The great London treasure hunt 2008
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By Alan Rutter
Posted: Mon Mar 17 2008 -
The Great London Treasure Hunt 2008 competition is now closed, but you can still follow the trails and solve the clues. Our five London-themed hunts cross very different areas of the capital, giving you, your family and your friends the perfect excuse to explore some of the city‘s most appealing quarters. Illustration Nick White
Extra clues | Get the answers
The riverside hunt
West London
Look out for tropical palm trees, strange sculptures and mysterious plaques on the banks of the Thames.
The theatrical hunt
West End
Watch out for lager-swigging actors down Masonic streets on this thespian trail through Theatreland. Feature continuesAdvertisementThe money hunt
Docklands
Solve the riddles on this intrepid journey through hundreds of years of trade, commerce and empire.
The after-dark hunt
East End
Discover flowers, artworks and giant letters on this eerie nocturnal hunt through Jack the Ripper's old patch.
The literary hunt
Fitzrovia
Follow in the footsteps of boozy authors, artistic hoaxers and an all-dancing George Bernard Shaw.
How to play
Solving the clues
Each clue describes a specific location; you’ll need to actually visit each area and follow the instructions in order to find the solution.
Confused?
If you’re confounded by a clue, you can swap answers with other hunters via the online Clue Exchange. Or, if that doesn’t work, queries can be emailed to treasurehunt@timeout.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.- Add your comment to this feature
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98 comments
By when will you declare results?
Stumbled upon this album a moment ago: http://photos.mavericksonlineden.com/displayimage.php?a lbum=86&pid=2128&slideshow=5000
. Apparently this guy or gal took pictures while completing his or her TO treasure hunt. Fun stuff!
I'd like to congratulate TO on an enjoyable hunt.
Like many of the posters, I thought the East End Hunt was not so good. It was repetitive, and I didn't really enjoy stepping inside so many bars (some with bouncers) just to find clues. If I had been alone, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed going up narrow alleys after dark - and the shutter art was not visible before the Sandwich Shop shut.
If this becomes an annual feature (I hope so!), it might be worth reconsidering time-sensitive clues. You couldn't know that 333 would be re-painted, but could have predicted that the Arthur Miller poster would be removed after the end of the play's run. We worked that one out through googling!
IT IS VERY MUCH FAIR TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE given the circumstances BUT IT IS ALSO UNFAIR FOR US who have done the leg work in last few days and can't be in the small minority who actually done the job, without any kind of clue exchanges and asking other people for help, rather than sweating in the sun. I know it sounds a bit selfish but I thought the otherside needed to be heard
thanks anyway for the extension
Hello everyone. As you've probably gathered, we're having server problems which is why you've been having trouble submitting your answers. The issue should be fixed within the next couple of hours but we're also extending the closing date to Sunday at midnight, so you have a whole extra weekend to follow up those last few clues. Apologies for the disruption. Thanks.
Folks, doesn't by Apr 18 mean BEFORE Apr 18?
In clue 4 do you want us to name the species of the birds or can the answer be more generic?
Morning,
Assuming the apparent problems submitting answers work themselves out - I've completed everything, but have managed to lose the piece of paper with the answer to clue 41 on it. Last minute swap, anyone? (andy.dulson -at- gmail.com if so)
Cheers,
Andy
I hate to be redundant, but I also have the same "Invalid competition" problem. Today is Friday, I'm in Norway, and I have to stop at internet cafes every time I want to use the computer. This was after I forgot my answers in London and essentially had to have someone break into my apartment and read me the answers over the phone before I got on the plane. I REALLY want to enter the competition so I hope either the deadline can be extended until the problem is resolved or there is some other solution. Perhaps we can send the answers to an e-mail address? Thanks, Leane
this morning I tried again to fill the replies but after pressing the submit button, the answer was same..... INVALID COMPETETION
We just tried to submit our answers and got the same error message.
I'm having exactly the same problem at Kinsuk with the invalid competition message - any way of fixing this?
Hi
I have finished all five hunts and the extra clues and when I was trying to submit the answers today, it wont allow e to do so. I filled one individual competition and pressed submit button when it came back saying invalid completion. When I tried to fill the grand prize one the result was same. Please help.
Thanks
Kinsuk
Monica, It's about a man who had all the ...
Clue 15 - went to Joe Allens and it was closed! A friend of mine checked it out and said the poster was taken down. Can anyone confirm this? And more importantly - any hints??