Looe Mystery: Pasty Pandemonium
Mystery Walks in Cornwall - Explore Cornish Towns/Villages as an Outdoor Escape Room

Looe: Pasty Pandemonium

Explore Looe as a self-guided outdoor escape room. Looe is in a state of pasty panic. Can you save the pasty awards? Use the app to solve puzzles and unlock the directions of a walking route that explores Looe and pieces together the vital information needed to rescue the pasty awards.

Pasty competition

The Story

The judging results of prestigious awards have been lost, but with some clever lateral thinking and puzzle solving, you might just be able to work them out. Is there enough filling in your crust to save the day?

Stats

  • Distance: 2.3 miles/3.6 km
  • Approximate duration: 2-3 hours
  • Steepness grade: Easy
  • Puzzles: 51
  • Dogs: considerations
  • Access for wheels: may be possible - see the app for more info

Gradients

The route is quite flat. There a few steps to reach one of the clues.

This is our third mystery walk and it was as intriguing and thrilling as Porthleven and Falmouth yet totally different storylines. I thought I knew these towns well but the mystery walk took me to colourful fascinating back streets that I would not have discovered otherwise.
I've completed 8 so far and can highly recommend all of them; they are all of a similar high standard. The whole thing is contained within an entertaining fictional narrative. Today's concerned a pasty making competition. Depending on your speed, you're looking at about 3 hours to complete, but I stop for lunch at about half way (there is a % counter top right of the screen to check on progress). Or you can do it over a couple of days if you want.
This was the 2nd mystery walk we did, & we really enjoyed this one too! Didn’t know much about Looe really, although we’d visited before, so we learnt lots of interesting stuff! Different types of puzzles from the previous one, so no need to worry that they might be too similar. Do take time to read the ‘before you go’ notes - we found a notebook & pen very handy! Can’t wait to do the next one 😃
We really enjoyed this Mystery and had a lovely day finding our way around Looe. We thought we knew the town but it took us to some hidden-away areas we didn't know about with some lovely buildings, shops and cafes. What's not to like: 3 hours of fun, conversation and companionship; the smell of the sea, a seal, a tour of the town and the reward of a pasty (our treat) as a reward. A must!

Get the app

A family doing a mystery walk
The mystery walks are an outdoor escape room combined with a mystery tour. They are done using a mobile app.
Phone showing walk directions page in the iWalk Cornwall 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.
Walking along a path
Each step of the way there are detailed walking directions and live map showing where you're headed to next.
Solving a puzzle
The puzzles also gradually build up a set clues to solve the overall mystery when the end of the walk is reached.
Phone showing facts section in iWalk Cornwall app
The puzzles are designed for adults although children may enjoy helping to spot clues and helping to solve some of the easier ones.
Couple solving a puzzle
Every puzzle has a ladder of hints starting from harder and progressing to very easy to cater for a range of aptitudes.
Solving clue overlooking the sea
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.
A family
The price (per group) is £14.99. It can be done all in one day or split over two.
Puzzle by a Celtic church
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).
Phone showing iWalk Cornwall in the App Store
Download the app from the Apple Store or Google Play and then browse/purchase the mysteries using that.