The Crown London: Royal Family Outdoor Exploration Game

An outdoor game played across central London, in which teams use a smartphone to track spirits and solve puzzles around a ghost mystery. The route begins at Old Palace Yard in Westminster.

This is a games and mysteries outing played on foot across the city rather than in a single room. Players take on the roles of the main characters in a story, using their smartphone as a paranormal detector to locate wandering spirits at ten haunted locations. Each spirit sets a challenge, and the clues gathered along the way lead the team towards one malevolent ghost that must be unmasked and banished.

The challenges combine escape-room style puzzles, scavenger-hunt tasks and riddles. Groups can move at their own pace or compete against one another. The walking route covers about 1.5 miles, and costumes are encouraged. The game is offered in English, French, German and Spanish. Each ticket unlocks the game on one device, so a group needing several devices must buy extra tickets. Players stay outdoors and do not enter private buildings or premises.

The game suits groups of friends, families and anyone who enjoys hands-on mysteries and puzzles. It starts at Old Palace Yard in Westminster, and the route then moves through the surrounding streets of the city.