race West Cornforth Amazing Race

Scavenger Hunt

Sherburn House Scavenger Hunt Kelloe Scavenger Hunt Croxdale Scavenger Hunt Lanchester Scavenger Hunt Hetton Le Hole Scavenger Hunt Birtley Scavenger Hunt Waldridge Scavenger Hunt Pelton Fell Scavenger Hunt New Brancepeth Scavenger Hunt Holmside Scavenger Hunt Langley Moor Scavenger Hunt Littletown Scavenger Hunt Trimdon Grange Scavenger Hunt Sunderland Bridge Scavenger Hunt Shincliffe Scavenger Hunt Neville's Cross Ed Scavenger Hunt Oakenshaw Scavenger Hunt Meadowfield Scavenger Hunt Langley Park Scavenger Hunt No Place Scavenger Hunt Ushaw Moor Scavenger Hunt Low Pittington Scavenger Hunt Sunnybrow Scavenger Hunt Spennymoor Scavenger Hunt Whitehill Scavenger Hunt Waterhouses Scavenger Hunt Esh Winning Scavenger Hunt Durham Scavenger Hunt West Rainton Scavenger Hunt Shiney Row Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt Esh Scavenger Hunt Haswell Scavenger Hunt Coxhoe Scavenger Hunt Low Moorsley Scavenger Hunt Belmont Scavenger Hunt Fencehouses Scavenger Hunt Willington Scavenger Hunt Quarrington Hill Scavenger Hunt Broompark Scavenger Hunt Witton Gilbert Scavenger Hunt Chilton Moor Scavenger Hunt Easington Lane Scavenger Hunt Newfield Scavenger Hunt Newfield Scavenger Hunt Bowburn Scavenger Hunt South Moor Scavenger Hunt Tan Hills Scavenger Hunt Pelton Scavenger Hunt Shadforth Scavenger Hunt Barley Mow Scavenger Hunt Rickleton Scavenger Hunt Sherburn Hill Scavenger Hunt Pittington Scavenger Hunt Helmington Row Scavenger Hunt North Close Scavenger Hunt Great Lumley Scavenger Hunt Hett Scavenger Hunt Byers Green Scavenger Hunt Bournmoor Scavenger Hunt Sherburn Scavenger Hunt Chester Le Street Scavenger Hunt Quaking Houses Scavenger Hunt Ferryhill Scavenger Hunt West Pelton Scavenger Hunt High Dubmire Scavenger Hunt Grange Villa Scavenger Hunt West Cornforth Scavenger Hunt East Rainton Scavenger Hunt Newbottle Scavenger Hunt Houghton Le Spring Scavenger Hunt Kirk Merrington Scavenger Hunt South Hetton Scavenger Hunt Leamside Scavenger Hunt Sacriston Scavenger Hunt Thornley Scavenger Hunt Cassop Scavenger Hunt Framwellgate Moor Scavenger Hunt High Handenhold Scavenger Hunt Haswell Plough Scavenger Hunt Brancepeth Scavenger Hunt Ouston Scavenger Hunt Chester Moor Scavenger Hunt Binchester Scavenger Hunt Mainsforth Scavenger Hunt Burnhope Scavenger Hunt Craghead Scavenger Hunt Wheatley Hill Scavenger Hunt Quebec Scavenger Hunt Edmondsley Scavenger Hunt Ludworth Scavenger Hunt Plawsworth Scavenger Hunt Tursdale Scavenger Hunt Kimblesworth Scavenger Hunt Bearpark Scavenger Hunt Nettlesworth Scavenger Hunt East Hedleyhope Scavenger Hunt Brandon Scavenger Hunt Woodstone Village Scavenger Hunt Beamish Scavenger Hunt

