Greenwich — The Cutty Sark's Hidden Voyage
Decipher the Cutty Sark's lost logbook and uncover the secrets of the world's fastest tea clipper before her rivals claim the prize.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
The year is 1869
Greenwich — The Cutty Sark's Hidden Voyage
You are John Harrison, the visionary 18th-century clockmaker, whose quest for accurate longitude measurement revolutionized navigation.
Your mission: decipher the secrets hidden in Greenwich's stones to find the
Embark for Greenwich, where time and tides shaped England's destiny, from tea clippers to world explorers.
A game, a guided tour and a heritage guide — all in one
You're not just buying an escape game. You're carrying a living guide — historical anecdotes, forgotten legends, key monuments, hidden architecture — unfolding as you go.
At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.
Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.
Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.
Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.
A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.
Keep access to the guide & game for 1 year. Come back any time, share it with friends.
« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »
How does it work?
Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.
No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.
One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears and speaks to you in your language. Golden letters magically write themselves on the wall to reveal the puzzle answer.
Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
« The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is where time begins and the world is divided. »— Unofficial motto of the Royal Observatory Greenwich
The story that haunts this land
Votre périple commence devant le Cutty Sark, ce fier clipper lancé en 1869 aux chantiers navals de Dumbarton en Écosse, conçu pour le transport du thé entre la Chine et l'Angleterre. Long de 64,7 mètres et pesant 921 tonnes brutes, il abritait un équipage d'environ 28 marins. Restauré et ouvert au public à Greenwich en 1957, il fut victime d'un incendie majeur le 21 mai 2014, avant de rouvrir après restauration le 4 avril 2015. Ce musée maritime opérationnel, qui accueille plus de 200 000 visiteurs annuels, conserve des collections relatives aux voyages de thé et à la navigation marchande victorienne, témoins de la puissance maritime britannique.
À quelques pas, le Greenwich Pier, fondé en 1811 pour le transport fluvial sur la Tamise et reconstruit en 1885, vous rappelle l'importance stratégique de la navigation fluviale. Long de 140 mètres, ce quai voit passer 2 000 passagers par jour en moyenne, assurant la liaison vers Westminster et Tower Bridge. C'est un repère historique, point de départ d'expéditions maritimes et de la navigation commerciale depuis le XVIIe siècle. Non loin, l'Old Royal Naval College, fondé en 1873 sur le site de l'ancien Palais Royal de Greenwich du XVe siècle, conçu par Christopher Wren après l'incendie de Whitehall en 1698, vous immerge dans le patrimoine architectural de ce UNESCO World Heritage Site 1997.
Le parcours vous mène ensuite au National Maritime Museum, fondé en 1934 dans la Queen's House, construite par Inigo Jones entre 1616 et 1635. Ce musée national, gratuit depuis 2001 et visité par 2 millions de personnes annuellement, abrite 2,5 millions d'objets maritimes, dont la boussole de Nelson et les uniformes de l'Amiral Nelson. Son bâtiment principal, de style palladien, est classé Grade I. Poursuivez vers le Greenwich Market, fondé en 1700 par charte royale. Sa structure couverte, édifiée en 1831 par John Rennie, s'étend sur 130 mètres, accueillant 150 à 200 commerçants de produits artisanaux et d'antiquités du mercredi au dimanche. C'est un point de convergence entre la vie locale et le Maritime Heritage Greenwich.
En explorant Greenwich, vous découvrez la St Alfege Church, église paroissiale du XIe siècle, reconstruite par Christopher Wren en 1714 après l'incendie de 1666. Dédiée à Saint Alfège, archevêque martyrisé en 1012 par les Vikings, cette église au clocher baroque de 58 mètres abrite un orgue Renatus Harris de 1697. Classée Grade I, elle est le lieu de sépulture de Thomas Tallis et du général Wolfe. Enfin, la High Street vous mène vers le Royal Observatory Greenwich, fondé en 1675 par Charles II. C'est ici que le Prime Meridian 0° Longitude fut établi en 1884, devenant la référence mondiale du temps (GMT/UTC), une attraction touristique majeure avec 1 million de visiteurs annuels se photographiant sur la ligne de laiton.
Votre exploration de Greenwich vous aura fait traverser l'histoire, des défis de la Thames River Navigation aux avancées de l'horlogerie. Vous aurez vu l'héritage de l'Georgian Architecture England, des bâtiments de Christopher Wren au musée gratuit de l'Observatoire Royal, qui contient l'horloge marine Harrison H5 de 1759, révolutionnant la mesure de la longitude en mer. Ce circuit thématique Grand-Londres vous offre une visite interactive Greenwich, dévoilant l'histoire de Greenwich à travers des monuments Grand-Londres, faisant de cet escape game outdoor une expérience de découverte immersive du patrimoine maritime et architectural d'un Historic London Borough.
The Route
8 stages through the city
The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues
At each stop, open your phone camera: an augmented reality character appears on the façade and speaks your language. Hunt the clue — it materializes as golden letters on the real wall or floats in front of you. When you find it, the phone vibrates, an AR chest opens and reveals your answer fragment. 8 stops, 8 clues to find with the camera, 1 final code.
The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.
How does it work with a group?
One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).
Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.
Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.
Friends, bachelor/bachelorette, small office outing — each their own code, each plays at their own pace. Tiered pricing then €6 flat per phone from the 6th.
- ✓All codes are independent — play at the same time OR separately, each team advances at its own pace.
- ✓Leaderboard between your teams + global game leaderboard — each score appears in the public ranking.
- ✓More than 10 phones or need a personalized quest? Discover custom tours.
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Practical info
Why this route?
The Golden Age of Sail
Relive the era of great sailing ships and mythical races.
Race and Rivalry
Dive into the intensity of the most famous maritime challenges.
The Tea Trade
Understand the economic importance of precious cargo.
Speed is our master, wind our ally.
Unmask the truth of the stormy seas.
9 features nobody else has
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
AR treasure chest
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
AR narrator character
Point your phone at the façade: a knight, witch, monk, sailor, detective or ghost appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language with their dedicated ElevenLabs voice (each character has their own unique voice) — your living guide.
Magic golden letters
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
Written + audio narration
Every puzzle available as text AND voice-over: read at your own pace or listen eyes-free while walking. Great in groups and for accessibility.
360° radar + vibration
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Heritage storytelling
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
Progressive AI hints
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
AR selfie memento
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
Zero app to install
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
Frequently asked questions
Q01Do I need to download an app?
No, never. You get a link, you click, it plays in your browser. That's the point of a PWA: same as an app, without the hassle.
Q02Does it work offline?
GPS yes (handled by your phone). Maps yes (tiles cached). AI and hints need an intermittent 4G connection.
Q03How long does a game take?
1 h 30 to 2 h 30 depending on your pace. The timer runs but only for the leaderboard — you play at your own tempo.
Q04What happens if I'm stuck?
You get 3 levels of hints per puzzle (increasing penalty). If truly stuck, you can skip the step (45-min penalty but you keep going).
Q05What's the age range?
From 12 without an adult, from 6 with an adult reading puzzles. Works for families, couples, friend groups, companies.
Q06What if my city isn't in the catalogue?
Pre-register or contact us — we'll email you as soon as your city is live.
Q07What is augmented reality exactly?
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language. At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's your answer. After each puzzle solved, a treasure chest floats in front of you. Seeing is believing.
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