Cambridge Quest: Solve Clues to Find a Mysterious Book

Embark on an outdoor escape game in Cambridge, uncovering scholars and secret societies. Solve riddles on your smartphone to find a mysterious book before the King’s army. Visit top colleges and discover hidden gems.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Corpus Clock - The Corpus Clock is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.
What's Included
  • Start at any hour and take breaks at your convenience
  • Private tour ensuring safety and avoiding crowds
  • No internet connection required to play the city game
  • Available 24/7, open every day
What's Not Included
  • A physical tour guide
Additional Information

Embark on a mission around Cambridge using your smartphone to crack clues and locate a hidden book before the King’s army does. Uncover fresh narratives as you independently explore the Corpus Clock, King’s College, Trinity Hall, among others.

  • Explore key Cambridge colleges
  • Solve puzzles on your mobile device and uncover secret treasures
  • Admire the Round Church

Assume the character of an individual living in Tudor-era Britain. As a Cambridge student, you are part of a clandestine group, committed to preserving banned books labeled as revolutionary by the monarchy.

Every riddle you decode guides you to the next location, providing exact directions, eliminating the need for a map, GPS, or tour guide. When you correctly guess the solution, the hidden backstory of that location is revealed.

P.S.: Post-purchase of the tour, you will be provided a code for access to unlock this mission within the Questo app.

Location
The Corpus Clock
Trumpington Street
The Corpus Clock is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Urdax_u
Mar 3, 2022
Engaging and fun story - Loved the concept and the implementation is great too, with easy to follow instructions. And great storytelling. Recommended!
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Platinumpea
Aug 7, 2021
A great way to discover somewhere new! - This was a great way to get to know Cambridge. The story was fun, the clues weren't too easy or too difficult and we stopped and had dinner in-between clues :) Definitely recommended for new places where available!
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Utako_t
Jun 23, 2021
Love to do more! - This game was so fun, educational and we would love to do it wherever we visit! It was the second day for us to explore the city when we tried this game and we thought we already know the city more or less. As soon as we started this game, we are more continuously looking out for Crests, Signs, buildings, and street’s name and it helped us to discover the perspective of the city that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. Highly recommend it!
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716yvetteg
Jun 1, 2021
Enjoyable weekend - Great way to see a bit of Cambridge and learn some interesting facts. We couldn't access the game initially and I have to say the Customer Service is 100% , they sorted us out in minutes.
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544jaynem
Feb 2, 2021
A fun afternoon. - We enjoyed the Cambridge quest with 2 of our friends. We were looking for a social distancing activity that would teach us some facts about Cambridge, the Quest gave it a fun twist.
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Stephanie_h
Oct 24, 2022
A bit dull - Wasn’t the best online walking game/ treasure hunt I’ve ever done. Was a bit dull to be honest, and only took you round a tiny part of Cambridge. Some of the clues we guessed without needing to go there. Black gates for example. One part required you to go back on yourself- Cambridge is big- do we really need to retrace steps? Was just a bit dull. We’d done one in London not so long ago and it was fab, so maybe I had high expectations.
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Timml4351dh
Mar 4, 2023
Rubbish avoid - Poor directions, and when my iPad powered off I was not able to log in using my phone. Wasted an afternoon. Could get a refund either.
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Katelyn_a
Oct 12, 2022
Sadly wasn’t for us - Sadly we didn’t enjoy the experience - it’s one person on the phone as the other reads the instructions The instructions sadly aren’t to clear
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Jo_m
Aug 19, 2021
Disappointing - Having been given the wrong directions by the game at the the gates of Trinity College. Was this due to Covid Lockdown maybe? Please respond if you'd like further details as it was spoilt at this point and so then we gave up on the game. Shame.
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Teshutchman
Jan 1, 2021
No-refund - We have been put into tier 4, alongside Cambridge, and therefore was unable to go. In spite of me asking a refund (although to be perfectly fair this should have been given instinctively due to the current crisis we are in) they have failed to do so. I now keep receiving texts from them asking me to rate my experience, which non of us could have, even if we lived in Cambridge. All other places have refunded our money without prompting! Disappointing.
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