The City, London

Name: The City, London
Brand: CityDays
SKU: london_the-city
Price: 15 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8802958977807664 (1487 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

Ready? Book your adventure today

Reviews

The great things you say about CityDays

James’ Angels

We had a great time as a group of four doing the route. All four of us have lived in London in different areas, but doi…

Pip & Kate

We had a great day out. Loved the puzzles and got to see parts of London i didn’t know existed!

Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies

We had such a fantastic time on the Race Across the World Experience. From the moment it began, we felt like we were o…

Hell Nah Bros

It was good, not too difficult. Great idea for a family day out!

The Kays

Amazing would 10/10 do it again amazing to do I loved it ! 😻

CHICKENS

A really good few hours - showed us parts of Nottingham we never knew existed!

The Times

Awesome day out - saw a side I had not seen in London

Paul McCartney

Done quite a few of these now- with work and also got my family involved now- such great fun!

JS United

Excellent activity! Great questions and a way to see part of the city we never knew existed!!! Thank you 🤩

LouMo

We had a great day out in Glasgow. Learning and having fun as we went. It was a great way to see the city especially as…

Wellers & Boyd

Good fun, informative and a good family day out. Shout out to staff at viaduct tavern who took the time to show us the …

The Daring Duo

Enjoyed the adventure - well thought out. There were times we circled round but then found the correct way.

Mayfair Girls

Great walk, clues and history lesson

Woody & Ange

Great day out, this is the first time we have done an escape room. Throughly enjoyed it. Thank you for a wonderful expe…

Dreamteam

Sehr gute längere Tour die die Umgebung um Bekannte Sehenswürdigkeiten erkundet

JT’s Team

Great fun

E.U.

We loved this experience! It was challenging without being too difficult. The only downside is that you have to pass th…

Hutch

Absolutely loved taking part 'Secrets of the Squares' - our second CityDays tour and we're about to book one in Bristol…

Sherlocked doors

Had a lot of fun with our city days adventure! always fun to learn new things and solve the clues.

Mr J & The Pepperoni

Had a wonderful time exploring Brighton and cracking clues as we went!

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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.
: WhatsApp & Telegram apps can be used to receive clues on all our trails
: All international phone numbers work with our system, using WhatsApp or Telegram will only use data so make sure you can roam whilst away.
: 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.
: 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!
: 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!
: 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.
: 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!
: 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!
: 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!
: Either dress for the weather and take it in your stride! (Top tip, bring an umbrella!)

or simply let us know and we can re-schedule for you last minute.

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