Padstow: The Vanishing Lobsters
Mystery Walks in Cornwall - Explore Cornish Towns/Villages as an Outdoor Escape Room

Padstow - The Vanishing Lobsters

Explore Padstow as a self-guided outdoor escape room. Solve the mystery of the disappearing lobsters and explore Padstow's sights in this fun and engaging puzzle walk. Use the app to solve the puzzles and unlock directions of a walking route that will lead you to discover what happened to the lobsters.

The Story

What should have been a routine delivery of lobsters to the local restaurants turns into a baffling mystery when all the crates are found empty, except for some seaweed. The fishermen who packed and delivered the lobsters are in despair especially when their best chance of uncovering what happened disappeared when a seagull snatched their order sheet. A veteran from Cornwall's catering industry is on his way to help you to find out what happened to the lobsters. Can you save the day for Padstow's chefs?

Stats

  • Distance: 2.5 miles/4 km
  • Approximate duration: 2 - 3 hours
  • Steepness grade: Easy
  • Dogs: considerations
  • Access for wheels: may be possible - see the app for more info

Gradients

Gradients during the walk are quite gentle. There is a flight of steps after the walk to return to the car park.

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).
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Download the app from the Apple Store or Google Play and then browse/purchase the mysteries using that.