Falmouth: The Buccaneer's Bounty
Explore Falmouth as a self-guided outdoor escape room. Use the app to find clues and solve puzzles and unlock directions of a walking route to track down a missing ship's navigator in this nautical mystery walk.
The Story
Join the crew of the Buccaneer's Bounty as they race against time and a rival ship to secure a lucrative deal of wine from France. But there's a catch: their navigator has gone missing and you need to find him before the storm hits. Follow the clues brought by the ship's homing parrot and solve the puzzles and locate the navigator before Falmouth runs dry.
Stats
- Distance: 2.2 miles/3.6 km
- Approximate duration: 2.5 - 3.5 hours
- Steepness grade: Easy
- Puzzles: 42
- Dogs: considerations
- Access for wheels: may be possible - see the app for more info
Get the app
The mystery walks are an outdoor escape room combined with a mystery tour. They are done using a mobile app.
For each one, there is a story with an overall mystery to solve. To do this, you solve puzzles to unlock each direction of a walking route.
Each step of the way there are detailed walking directions and live map showing where you're headed to next.
The puzzles also gradually build up a set clues to solve the overall mystery when the end of the walk is reached.
The puzzles are designed for adults although children may enjoy helping to spot clues and helping to solve some of the easier ones.
Every puzzle has a ladder of hints starting from harder and progressing to very easy to cater for a range of aptitudes.
A mystery typically takes around 3 hours to complete. It's not a race so you can take your time, take photos, stop for refreshments etc. and have a nice day out.
The price (per group) is £14.99. It can be done all in one day or split over two.
Once a mystery has been downloaded, it runs completely offline using GPS with no need for a phone signal or data/internet connection (it's Cornwall-proof).
Download the app from the Apple Store or Google Play and then browse/purchase the mysteries using that.
