CASE #01

Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.

Birmingham murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets

  • No booking, start anytime
  • 2.2 km · 12 points

4.57 · 44 verified reviews in Birmingham · 118 people have played this case in Birmingham

Unlock the case · £13.99 for two

Full refund until you start playing · £4.60/person as a group

On the streets of Birmingham

  • Players on the Birmingham case route, photo 1
  • Players on the Birmingham case route, photo 2
  • Players on the Birmingham case route, photo 3
  • Players on the Birmingham case route, photo 4

The streets, the suspects, the app, in 30 seconds

The case file

Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.

You know the old saying, “The boyfriend did it”? On an ill-fated night, love goes terribly wrong for Bella Wanderlust and Walter Bridges.

  • 12 challenge locations
  • ≈2,860 steps
  • 1 final accusation

How tonight works

  1. 1

    Unlock now

    Pay and the case opens in the Questo app straight away: no guide, no group, no time slot. 30 seconds, not a confirmation email.

  2. 2

    Walk to Point 1

    1 Centenary Square Birminhgam · 2 Centenary Sq. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at 12 Chamberlain Square · 4th Floor, a 2.2 km route through Birmingham.

  3. 3

    Solve it together

    Everyone gets clues on their own phone. Each puzzle you crack unlocks the next location, and the finish puts you on the Birmingham leaderboard.

The route

Start
1 Centenary Square Birminhgam · 2 Centenary Sq
Finish
12 Chamberlain Square · 4th Floor

You'll pass Chamberlain Square, Victoria Square, and Centenary Square along the way.

Like an escape room. The room is Birmingham.

Escape rooms are genuinely good. They also want a slot booked days ahead and a fixed hour. This is the version you can decide on at 7pm: outdoors, across 2.2 km of Birmingham.

This caseEscape room
Price / person£7.00 for two, £4.60 in a group of 52 to 4x more each
Party size2 or 5 phonesfixed 4–8
Bookingnone, play nowslot, days ahead
Where2.2 km of Birminghama windowless room

What Birmingham players say

4.57

44 verified reviews

★★★★★

An excellent way to spend time wandering around the city centre and noticing things you might ordinarily miss. The story was fun and engaging without being too complex. Recommended. 😁
ulanbator3 · Sep 21, 2025

★★★★★

Such a cool thing to do while exploring Birmingham, would absolutely recommend!
Kelly-Ann Grewcock · Sep 21, 2025

★★★★

Good fun, cold November in Birmingham and the Christmas market may have been a bit off putting! Found some new pubs on the way round.
J W Jonah · Nov 19, 2025

★★★★

really fun, close distances not too far for walking, took about 1.5 hours to complete! Only downfall, one of the clues didn’t seem up to date with signs regarding Shakespeare
tallulahtaylor · Oct 31, 2025

★★★★

would like even more of the puzzles to include the local sites. numbers of lions on a building, anagrams of building names etc. but overall, great fun.
Paula · Jul 29, 2025

Gather your party

Who's playing tonight?

One pass unlocks the whole group’s phones: the Duo covers 2, the Fellowship 5. From £4.60 per person, with no booking and no set time.

Date nightDUO

Two phones, two versions of the truth. Argue about the prime suspect over drinks afterwards.

£13.99£7.00/person

2 players · 2 phones

Unlock for two · £13.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Friends or family nightFELLOWSHIP

A team of detectives, one accusation, live rankings. Cheaper than the escape room you couldn’t get a slot for, and the kids usually crack the puzzles faster than the adults.

£22.99£4.60/person

3 to 5 players · from about age 10 · best value

Unlock for the group · £22.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Playing alone? These cases are built for two or more, and everyone needs their own phone, so the Duo is the smallest pass.

Questions locals ask

Multiplayer quest · gather your party

Start the case tonight

It unlocks the moment you pay. Walk to 1 Centenary Square Birminhgam · 2 Centenary Sq, open the app, and the investigation starts.

Full refund until you start playing.

Buy tonight, decide later. The case doesn't expire. Pause any time and pick it up another evening.

Giving it to someone?

Works as a birthday, hen do or anniversary present. They pick the evening, in Birmingham or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Duo adventureaccess on 2 devices£13.99£7.00/person
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Instant unlock · full refund until you start playing

  1. 1 ·Pay. The case unlocks in 30 seconds
  2. 2 ·Get the free Questo app (2 min, iOS & Android)
  3. 3 ·Walk to Point 1 whenever, tonight or any night

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Self-guided over 2.2 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Birmingham, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Birmingham you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.