The City, London

Name: The City, London
Brand: CityDays
SKU: london_the-city
Price: 15 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.894314868804665 (2744 reviews)

£ 15 per person

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Highlights

The oldest parts of London brought to life by a ground-breaking sightseeing game
Ruins of structures of over 1,000 years of age
Fascinating historical facts from across the centuries
Clues sent to your phones, with help available, the perfect difficulty for all
St Paul's to the Tower of London

Description

Breathe new life into ancient Londinium with an interactive, riddle-filled tour of the Square Mile, where London began. It should be no surprise that an area this historic hides many secrets, finding them however can be as frustrating as it is rewarding. Luckily, this trail puts the fun and whimsy back in urban exploration, guiding you to hard to find gems with entertaining clues, then revealing the city's secrets. A modern way to break ancient ground!

Along the way you'll see: St Paul's Cathedral, the remains of the original Roman wall, the Old Bailey, a church whose bells used to chime to signal an execution, Postman's Park, Guildhall, Leadenhall Market, St Dunstan-in-the-East and the Tower of London. All this plus puzzles, pubs and plenty of surprises. For friends, families and colleagues looking to trace London from its origins right through to the modern day look no further than The City!

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.

Please note: Mid way pubs are closed on Sundays on this route, the end pub is still open.

Plan your day

Timings

Start anytime, but if possible between 08:00 to 15:15 Mon-Sun

2.5 - 3 hours across 4.7 km / 2.9 miles

Start Location

St. Paul's Tube Station Exit, Cheapside, London

End Location

Tower of London

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

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!!

DonCon25

Myself and my 12yr old son had a really fun day out together. Really enjoyed it.

Wandering Idiots

We had a lovely time. What a great way to see the city.

Randles Racers

Great family activity! Just the right level for us with a 12 and 15 year old. Loved the stops and facts along the way…

They see me rollin

Great fun!

Shabu Shabu

Fantastic day out!!

Rock and Rollin' Stones

The experience itself was very fun and we got to see interesting parts of London. It was accessible for all in our grou…

SUNSET CHASERS

Excellent day out. Very cleverly put together. What a great fun thing to do.

Rugby Rebels

A great day out and excellent way of seeing parts of the city. Some great pubs along the way which was good

The Thoroughlynogoods!

So much fun doing this, I work in the City but went to places I had no idea were there and loved solving all the puzzles

Dragon & Unicorn

We loved the experience overall. Our improvements to leg 3 would have been other opportunities for work and maybe a hum…

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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 one of our classic trails (not Race Across the World), 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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