What are the Mystery Walks?

The mystery walks are a bit like an outdoor escape room combined with a mystery tour, and a fun social activity to do with family or a friend. They are done using a mobile app.

For each one, there is a story with an overall mystery to solve. To do this, you solve puzzles to unlock each direction of a walking route.

Initially you'll have no idea where it's going to take you or end up, but each step of the way there are detailed, well-tested walking directions and live map that shows where you are at all times, which way you are facing, and the next location you're headed to. As the route unfolds, it guides you through historic parts of a Cornish towns or villages, often with spectacular views.

The puzzles also gradually build up a set clues to solve the overall mystery when the end of the walk route is reached.

The puzzles are primarily designed for adults although children may enjoy helping to spot clues and helping to solve some of the easier ones. The puzzles vary in type (e.g. words, numbers, logic, or spotting things) and initial difficulty. Every puzzle also has a ladder of hints starting from harder and progressing to very easy to cater for a range of aptitudes.

It typically takes around 2-3 hours to complete the walk route and puzzles although this varies slightly with location (the summary for each one has more detailed info). Unlike an escape room, it is not a race, so you can take your time, stop to take some photos, refreshments etc. and make a day of it if you want to.

Once a mystery has been downloaded, it runs completely offline with no need for a phone signal or data/internet connection (it's Cornwall-proof).

Only one download is needed per group, so the price is shared between the group (unlike most escape rooms which are priced per-person) and you can pick the person with the best phone (bright screen for outdoors, good battery etc).

There's some more info. in the FAQ.