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Secrets of the Squares, London

Name: Secrets of the Squares, London
Brand: CityDays
SKU: london_secrets-of-the-squares
Price: 15 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.884698275862069 (1856 reviews)

£ 15 per person

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Highlights

A entertaining, puzzle-filled deep dive beneath the surface of Soho and Covent Garden
The city's musical history, from Mozart to punk rock and beyond, brought to life by a captivating game
Discover central London 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 central SoHo

Description

A puzzle-filled exploration of the architecture, music and strange secrets that helped make Soho and Covent Garden the iconic areas they are today. Take in the legendary sights and little-known gems of Trafalgar Square, Leceister Square, Seven Dials, Soho Square Gardens, Neal's Yard and more, all while solving escape game-style clues in the city streets and unlocking fascinating facts. Which punk rockers shared a favoured pub with Mozart, centuries apart? What English culinary staple was invented in Covent Garden? Where did London's plague-ridden used to pray? The squares hold many secrets, these are just the tip of the iceberg.

Along the way, expect to see: Waterloo Place, the National Gallery, the studio where Bohemian Rhapsody and Ziggy Stardust were recorded, the birthplace of London's early 20th century cinema scene, a 17th century hotspot for bare-knuckled boxing, plus puzzles, pubs (including one Dickens used to frequent), and plenty of surprises! This trail is perfect for music enthusiasts, those who love the scenic unknown and anyone looking for a great day out discovering new things in two of London's most beautiful districts.

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

There are no start time restrictions, start whenever!

2.5 - 3.5 hours across 4.5 km / 2.8 miles

Start Location

Piccadilly Circus, London

End Location

The Centre of Soho

Communication Methods

WHATSAPP , TELEGRAM

Rated 4.9/5 on Google

Rated 4.7/5 on TripAdvisor

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Reviews

The great things you say about CityDays

BrownForce5

So much fun, and really smart how it works. It took us a few hours and we walked a lot! We got to some some beautiful p…

Michelle’s Diamond Trio

We had a great day doing the Race Across the World Experience in London. It was very well set up with all the clues bei…

Pássaros

Amazing day out Highly recommend it!

Bebecos Family

The journey had places I've never visited before. Having been in London for 20 years this part of the city is not well …

Trying their best...

Absolutely fantastic day! We loved every minute! Highly recommend

Ladies Who Lunch

SO MUCH FUN!

Mind the girls

Brilliant day! We had so much fun in sunny London!

The England Team

We had a great afternoon - the sun shone, the clues and venues were great, and we saw parts of the city we’d never come…

Team DC

Speedy site seeing. Fun puzzles and cool stops along the way.

Team Persona

Excellent trail round unknown parts of London

Hobnobs

Fabulous day but beware that predictive text can end up with time penalties

Gateway Girls

Great way to spend a couple of hours and see parts of the city you otherwise wouldn’t!

Cornish Beach babes

Brilliant day and so many places in London we hadn't seen before

STREAM

It was a great experience; we loved the facts that came to the clues. The end of length locations were great!

Powered by Pinot. Guided by Google Maps

18,000 steps, giggles with my besties, and discounted wine and food -100% the best day out and will do again! It really…

DT

The clues were quite hard, but not impossible!We really enjoyed the exploration game!We’ll definitely try another trail!

Run Mummy Run

Had a great time

Freman Dream Team

Had such a lovely day out with Race Across the World Experience. We went about London looking for clues at a leisurely,…

Boston Bitches

Such a fun time, we got to see such a different perspective of the city. 10/10 would recommend

????

Fantastic day doing the race across the world experience! We had such a good time (despite the 29° heat), and really en…

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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.
: Simply; If you don't have a great time on our trail, let us know why and we'll give you your money back in full. Easy!
: 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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