Solve riddles from St George’s Hall to the Cavern Club and the Three Graces on the waterfront, and hear the stories behind Liverpool’s docks, music and architecture, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.5 · 12 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.5 (12)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories of the Beatles’ city and its great port.
4.50 £ - 9.50 £See details and book →
Outdoor escape game
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
4.50 £ - 9.50 £See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 4.7 (3)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in grand civic buildings, the waterfront and Chinatown at your own pace.
3.50 £ - 7.50 £See details and book →
The Liverpool scavenger hunt starts at the World Museum and passes St George’s Hall and St John’s Beacon before reaching the Cavern Club on Mathew Street. At Pier Head you meet the Three Graces, then continue past the Museum of Liverpool and Tate Liverpool to the Nordic Church, through Chinatown and up to Liverpool Cathedral.
The 10 stops cover about 4.4 km, roughly 58 minutes of walking. You can start elsewhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Liverpool grew rich as one of Britain’s great ports, and its centre shows it: the neoclassical St George’s Hall, the Royal Liver, Cunard and Port of Liverpool buildings at Pier Head, and the Anglican Cathedral, one of the largest in the world. Add the Cavern Club, where the Beatles made their name, and Chinatown, home to one of Europe’s oldest Chinese communities, and you have a city full of stories.
A game makes you look closely at carvings, statues and details you would otherwise walk past, and the stories that follow explain what you have just seen. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for a coffee by the docks whenever you like.
The Liverpool scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. It has 10 stops and about 58 minutes (4.4 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at the World Museum on William Brown Street and finishes at Liverpool Cathedral. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Liverpool scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Liverpool scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Liverpool scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles from the Cavern Club to the Three Graces, starting whenever you are ready.
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