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A Forbidden Fayre, London

£ 15 per person

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Fully flexible bookings

Highlights

Some of London's most beautiful and historic shopping arcades
Surprising, eccentric and sometimes sinister parks
A sustainable food and drinks hall full of delicious treats inside a deconsecrated Georgian revival church
Discover Mayfair better than a local - we show them new sights!
Clues sent to your phones with help available, the perfect difficulty for all
Piccadilly Circus to Shepherd's Market

Description

Discover stunning arcades, grand old buildings and the best London market you've never heard of in this riddling trail around Mayfair. Best known as the most expensive square on the Monopoly board, this area is full to the brim with strange quirks and iconic pieces of London history from across the centuries. 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? The answers to all this and more await your team in the Forbidden Fayre.

Along the way expect to see: the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington Arcade, Savile Row, Mercato Mayfair, Brown Hart Gardens, Shepherd's Market, plus puzzles, pubs and plenty of surprises. Mayfair is a London gem hiding in plain sight, delve beneath its surface with this tour and prepare to be amazed by its many treasures!

How It Works

Your team will receive clues on your phones that, once deciphered, will guide you to interesting and scenic parts of the city.

The route is walking distance and features optional breaks at great pubs, bars and cafes along the way. The clues require no prior knowledge and come with hints to make the experience something everyone can enjoy.

Plan your day

Timings

Start any time between 9am-5pm (Mon-Sat) and 10.45am-5pm (Sun)

2 - 2.5 hours across 4.5 km / 2.8 miles

Start Location

Piccadilly Circus, London

End Location

Shepherd Market, Mayfair.

Communication Methods

WHATSAPP , TELEGRAM

Photo credits for this trail to Chris Basilio.

Rated 4.9/5 on Google

Rated 4.7/5 on TripAdvisor

Ready? Book your adventure today

Reviews

The great things you say about CityDays

Lost Not Found

It was genuinely fabulous! I didn’t know how it would be possible to attempt to recreate some of the aspects of the sho…

Poynton The Wrong Way

Had an amazing adventure and missed out on first place by 14 seconds, if only my fat fingers didn’t mistype an answer

Champagne Champions

It was such a terrific day! We had done the London one a few months before and found the Manchester race to be really u…

Kina

Great day out!!!

Team Private LRJH

Great team day out. Lots of fun!

Diana & Nath

Absolutely loved it, it was better than I imagined. So much fun and a great way to see the city. The icing on the cake …

The Toomey Two

Fantastic experience, thoroughly enjoyed it and allowed us to see Manchester through new eyes whilst having fun at the …

The Perimenopause Pioneers

We had such a fun day , racing across Manchester , girls vs boys . We were engaged from the moment it started till the …

JVenture

Absolutely fabulous experience! We really enjoyed the whole day. Would highly recommend!

Team Nova

Such A great adventure. Saw places I never knew existed and loved the challenges. Brought us all together!

Ride or Die

Had the best day , got a lot of steps in but was so fun!!

CharKel

Really slick organisation and messaging to get us discovering parts of London in a fun treasure hunt style. All the sta…

Team LA

Fabulous day out. Loved the race element! Would highly recommend

Cinderella’s Sisters

What a fantastic day out. So much fun and so many laughs !!! Can’t wait to do another 💛🙌🏻

Age against the machine

We had a great afternoon out. We were a team of 8, following the London City route. The clues were well thought out and…

2²

Excellent experience touring Manchester great day out with the family

Salt and Pepper

5* - Highly recommend! We had a great time completing Race Across the World - London City We’ve visited places we’…

Mighty Plodders

We had a fabulous day, saw and learnt about places in Manchester that you wouldn’t normally see. Most importantly we …

Blonde, Brunette and Baffled

We had the BEST day exploring London and solving clues! It was incredible…. BUT there was one clue that didn’t have the…

The Dashley deployment

Loved it! So much fun discovering new places and working out the clues.

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FAQs

: Click 'Book Now' and enter your details and select the number of tickets to match the number of participants.

Once paid you'll receive an email with login credentials to your setup dashboard.

On the dashboard find your booking, optionally split into teams, enter a team name and phone numbers.

