Merchant Venturers & Transatlantic Trade.
Explore Bristol’s mercantile heritage: Queen Square, where merchants paid “cash on the nail”, and Britain’s oldest theatre.
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Before you set off
- Starting point
- Queen Square & King William III
- Terrain
- Paved streets and historic cobblestone market lanes
- Accessibility
- Paved city streets and historic market passages; level terrain.
- Good to know
- Suggested 9+ · mercantile history
Free · outdoor public route
Staying safe on the trail
- Keep your head up: Stay aware of your surroundings, traffic, and pedestrians while walking. Step into a safe, stationary pavement spot before checking your screen.
- Roads and waterways: Use designated pedestrian crossings and keep children supervised near roads, canal towpaths, and tramlines.
- Weather & terrain: Check local daylight hours and weather before setting out. Wear sensible footwear suited to cobbles, stone pavements, and inclines.
- Respect the space: Stay on public rights of way. Never climb walls, scale statues, or trespass onto private land to solve a puzzle.
Your adventure, under wraps.
Solve each mystery to unloc the next destination. Only your start and finish are shown before you set off.
- Start · Queen Square & King William IIIWide, open gravel and tarmac footpaths crossing the grassy square; fully step-free.
- 2 secret stopsRevealed one at a time as you solve.
- Finish · Bristol Old Vic, King StreetCobbled historic street with level paved footway and step-free foyer entry.