Treasure Hunt

Burnhope Treasure Hunt Sherburn House Treasure Hunt Framwellgate Moor Treasure Hunt Shadforth Treasure Hunt Hetton Le Hole Treasure Hunt Durham Treasure Hunt Kirk Merrington Treasure Hunt Sacriston Treasure Hunt Croxdale Treasure Hunt Haswell Treasure Hunt Quarrington Hill Treasure Hunt Littletown Treasure Hunt Grange Villa Treasure Hunt Quaking Houses Treasure Hunt Sunnybrow Treasure Hunt North Close Treasure Hunt Neville's Cross Ed Treasure Hunt Leamside Treasure Hunt Edmondsley Treasure Hunt Belmont Treasure Hunt Philadelphia Treasure Hunt Binchester Treasure Hunt Trimdon Grange Treasure Hunt New Brancepeth Treasure Hunt Coxhoe Treasure Hunt Oakenshaw Treasure Hunt Brancepeth Treasure Hunt Low Pittington Treasure Hunt Willington Treasure Hunt Mainsforth Treasure Hunt No Place Treasure Hunt Langley Park Treasure Hunt Helmington Row Treasure Hunt East Hedleyhope Treasure Hunt Chilton Moor Treasure Hunt Hett Treasure Hunt Chester Moor Treasure Hunt Ferryhill Treasure Hunt West Pelton Treasure Hunt Bournmoor Treasure Hunt Byers Green Treasure Hunt Beamish Treasure Hunt Lanchester Treasure Hunt Shiney Row Treasure Hunt Woodstone Village Treasure Hunt Quebec Treasure Hunt Holmside Treasure Hunt Broompark Treasure Hunt Pittington Treasure Hunt East Rainton Treasure Hunt Esh Winning Treasure Hunt West Rainton Treasure Hunt Birtley Treasure Hunt Wheatley Hill Treasure Hunt Nettlesworth Treasure Hunt West Cornforth Treasure Hunt South Moor Treasure Hunt Ludworth Treasure Hunt Pelton Fell Treasure Hunt Shincliffe Treasure Hunt Great Lumley Treasure Hunt Plawsworth Treasure Hunt Ouston Treasure Hunt Haswell Plough Treasure Hunt Waldridge Treasure Hunt Sunderland Bridge Treasure Hunt Sherburn Treasure Hunt Houghton Le Spring Treasure Hunt Tursdale Treasure Hunt Esh Treasure Hunt Craghead Treasure Hunt Fencehouses Treasure Hunt Pelton Treasure Hunt Kimblesworth Treasure Hunt Low Moorsley Treasure Hunt Meadowfield Treasure Hunt High Dubmire Treasure Hunt Bowburn Treasure Hunt Spennymoor Treasure Hunt High Handenhold Treasure Hunt Easington Lane Treasure Hunt Tan Hills Treasure Hunt Whitehill Treasure Hunt Chester Le Street Treasure Hunt Langley Moor Treasure Hunt Witton Gilbert Treasure Hunt Ushaw Moor Treasure Hunt Barley Mow Treasure Hunt Thornley Treasure Hunt Waterhouses Treasure Hunt Newfield Treasure Hunt Sherburn Hill Treasure Hunt Newbottle Treasure Hunt Rickleton Treasure Hunt Brandon Treasure Hunt Cassop Treasure Hunt South Hetton Treasure Hunt Newfield Treasure Hunt Kelloe Treasure Hunt Bearpark Treasure Hunt

Escape Room

Newfield Escape Room Mainsforth Escape Room Nettlesworth Escape Room Byers Green Escape Room Waterhouses Escape Room New Brancepeth Escape Room Sherburn House Escape Room Binchester Escape Room East Rainton Escape Room Whitehill Escape Room Plawsworth Escape Room Brancepeth Escape Room Pelton Escape Room Newfield Escape Room Brandon Escape Room Chester Le Street Escape Room Fencehouses Escape Room Neville's Cross Ed Escape Room Haswell Escape Room Kimblesworth Escape Room Wheatley Hill Escape Room Houghton Le Spring Escape Room West Cornforth Escape Room Tan Hills Escape Room Kelloe Escape Room Meadowfield Escape Room Easington Lane Escape Room Ludworth Escape Room Esh Winning Escape Room Langley Moor Escape Room Framwellgate Moor Escape Room Chester Moor Escape Room Low Pittington Escape Room Birtley Escape Room North Close Escape Room Hetton Le Hole Escape Room Edmondsley Escape Room West Rainton Escape Room Kirk Merrington Escape Room Sherburn Escape Room Beamish Escape Room East Hedleyhope Escape Room Langley Park Escape Room Pittington Escape Room No Place Escape Room Sunderland Bridge Escape Room Grange Villa Escape Room Belmont Escape Room Ferryhill Escape Room Littletown Escape Room Great Lumley Escape Room Ushaw Moor Escape Room Shincliffe Escape Room Bowburn Escape Room Quaking Houses Escape Room Witton Gilbert Escape Room Ouston Escape Room Quebec Escape Room Newbottle Escape Room Durham Escape Room Broompark Escape Room South Moor Escape Room Sacriston Escape Room Woodstone Village Escape Room Low Moorsley Escape Room Holmside Escape Room Waldridge Escape Room Bearpark Escape Room Haswell Plough Escape Room Oakenshaw Escape Room Sunnybrow Escape Room Esh Escape Room Sherburn Hill Escape Room Chilton Moor Escape Room Shiney Row Escape Room Philadelphia Escape Room Spennymoor Escape Room Barley Mow Escape Room Rickleton Escape Room Leamside Escape Room Cassop Escape Room Craghead Escape Room Coxhoe Escape Room Helmington Row Escape Room High Handenhold Escape Room Bournmoor Escape Room Willington Escape Room Shadforth Escape Room Burnhope Escape Room Lanchester Escape Room Thornley Escape Room Croxdale Escape Room Trimdon Grange Escape Room West Pelton Escape Room Tursdale Escape Room Quarrington Hill Escape Room High Dubmire Escape Room Pelton Fell Escape Room Hett Escape Room South Hetton Escape Room

