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
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.
How tonight works
- 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
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
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.
- 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 case | Escape room | |
|---|---|---|
| Price / person | £7.00 for two, £4.60 in a group of 5 | 2 to 4x more each |
| Party size | 2 or 5 phones | fixed 4–8 |
| Booking | none, play now | slot, days ahead |
| Where | 2.2 km of Birmingham | a windowless room |
What Birmingham players say
★ 4.57
★★★★★
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. 😁
★★★★★
Such a cool thing to do while exploring Birmingham, would absolutely recommend!
★★★★
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.
★★★★
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
★★★★
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.
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.
Two phones, two versions of the truth. Argue about the prime suspect over drinks afterwards.
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.
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.
Giving it to someone?
Gift this case →Choose your pass
- 1 ·Pay. The case unlocks in 30 seconds
- 2 ·Get the free Questo app (2 min, iOS & Android)
- 3 ·Walk to Point 1 whenever, tonight or any night
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