Back by popular demand! After the great response to last year's epic hunt, we've resurrected it with even more fiendish clues. Our five London-themed trails cross very different areas of the capital, giving you, your family and friends the perfect excuse to explore some of the city’s most appealing quarters over the holiday weekend – as well as the chance to win some sensational prizes and a grand prize. Happy hunting! Illustration Nick White
Grand Prize competition | Extra clues
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.
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The 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. When you've got all your answers, submit them on that hunt's answer page. Answers must be submitted by Friday April 18.
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Prizes
Those who successfully complete any one of the five hunts have the chance to win a prize (details at the end of each), but for the opportunity to win the Grand Prize of a holiday to Club Colonna, Antigua courtesy of Sunsail Clubs you’ll need the correct answers to all five hunts, plus three extra clues.
The winners of each hunt, and the winner of the Grand Prize, will be picked at random from the correct entries after the competition has closed on April 18.
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.
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93 comments
They will probably contact the winners before it goes in the magazine, I would think. Maybe not.
You got away with that? Well, I got rained on on all except one - the one where i got hail!
Have just spoken to the Editorial Department and the answers will be in Next weeks mag - Issue May 15th - hold your breath - those wet walks ( or was it only me that got heavily rained on for each of the hunts) will be answered then.
What's going on? Am I the only one in the dark here or has anyone else heard anything about the results? How anti-climatic!
To answer Mark Priest.
Sorry Mark but sending an email direct to them gets about as much response as posting here
Well, to be fair to Time Out I believe this was set up as a clue exchange for readers. It does say you can contact them direct at treasurehunt@timeout.com
Do you guys ever answer any questions? Since I guess this is a question, so it has to be rhetorical. Maybe I should ask...do you guys even read any of these messages...but I guess that's moot too...
How many entries did you receive in all?
Any results yet ?
Stumbled upon this album a moment ago: photos.mavericksonlineden.com/displayimage.php?album=86 &pid=2128&slideshow=5000
. Apparently this guy or gal took pictures while completing his or her TO treasure hunt. Fun stuff!
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.
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