York Treasure Hunt Adventure: Uncover the Mystery of The Gunpowder Snitch in Historic York Streets
4.8
64 Ratings
York

Uncover the mystery of The Gunpowder Snitch in historic York streets. Join the adventure and turn York into a giant escape room. Discover hidden messages, eliminate suspects, and solve the case!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Shared Earth - Explore the historic streets of York on a quest to unravel the unsolved mystery of The Gunpowder Snitch!

Solve the clues, eliminate the suspects, and unmask the mysterious figure behind the most legendary act of betrayal!

On your adventure you will discover York’s amazing hidden history, visit its most atmospheric taverns, and soak up legendary stories of the city’s most notorious scoundrels!

Make it to the end and you’ll be struck by an amazing ‘wow’ moment when the case is solved and the villain is revealed before your eyes!

Simply grab your Mystery Guide™, head to the start, and set off at a time that suits you!

Don’t let the villain get away… Your time to start is now!

Each activity booklet contains:

  • 16 cryptic clues to find & solve in the historic centre of York.
  • Amazing local history stories to wow your friends.
  • A unique story that gradually unfolds throughout your adventure!

Details:

  • Walking distance: 3.25km
  • Duration: 3 hours
What's Included
  • 40-page activity booklet with story, clues, historical info, and maps
What's Not Included
  • Guide
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Embark on a quest and transform the ancient York streets into a MASSIVE escape room adventure!

✔️ Explore York’s impressive history & secret treasures!
✔️ Experience a unique adventure with your comrades.
✔️ Combine your intellects to decipher the hints & unfold the thrilling narrative.

Just as Guy Fawkes prepared to ignite his fuse, an undisclosed letter alerted the authorities, thwarting his vile scheme..

Who penned the letter?
It’s a mystery to everybody.

But an old journal discovered beneath the floorboards of a vintage York pub might finally unveil them, and this is where you step in…

Your task is to seek out concealed artifacts, interpret signs, and reveal cryptic messages, as you dismiss suspects and slowly deconstruct the transgression.

And a surprise turn of events is in store..

Reach the finale and you’ll witness a remarkable ‘aha’ moment when the mystery is unraveled and the evildoer unveiled right before your eyes!

Don’t let the villain escape… It’s your time to commence!

Location
Shared Earth
Minster Gates
This is a self-guided treasure hunt which begins at Shared Earth, 1 Minster Gates, York YO1 7HL. Simply show the staff a copy of your payment receipt, and they will issue you with The Mystery of The Gunpowder Snitch activity book.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.8
(64 Ratings)
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Jeanette
Sep 1, 2024
Good days fun but tiring!! - Thoroughly enjoyed. I was born and lived in York many years but still learnt things going around. Teenager enjoyed it but not so much the 9 year old as he was in a wheelchair and we found it difficult on the cobbled streets and among the crowds.
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Rats_snod
Sep 1, 2024
No better way to visit these cities. - These mystery adventures are great. We get to see things you miss when visiting these places. It also gives us an excuse for weekends away. They can be split over 2 days and generally take around 3 hours ( depends on how much time spent in the pubs of course 🤪) Worth every penny.
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Liam
Aug 25, 2024
Great day out in York - Great way to spend a few hours. Bit of a history lesson and four pubs for refreshment Really well designed, and enough of a challenge without being too hard to solve Helped we had a really sunny day
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Ampage73
Aug 17, 2024
Fun tour around York - We love a treasure trail and this was no exception! The trails makes you stop and see features you wouldn’t normally notice and visit different areas of the city. Fun clues to solve and satisfying when you complete. It took us about 2.5 hours
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Neilca3755xm
Aug 12, 2024
York Mystery Adventure The Gunpowder Snitch Neil & Sam - Had a great time, loved every minute of it. Something to tax the brain, get a good look at York, and have a drink or two! This was gift from my beautiful Sam, she found this online and would definitely recommend this to anyone!
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R40gee
Aug 8, 2024
Great experience, would definitely recommend - This was a great place to do the tour, we saw so much more than we would have if we're just wondering around, certainly had to use the old brain on this one.
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Ian
Aug 5, 2024
Good story , good clues , good times. - We have been to visit York several times and I wanted to do something different while in the city . This really made our visit fun (2 drinks in each drink stop helped!) and took us to some familiar as well as some unfamiliar parts of York . Can’t wait to do the next one !!
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Alison
Jul 31, 2024
Gunpowder Plot Mystery - A fun way to spend a couple of hours in York hunting for clues . Really enjoyed this and will be seeing what other mysteries we can find to solve.
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Julieg627
Jul 25, 2024
Oh what fun! - We spent a lovely afternoon in York following the clues in our Mystery Guide. It was a surprise for my husbands 65th birthday. At first he was a little sceptical as he's not the best puzzle solver, however once he'd solved the first clue he 'got it now', and we were off! A great way to explore the city, we thoroughly enjoyed it. Luckily I'd made use of the 3 for 2 offer and we have our home city of Portsmouth and also Winchester to tackle next!
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R_marie4
Aug 20, 2024
A great day - We loved it! Family friendly so it was easy for us problem solving loving adults but we enjoyed it nonetheless - it was a different, fun but chilled way to explore a city. Loved the pub stops, it really spread the clues out, meaning we could make the most of the hunt and our afternoon. The research that’s gone into it to bring out the specific history of York was great, definitely added to the experience and was interesting to learn about the city as well as to solve the clues. Only downside is the price - appreciate that the company has to make money and time and effort has gone into researching and creating the guides. We paid to travel to and stay in the city as well so it’s an extra cost when it’s not something we can reuse. But it’s not something we’d do on a regular basis and we enjoyed the treasure hunt adventure.
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