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.
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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.
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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98 comments
I am out of town all week, so can't pick up a copy of Time Out. Could someone please post the names of the winners here?
Reema, copy the url and paste it in your browser's address bar
hmmm....... that address/ link is not working for me.....
i would really like to know whats going on, timeout!??!?!?!?
Folks, the answers are at http://www.timeout.com/london/big-smoke/features/4796/G reat_London_Treasure_Hunt_2008-the_answers.html
Are we there yet?
;-)
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!
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