York Treasure Trails
Urban adventures bringing the secrets of York to life.
- Work together to solve fun challenges & puzzling clues Perfectly balanced & location-based.
- Guided by clues sent to your phones Messages sent to you and your team's phones.
- Explore York's historic landmarks and hidden gems Our speciality, discovering and showing off amazing places!
- Discover top-rated pubs, bars and cafes - all optional Optional breaks to catch a rest along the way.
- Compete Set the fastest time and see you ranking on your end certificate. for top spot on the York leaderboard
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Next Steps
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- 1. Select your game, pick a trail of your choice and receive your welcome email.
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- 2. Rally your team and enter a team name and phone number(s) into the system.
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- 3. Receive your welcome text, then head to the start location on a day and time of your choice.
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- 4. Text START to receive the first in a series of cryptic directions. Solve the puzzles to unravel your mystery.
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- 5. Discover unique places, the secret and hidden of your city - and great independant pubs/cafes!
Gift an Experience
Choose from over 125 top-rated experiences across 40 cities, or choose a gift balance for ultimate flexibility. We're happy to switch should your recipient wish to change!
York Experiences
Each trail takes place in a different area of the city - click each tile to learn more!
A Fatal Feud
Murder in York. Can you get to the bottom of our classic whodunnit?… more
Quirks and Snickets
The secrets York hides in plain sight… more
Ghosts of York
Restless spirits. Conniving clues. Haunting histories.… more
change the date, time, number of people or game.
The Drowned City
Magic, monsters and a Roman Emperor, a tale of deception in Ancient York… more
Action-packed Treasure Trails in York
How the York days out work
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Discover York's secret places
- Experience York's unique places and share stories in independent pubs & cafes, curated for each York Treasure Trail.
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Fun challenges
- Engaging puzzles and captivating stories reveal York in a new light.
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Play together or competitively
- Work as a team or compete head-to-head to set the fastest time on our York leaderboard.
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Fully flexible bookings
- Alter your booking freely; change the date, time, number of people or chosen York Treasure Trail. Even stop and start once you've begun.
Fun activity for all groups
York Treasure Trail Sights
York Treasure Trail Reviews
The great things you say about CityDays Treasure Trails
Dream team
Fantastic day Really well organised, brilliant clues . Would recommend this and will definitely book again
Travel Cheap With Chloe
We had the best time! This whole experience was amazing and it was even better that we got to explore the city that we …
Team Calland
We did the Fatal Feud as a couple for our date day. Really fun way to explore the City and spend some quality time toge…
Mamma loves Madri
What a brilliant experience 😃
Dan & Keira
We enjoyed the race experience, it’s a great way to get to see a city your don’t know that well. We thought it was a li…
H&M
Amazing loved every minute realy fun can’t wait to do more
Savvy Sailors
Had a great day out! Fab way to see the city, hidden features and good pubs.
Truth Sneil
This was a brilliant day which we really enjoyed! The whole thing was really fun and interactive, introducing us to pla…
War of the Roses
Amazing day out! One of the best things to do if you love the show and enjoy puzzles whilst sightseeing. I'd highly rec…
Team JoKer
Really enjoyed the race across the world experience - even as a Londoner it took me to places I’ve never been. Highly r…
Wannabe nomads
A brilliantly fun, entertaining and educational few hours. Well worth every penny - highly recommended!
The Tigney Oldies
Great day out. More of a treasure hunt with clues taking you to some fabulous hidden gems in the city rather than ‘race…
Rich & Eva
Easy to book and locate, very well thought out route, easy with traffic covering the hidden gems of London! Great fun
The Rivertonians
Great fun. Really enjoyed the puzzles at the stop off locations. Some directions could have been a little clearer in so…
3 RD’s and a Heyhey
Great afternoon out running round the city on a hot sunny summer bank holiday! Brilliant fun and well worth having a go…
Jaz & Go
Fab day out! Will do again, in another city. Not as easy as you think, which is a good thing.
3 sisters
We had a great time on Race Across the World. We were at team of 3 adults and 2 teenagers and there was something for …
Corbach
Amazing experience!! Very fun as always
Titans
A really fun day exploring new bits of Manchester and undertaking challenges pitched just right. Instructions were supe…
Deb & Franck
A lot of fun, new snippets of history learnt, and just enough historical background to put the snippets into a wider co…
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