The Black Path : Search For The Missing Barrow Boy, London
This immersive puzzle tour will take you to historic locations including Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane, Columbia Road Flower Market, and the Hackney Empire, where you'll learn fascinating facts about the places you visit.
Free experience
Highlights
Tread the path that Templars and shepherds alike have walked for centuries.
Find out what a cockney Pearly Queen knows.
Calm an angry lock-keeper on the Regent's Canal to uncover what is hidden there.
Meet flavourful characters whilst exploring the East End's famous markets, pubs, and parks.
And find out what a 'Knocker-Upper' is whilst you're at it!
Storyline
London, 1921. You are in the East End for leisure, planning to take in its unvarnished charm. Your reputation as an investigator precedes you, however. Word has got around that you are in town, and the local folk know all about your particular knack for solving a mystery.
This morning, a note arrives at your lodgings from a market trader. His nephew, a porter, has gone missing, and he asks if you will meet him at Spitalfields Market.
So much for a leisurely stroll. Your curiosity is piqued.
Places you will visit
11
It will take you
104-134 mins
You will walk
5650 steps
Total distance
4.3 km
Experience's route
Starting point Spitalfields Market
Christ Church, Commercial St, London E1 6LY, UKFinish point St Augustine's Tower
St. Augustine's Tower, London E8 1HT, UK- This quest features interactive puzzles you’ll solve in the real world.
- Difficulty level: Medium 🟡🤔
- Fun to do as a couple
- Route open 24/7 but better during daylight hours
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Rob Jordan
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