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London Walking Tour: Self-Guided City Game

2 Hours Round trip from London Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Self-guided London walking quest with a time-travel storyline
  • 02 Solve 15 real-world puzzle challenges on your smartphone
  • 03 Explore locations linked to the Great Plague and Great Fire of London
  • 04 Start at St Katharine Docks Marina and finish at the Monument
  • 05 Pause and resume anytime as you explore at your own pace
  • 06 Available in English and French

Discover London through a self-guided city game that blends sightseeing, storytelling, and puzzle-solving. Follow a time-travel narrative inspired by the Great Plague as your smartphone leads you between historic locations, with each solved challenge unlocking the next part of the route.

Designed for independent explorers, this experience lets you play at your own pace and pause whenever you like for photos, coffee, or a closer look around the city. It’s a flexible way to explore London’s streets while uncovering hidden stories along the way.

Follow a time-travel narrative inspired by the Great Plague as your smartphone leads you between historic locations, with each solved challenge unlocking the next part of the route.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City London
Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

You will begin at St Katharine Docks Marina. Here you will be given your first clue to solve the challenge that awaits you, which will unlock the next part of the story and give you the directions to the next stop.Here you will find your first clue to solve the challenge that awaits you, which will unlock the next part of the story and give you the directions to the next stop.Study your next clue on Samuel Pepys Bust.To unlock the next part of the story you will be given your next clue to solve the challenge that awaits you around Plague Doctor Carving.Look up your next clue to unlock the next part of the story and give you the correct directions.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Hung Drawn & Quartered, EC3. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Saint Dunstan in the East Church Garden. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.Receive your next clue. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.Enjoy the view and continue exploring at your own pace.Explore at your own pace while admiring the buildings around you.To solve the challenge that awaits you at Jamaica Wine House you will be given the next clue.See the The Argyll Club - Mansion House and get your next clue to solve the challenge and get new directions.Explore at your own pace while admiring the buildings around you.Enjoy the view and continue exploring at your own pace.You will finish at Monument to the Great Fire of London. Here is where both the story and the city exploration game end.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from London 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Play as the modern-day guide to a 17th-century plague doctor
  • Mobile access code
  • 15 real-world puzzle challenges
  • Immersive time-travel storyline content
  • Flexibility to pause/resume anytime

What's Not Included

A tour guide.

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • • Unlock your city game in the Questo app using this link:
  • • Download the Questo app using this link (it’s free):
  • • Head to the starting point and enjoy your city game!

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
London, GB
Tour start
London, GB
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in London.

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