City Detective

Self-guided digital trail around Coventry city centre, solving puzzles to collect 25 gems.

City Detective is a self-guided digital and physical trail around Coventry city centre, running daily from 20th June 2026 to 20th June 2027, 08:00 to 18:00. Using your own digital device and the citydetective.co.uk website, you follow cryptic clues to historic locations around CV1, some of which you might not have noticed before despite their historical relevance. At each spot you complete a digital puzzle linked to the artefact in front of you, earning a digital gem for every puzzle solved, with 25 gems to collect in total. It costs £19.99 to play and the game is open daily within the stated hours, so you can fit it around a visit to the city centre. It suits anyone who likes a puzzle trail or fancies a different way to explore Coventry's history on foot.

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