Receive the welcome message on your phone, you're all good to go!
: The duration of each of our trails is different, you can see specific information on the "plan your day" section of the specific trail. In general our routes aim to last around 2.5 hours on average.
: Of course! After purchasing you can login to your dashboard, where you can enter your number of teams followed by each team's name and member details. Set up within a couple of minutes.
: Once booked, and you've logged into the dashboard, you'll be able to choose how many teams you'd like for your booking - once submitted you'll then be able to fill in team names and member details straight away.

We recommend a team size around 5, with a minimum of 2 people and around 8 as a maximum.
: You can take extra breaks or come back to your route at anytime. Just continue from where you left off at your own convenience. We can't stop your team clock from ticking, but not everything's a race!
: Some of our trails have specific time slots that you should start within, this is usually due to closing public areas that you'll be travelling through. Some adventures can be played at any time so you can start whenever you're ready.

The latest start time assumes that you'll take no longer than the maximum duration, most teams will complete the trail within this time, if you'd like to go slower then start a bit earlier!
: Yes absolutely, add a phone for every member when setting up the team on the dashboard, or by forwarding them the extra-member join message you received at the start.
: All international phone numbers work with our system, using WhatsApp or Telegram will only use data so make sure you can roam whilst away.
: WhatsApp & Telegram apps can be used to receive clues on all our trails
: START: Commence the trail when you're at the start location.

HINT: You're at the correct location but don't know how to find the answer.
(1 Penalty Free)

LOST: Got lost on the route? We'll send a detailed path to get you back on route.
(1 Penalty Free)

SKIP: When you're on a set break but ready to move on.
: There are time penalties for; incorrect answers, hints and losts. You receive 1 penalty-free of each, but after that you'll have 10 minutes added onto your team time for each use.
: All the trails can be completed with out any prior knowledge without an issue, a perfect way to explore a new city!
: We accept Google Pay, Apple Pay, Paypal, VISA, MasterCard and American Express. All processed securely by our payments provider Stripe.
: After purchase you'll receive login credentials to enter your dashboard. There you can enter a team name and phone numbers, upon submission you'll receive a message to confirm the booking with us.

WhatsApp Setup Guide

Telegram Setup Guide
: Whatsapp & Telegram integrations will use data, again if your contract has a set amount of data you should not be charged. If you have any questions or issues then please get in contact with us.
: We turn your city into a playground of clues! When you begin you'll receive the first clue. Solve the obscured directions to discover your path and lead you to answer the question. Use your surroundings to help guide you and find the answer to the clue. Once you've found it reply back to us to receive the next.

Along the way we'll take you to fantastic secret areas and breaks at brilliant pubs/cafes.

Check out our How it works page to see more.
: Dress for the weather and take it in your stride! (Top tip, bring an umbrella!). The streets are quieter and you'll have it all to yourselves :) Picnics cannot be rescheduled without a few working days notice due to suppliers pre-prepping food. Race Across the World each day no matter the weather!
: Absolutely, when you're booking you can select to choose your date later. If you've already chosen a date and would like to change this, just reach out to the team and we can process this for you, completely free of charge.
: On your adventure you'll reach 'rest stops' where we'll recommend some great local businesses - feel free to enjoy a recommendation, find somewhere else or skip entirely - there is absolutely no pressure to enter or use any of the businesses mentioned.

The game timer will stop during the rest zone so feel free to relax!
: Perfect for couples, groups of friends, families, small businesses or large corporate team building days.

Our activities are perfect to get a bit of friendly competition going, simply let us know how you'd like your booking split into teams and we can get you setup with a live leaderboard too!
: Absolutely, each team's timer will start when they send 'start' and each team will receive their overall time (with penalties!) at the end for comparison.

If you'd like us to set you up a private live leaderboard for your teams, just ask!
: Maybe. Depending on how busy the route is you might be on the tail of another group, overtaking or getting overtaken. It's a great way to meet other like minded adventurers on the way, don't forget to say hi to each other and get a bit competitive!
: For multiple teams you can start all at once or stagger start times by a couple of minutes - groups organically spread out and overtake throughout the activity. The fastest team may not be the winning group as there are time penalties for wrong answers, a fine balance!

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