Walking Tour

Ushaw Moor Walking Tour Kirk Merrington Walking Tour Langley Park Walking Tour Framwellgate Moor Walking Tour Chester Le Street Walking Tour Tan Hills Walking Tour Quarrington Hill Walking Tour Bournmoor Walking Tour East Rainton Walking Tour Woodstone Village Walking Tour Sunnybrow Walking Tour Haswell Walking Tour Barley Mow Walking Tour Plawsworth Walking Tour Ludworth Walking Tour Hett Walking Tour Belmont Walking Tour Edmondsley Walking Tour Mainsforth Walking Tour Fencehouses Walking Tour Byers Green Walking Tour Pittington Walking Tour Whitehill Walking Tour Shiney Row Walking Tour Houghton Le Spring Walking Tour Brancepeth Walking Tour Esh Winning Walking Tour Spennymoor Walking Tour High Dubmire Walking Tour Rickleton Walking Tour Thornley Walking Tour Shadforth Walking Tour Low Pittington Walking Tour Pelton Fell Walking Tour Pelton Walking Tour Durham Walking Tour West Pelton Walking Tour Leamside Walking Tour Nettlesworth Walking Tour Newbottle Walking Tour Burnhope Walking Tour Broompark Walking Tour Easington Lane Walking Tour Croxdale Walking Tour Kimblesworth Walking Tour Sherburn Walking Tour Chilton Moor Walking Tour Kelloe Walking Tour South Hetton Walking Tour East Hedleyhope Walking Tour Philadelphia Walking Tour Grange Villa Walking Tour Trimdon Grange Walking Tour Shincliffe Walking Tour Newfield Walking Tour Birtley Walking Tour Meadowfield Walking Tour High Handenhold Walking Tour Sacriston Walking Tour South Moor Walking Tour Brandon Walking Tour Haswell Plough Walking Tour Cassop Walking Tour Quaking Houses Walking Tour Holmside Walking Tour Bearpark Walking Tour New Brancepeth Walking Tour Ouston Walking Tour Tursdale Walking Tour Littletown Walking Tour Neville's Cross Ed Walking Tour Coxhoe Walking Tour Helmington Row Walking Tour Witton Gilbert Walking Tour Sherburn House Walking Tour Esh Walking Tour Chester Moor Walking Tour Oakenshaw Walking Tour Binchester Walking Tour Lanchester Walking Tour Craghead Walking Tour North Close Walking Tour Bowburn Walking Tour Waldridge Walking Tour Sunderland Bridge Walking Tour Beamish Walking Tour Newfield Walking Tour Langley Moor Walking Tour Ferryhill Walking Tour No Place Walking Tour Great Lumley Walking Tour Hetton Le Hole Walking Tour Wheatley Hill Walking Tour Low Moorsley Walking Tour Sherburn Hill Walking Tour Waterhouses Walking Tour Willington Walking Tour West Rainton Walking Tour Quebec Walking Tour West Cornforth Walking Tour

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