Bath Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

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Bath, England

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Bath has been famous for its waters since the Romans — there are 2,000 years of stories running under the Georgian streets.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Bath on foot, with phone-based riddles leading from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

• Solve clues at the Roman Baths, the Jane Austen Centre, and the Royal Crescent — three landmarks spanning Bath's Roman, literary, and Regency history in a single afternoon
• Start whenever suits you, no booking slot required — go at your own pace with no time limit
• Works for families, friend groups, and couples; photo challenges at the Royal Crescent tend to generate some memorable group shots

Around 2 hours, any group size, available in English.

Bath has been on the tourist trail since 43 AD — this trail shows you what two thousand years of visitors have been coming for.

What's Included

Learn about town stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore required (iOS and Android supported)
Points and scoring system — compete with your group
Self-guided city tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks
Clear hints and map guidance — so you never get stuck or lost
A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point
This is not an audio guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Theatre Royal, Bath

→ Book 1 ticket for each participant → You get one game code per booking by text or Viator message → Download the Explorial App from explorial.com or your app store → Open the app and enter provided game code (6 digits) → All particpants join the game with same game code

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Your starting point is the Theatre Royal on Saw Close in central Bath. Open the Explorial app, enter your 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, select English, and tap Start.

The trail takes you through Bath's UNESCO-listed Georgian centre. The Roman Baths — the preserved complex built around a natural hot spring — feature early with a riddle asking you to look at the Bath stone architecture rather than the entrance queue. The Jane Austen Centre, in the terrace where Austen lived during her Bath years, brings a photo challenge with the Regency streetscape as a backdrop. The Royal Crescent, the sweeping arc of 30 townhouses overlooking a broad lawn, features in an observation task that rewards looking at the details across the full curve. Bath's compact centre keeps the distances short.

Competing on photo challenges around one of England's most elegant streetscapes brings out more creativity than people expect.

The app reveals final scores and a ranking when the last task is done. Bath has been receiving visitors since the Romans built the baths; this trail gives you a few hours with the whole story.

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore or explorial.com. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
  • Technical requirements: You will need a fully charged smartphone and an active mobile data connection
  • Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
  • Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from going on the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
  • Entrance fees are not required for the game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
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Tags

Self-guided Tours
Walking Tours
Fun & Games
Scavenger Hunts
New Product
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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