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

Looking for things to do with your date, friends, kids, teenagers, or other family?

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an amazing race, and a self-guided walking tour. Enjoy this unique outdoor activity and experience sightseeing in a fun new way. Each city route consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you answer questions or solve puzzles to receive your next instruction. All you need is your own mobile device with a data connection.

Enjoyed by people of all ages...

From children to seniors, from groups to individuals, our adventures cater to all ages and preferences. Nearly all our experiences are meticulously designed and accommodate wheelchairs and strollers, ensuring inclusivity for all. Each adventure is thoughtfully curated to blend entertainment and education, with something to captivate every participant.

Adventure at your own convenience...

With our self-guided experiences, there's no need to book ahead, just play whenever you like! Whether you're vying for victory or enjoying a leisurely day out, you set the pace. Indulge your senses in the various locales you'll discover, soaking in the ambiance at your own speed.

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What are people saying about Puzzling Adventures?

Customer Reviews

This was so fun!

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We had a great time. Great bonding experience for the whole family.

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Puzzling Adventures Highlights

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

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

Amazing Race

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

Walking Tour

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

Scavenger Hunt

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

Escape Room

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

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