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Back to EpisodesMystery Guides: Outdoor Escape Room Adventures in UK Cities
Description
We chat with Jack Wells, founder of Mystery Guides, about turning UK city exploring into a story-led treasure hunt using a physical book, real history and real hidden treasure. Tracy shares her own experience doing the Winchester guide - and why it's one of those travel days that genuinely sticks with you.
- What a Mystery Guide is and how it works on the day
- Why a physical book beats doing it on your phone
- Tracy's first Mystery Guide in Winchester and the shared experience of bumping into others doing it too
- Where you can do Mystery Guides across the UK and how Jack chooses new locations
- How Jack builds each guide from real events, local lore and unsolved mysteries
- Accessibility, what to bring, and how the built-in hints help if you get stuck
- Who these adventures suit best and what new guides are coming next
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⭐️ Guest - Jack Wells
📝 Show Notes - Episode 197
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