Exploring the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Koen and I have been to London many times, so it was exciting to hear that Nicole and Adam booked us a Hidden City Hunt! Another way to explore the city, solving riddles and stopping in pubs! We weren’t sure what to expect – but we had beautiful weather, great company, and a lot of fun!
Our hunt was called The Enchanted Mirror:
A fairytale adventure inspired by the story of Snow White. Your challenge: in teams of up to four people, solve a trail of clues set by an evil queen, in search of a magical mirror. Stroll down cobbled streets, find a fairy tale palace and pause for drinks in tucked-away taverns. Expect to find yourself seeking out hidden objects and presenting code words to people you meet along the way. Every team can expect a sweet ending.
By text we received our riddles and sent our answers. We did make it to the end! I loved that everything played on a queen theme! Plus this hunt takes place in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – such a beautiful area of London.
Out on the hunt
Searching the V&A for clues
In the food hall seeing if someone knows the Queen
The V&A has the most beautiful dining hall!
Trying again
Our first charms!
Trying to solve the riddle brought us to these beautiful animals
And to the tapestries
And in the end to the Costumes Exhibit! (This is from Lion King if you can’t tell)
Koen dressing up
Wicked!
Edward Scissorhands
Left the V&A to solve the next riddles
We found ourselves here with a particulary difficult question
Queen’s Everything
The Queen’s Arms Pub
Cheers!
On to the next!
Arrived in Kensington Gardens
Kensington Palace and Queen Victoria Statue
The gardens
Albert Memorial
Elephant & Castle Pub
Inside
Solving riddles to get our next clue!
Next clue in Kensington Station!
Final riddle inside The Britannia!
At this point I’m very hungry and needed a scotch egg 🙂
Celebrating our win!
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