A Forbidden Fayre, London
Highlights
- City exploration game, solve clues together and unlock secret sights
- Top-rated pub/cafe/pub recommendations along the way - indulge & refresh
- Clues sent to your phones, with help available, the perfect difficulty for all
- Discover the Mayfair better than a local - we show locals new sights!
- Activity is a mix of; outdoor escape room, treasure/scavenger hunt, walking tour
Description
A playful experience to discover the secrets of Mayfair and how it gained it's world famous name. A mystery walk through the Mayfair district with clues to uncover along the way, similar to an escape room but outdoors!
Your team will receive clues on their phones that, once deciphered, will guide them around a route that showcases it's secret sights and great pubs/bars/cafes. The routes are all walking distance and clues get you working together and interacting with the city surroundings to find the answers, no prior knowledge required.
Which Victorian dandy used to have his boots washed with champagne? Which psychedelic rocker once lived next to the house of a world famous baroque-r? Which American president married his cousin? Find out all this and so much more as you unravel the secret history of Mayfair- more than just a monopoly square.
With recommended refreshment stops at top-rated pubs/cafes/bars that you can choose to indulge and refresh along the way. There are five stops available on this route;
- After clue 5; Mayfair's oldest unreconstructed pub built in the 1770s
- After clue 10; Classic London pub in a lovely tucked-away square
- After clue 12 (A must see!); An incredible community market, food stalls, bar, wine cellar and rooftop terrace - what more could you want!
- After clue 13; Peaceful cafe in a wonderfully kept raised garden.
- Finish location; historic pub, wine bar and eateries
Allow our puzzling clues to take you on a journey through fine palaces, grand arcades, charming passageways and hidden gardens. Along the way, encounter eccentric figures, head-scratching riddles, great cafes, historic pubs, a food and drink market in a Greek-revival church, a brewery in a crypt… the list goes on!
Monthly challenges are available for teams to submit pictures/videos of their experience to win cash prizes each month. Links sent in the welcome message and information available on our website.
Plan your day
Timings
Autumn/Winter: Start any time between 9am-4pm (Mon-Sat) and 10.45am-4.10pm (Sun) Spring/Summer: Start any time between 9am-6pm (Mon-Sat) and 10.45am-4.10pm (Sun)
2 - 2.5 hours across 4.5 km / 2.8 miles
Start Location
Piccadilly Circus, London
End Location
Shepherd Market, Mayfair.
Communication Methods
Photo credits for this trail to Chris Basilio.
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Reviews
The great things our customers have to say about CityDays
Lauren James
Great day! Awesome way to see the city.
Fenwick & Black
What a great way to spend the day! Really engaging clues, interesting facts and kept us thinking for a good few hours. …
The FRIENDS Cast
So fun! Brilliant storytelling and the right amount of difficulty so we managed to figure it out eventually.
Phat Phucs
Great trail with some interesting facts
McClellands
Another fun day. Slowly ticking off all the major cities
Kungaloosh!
A wonderful, insightful and above all fun way to spend an afternoon. My husband is born and bred in London and he was b…
Team PO
A brilliant range of landmarks and other beautiful areas covered, very historically rich as well as a fun and enticing …
Lovely Ladies
Another great trail complete! This is the 3rd one we've done and are slowly working our way through them all. The trail…
Wallerkota
Very good and fun trip. Good questions overall and would def do it again.
McClellands
Fabulous way to explore a new city and a great way to keep my kids (10, 12) involved!! Would highly recommend.
PH
Great tour of the city with fun clues to dolce along the way. Timely stops for ‘refreshment’ and start/end times not to…
Frank's Pack
We had such a good day with the CityDays York Food tour - it took us all over the city and to cafes we wouldn't have di…
Crookes not Villains
Great, fun & informative.
Bombastic Barry
I found the experience really fun and interesting and definitely a great way to spend a day in london. It was so good t…
The College Girls
What a delightful way to see York !! Loved every minute . Thankyou for a great fun couple of hours
Jess & Abbie
Brilliant day! We had such a wonderful time exploring parts of our city we never knew about! Already recommended to all…
You have to take your sister with you
We loved this walk, the clues were fun and unpredictable and it showed us parts of greenwich we had never explored. Wou…
House of Craze
Great way to see different parts of the city. We loved it, pretty easy to follow, we took our time and really enjoyed t…
Team ZG
Had a great time figuring out the clues with friends. The game takes you all over Dublin and was an extremely fun outin…
Dave O's team
It's a great hunt with historical explanation included for each place!
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