St Peter's Field — Uncover the Truth of Peterloo
Decipher the hidden accounts of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre. Uncover suppressed testimonies, decode radical pamphlets, and expose the conspiracy of silence that buried the truth for two centuries.
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On 16 August 1819, over 60,000 peaceful reformers gathered at St Peter's Field in Manchester, demanding the right to vote
St Peter's Field — Uncover the Truth of Peterloo
You are John Edward Taylor, a radical journalist in Manchester, August 1819.
You arrive at the heart of revolutionary ferment shaking industrial England. Your mission: reconstruct the events of
Trace back to the origins of the British labour movement, where 60,000 peaceful protesters were charged by cavalry on August 16, 1819.
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
« Peterloo – 16th August 1819 – Remembering the Massacre and Struggle for Democracy »— Inscription engraved on the Peterloo Memorial, St Peter's Square, Manchester, 2019
The story that haunts this land
Manchester in 1819 seethed with workers' anger. The Industrial Revolution had transformed this northwest England city into the world's cotton capital, but mill workers lived in misery while only landowners could vote. On August 16, 1819, 60,000 people gathered peacefully at St Peter's Field to hear Henry Hunt demand universal suffrage. You begin your investigation at the Peterloo Memorial, a granite monument inaugurated in 2019 by Jeremy Deller, marking the exact spot where cavalry charged this unarmed crowd.
St Peter's Square now spans 1.5 hectares in Manchester City Centre's heart, surrounded by Grade II listed civic buildings. But in 1819, it was just a muddy field called St Peter's Field, dominated by St Peter's Church whose 60-meter spire was demolished in 1910. Here the King's 15th Dragoons and Manchester Yeomanry sabred the crowd, killing 15 people and wounding over 600 protesters. Today's pavements cover archaeological remains of this tragedy that marked British democratic movement history.
400 meters from St Peter's Square, the People's History Museum preserves the original Peterloo meeting poster in its collections. Housed since 1994 in the former 1907 Pump House, this 6,500 m² museum traces British labour movement history. The 2010 modern extension by OMA dialogues with the Victorian industrial building, creating a museographic journey where Peterloo artifacts sit alongside union banners and revolutionary pamphlets that inflamed 19th-century England.
Manchester Town Hall, completed in 1877 by Alfred Waterhouse, raises its 87-meter neo-Gothic tower 800 meters from the massacre site. This Victorian civic cathedral, with its Latin motto 'Concilio et Labore' carved on the facade, embodies the architectural response to post-Peterloo democratic demands. Its 1,200-seat main hall hosted debates on electoral reforms following the tragedy, progressively transforming Manchester into a symbol of British industrial democracy.
Your journey ends before Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Europe's tallest courthouse at 99 meters with 84 courtrooms. Inaugurated in 2007 and RIBA-awarded in 2008, this glass skyscraper by Denton Corker Marshall symbolizes the democratic culmination of Peterloo's demands. From bloody St Peter's Field to modern tribunals, you carry away 200 years of British judicial evolution, where every Manchester stone tells the progressive conquest of civil rights born in 1819's blood.
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 People's Cry
Understand the demands of the demonstrators and the social context of the industrial era.
Birth of the Free Press
Discover how Peterloo inspired the creation of the Manchester Guardian and the role of the press.
Memory and Resilience
Honor the victims of Peterloo and explore the lasting legacy of this massacre for democracy.
Unravel the past, to enlighten the future.
Truth never dies.
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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