A magical afternoon tea in Central London. Running through the rain in Soho one summers afternoon we arrived at Cutter & Squidge, London’s only 100% all natural bakery. They make everything from scratch and use British ingredients and British producers. While the ground floor holds the bakery and tea room, their basement holds a surprise. Descending… More Wands at the ready!
Our international team worked so well together to solve the mystery of PLAN 52, that we decided to break for food then reconvene and solve another mystery. Returning to ClueQuest we discovered that Professor BlackSheep, Mr Q’s arch nemesis, had built and launched a satellite into Earth’s orbit that was capable of controlling all human minds. He… More Operation Blacksheep
It had been a while since we’d been asked to save the world when we got a call from our Danish counterparts, Henrik and Freja. They were heading to London on a covert mission to form an international team to solve the mystery of PLAN 52. It seems a top secret fortress location for highly classified archives… More Plan 52
What do you get the puzzler who has everything for their birthday? Why not send them a Puzzle Card! Produced by the Puzzle Card company, there are currently 3 cards on sale. The cards are excellent quality and add a twist to the normal birthday greeting. Escape the Room Card This is the first in… More Puzzle Cards
At the weekend we settled down to play an Escape Adventure in a box. Unlock! Island of Doctor Goorse The game consists of a a pack of playing cards and an instruction booklet. You will also need internet access to play the game, as it requires an application to be downloaded from the App… More Unlock!: The Island of Doctor Goorse
While we were staying in Cardiff we visited Tredegar House in Newport. This National Trust property is a 17th-century Charles II-era country house mansion in Coedkernew, at the western edge of the city of Newport. For over five hundred years it was home to the Morgan family. The house has quite a history attached to it. “Dark… More Tredegar House
Middle Ages The idea of making life-size wax figures, wearing real clothes, stems from the funerals of European royalty in the middle ages. Originally the corpse would be carried, fully dressed, on top of their coffin at royal funerals. However this was unpleasant in hot weather so a wax effigy was used instead. As the “body” was… More The history of the Wax Museum
If you venture down to Mile End, you can explore Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. This is a historic cemetery that is now a local nature reserve. Although there are still a large amount of gravestones and funerary monuments spread around the cemetery, the area now resembles natural woodland, with many bird and insect species making it their… More Exploring A Cemetery At Mile End
Lawnmowers – a very British obsession? Did you know the lawnmower was invented in Gloucester by Edwin Beard Budding in 1830? He was deemed a madman for making such a contraption and had to test his machine at night so no one would see him. But Budding was not mad at all and his machine… More Discovering an unusual museum in Southport
It’s often said that you never visit what’s on your doorstep. Sometimes because the attractions become so familiar that you just expect them to always be there. And sometimes it’s because you don’t know they exist. Or maybe you do know they exist, as you’ve heard their name, but you have no idea what’s there… More Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill House