Bath Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Duration2h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesNorwegian, German, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek, Cantonese, English, Italian, French, Hungarian, Spanish, Czech, Ukrainian, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, Danish, Romanian, Dutch, Turkish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

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

Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app.
Around 2 hours.

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

Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.

Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience

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.

The Roman Baths
St John The Evangelist Church
Pulteney Bridge
The Cross Bath
Parade Gardens

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.

*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.

*** Download the Explorial app for free.

*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.

End point

Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.

*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.

*** Download the Explorial app for free.

*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.

Additional information

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking

Cancellation policy

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

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