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Letchworth Garden City

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⏱️ Total Flexibility: Start, pause, and resume whenever you want.

🧩 Gamified Discovery: Solve 11 location-based puzzles to unlock hidden stories and secret spots.

📍 Starting Point: Place des Abbesses, Montmartre.

🛡️ Free Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours before your planned start for a full refund.

🌐 Available In: 🇬🇧 English

Places you will visit

11

It will take you

76-106 mins

You will walk

3290 steps

Total distance

2.5 km

Route you will explore

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About this quest

Discover the secrets of the world’s first Garden City with an exciting walking quest through the tree-lined streets. 

Follow clues and solve puzzles to uncover the founding stories that created a revolutionary new way of living and working, along with an unsolved mystery that still confounds the city.   On a train route half-way between London and Cambridge, this beautiful city holds a fascinating quest that will open your eyes to a different piece of UK history.
 
How fast can your detective skills solve the clues and quirks of this pioneering garden city?

Highlights

  • Find out the fascinating founding stories of the world’s first Garden City.

  • Discover the story of the UK’s most unusual pub.

  • Enjoy a tree-lined city walk where black squirrels may join you on the route.

The mission: Your story in Letchworth

You are a detective who has intercepted a radio message from the notorious criminal known only as ‘Black Squirrel’
 
He is directing his henchmen to Letchworth Garden City, planning to steal a precious historical artefact

Can you solve the clues and navigate your way to the site before they do?

Ratings and Reviews

4.6

73 ratings

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mojo

27 Aug 2025

William Visciano

16 May 2025

Sarah Wilson

06 Oct 2024
we really enjoyed this. it was very cool, quite easy to follow, lots of history lessons about the town and we managed to see a few black squirrels which we had never seen before. amazing experience

Ian Nicholson

01 Sep 2024

Daniel Scroggins

01 Sep 2024

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Compare Questo vs. Guided Walking Tours

FeatureRegular Guided ToursQuesto
Flexibility
Fixed schedules & no pausing
Start, pause, and resume anytime
Privacy
Crowds of up to 30 strangers
Private experience for your group only
Pricing
$30-$40 per person
Affordable per-group pricing
Availability
Requires advance booking
Instant access 24/7/365
Experience
Passive listening to a guide
Active gamification; you solve the mystery

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