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Tours, Trails & Treasure Hunts in Nottingham
Old Market Square is where most of these start. Treasure Trails Nottingham sends you on a two-mile clue hunt out to the Arboretum and back, from £10.99 and fine for ages 6 to 106, dog friendly too. Mystery Guides Nottingham has you starting at the Robin Hood statue with a booklet of clues, from £19.99 for ages 8 and up. Out at Notts Maze, a seasonal maize maze among the trees, tickets run from £7 with under-3s free, and there's a cafe if the crawling about gets you hungry. For free, St Mary Magdalene Church in Newark has a kids' history trail hunting characters from Lady Godiva to Joan Howson, no entrance fee, and it's a longer trip out there. Laxton, also a longer drive, charges from £2 to see how a medieval open-field village still farms today, with a short film to explain it. If you want something close and quick, stick to the two Nottingham trails; if you've got a car and a free afternoon, Newark or Laxton make a proper day of it.
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Places for tours, trails & treasure hunts
from £2Laxton
Laxton
A village that still farms medieval open fields, with a short film and information boards explaining how it all works.
Group bookings
from £19.99Mystery Guides Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 8+
Follow the clues on a two-mile Robin Hood treasure trail - start at the statue when your booklet arrives.
Dog friendlyWheelchair accessible
from £7Notts Maze
Nottingham · ages 0+
Get lost in a seasonal maize maze among the trees - online tickets from £7 for ages 3-15, under-3s free.
CaféFood on siteParking
FreeSt Mary Magdalene Church Newark
Newark
Pick up a free kids history trail and hunt characters from Lady Godiva to Joan Howson inside Newark's Grade I parish church - no entrance fee.
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from £10.99Treasure Trails Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 6-106
Crack the clues on a two-mile treasure hunt from Old Market Square out to the Arboretum and back.
Dog friendlyWheelchair accessibleBooking required
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Good to know: tours, trails & treasure hunts in Nottingham
Are any of them free?
Yes, St Mary Magdalene Church Newark is free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £2 at Laxton. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Which ones are indoor?
St Mary Magdalene Church Newark is indoor, good to keep up your sleeve for a rainy day.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find tours, trails & treasure hunts in Laxton, Nottingham and Newark. Every place we list is in or around Nottingham, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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