These challenges only work here. Play them in any order — the game will mix them with quests that work anywhere in United Kingdom.
Blue Plaque Hunt
Explore · •• Easy · 100 points · 45 min
Find three commemorative plaques and learn who all three people were.
The catch: All three within a thirty minute walk of each other.
Bonus +50: Find one for someone you had never heard of and read their whole story.
The Free Hour
Museums · • Quick · 50 points · 1 hr
Use one hour in a free London museum and see exactly one gallery.
The catch: One gallery only. No gift shop lap.
Bonus +25: Find the oldest object in the room.
Market Stall Trust Fall
Food & Drink · ••• Adventure · 200 points · 1 hr
Eat lunch at a London market stall chosen by the longest local queue.
The catch: No reading reviews before you commit.
Bonus +50: Ask the stallholder what they are proudest of on the menu.
Front Seat, Top Deck
Explore · •• Easy · 100 points · 1 hr
Ride a double-decker from the front seat of the top deck to the end of the line.
The catch: No tube, no getting off early.
Bonus +50: Name three neighbourhoods you passed through.
The Proper Caff
Food & Drink · • Quick · 50 points · 30 min
Eat in an old-school London caff, not a coffee shop.
The catch: No chains, no oat milk.
Bonus +25: Get the full plate, whatever that means here.
Blue Plaque Hunt
Local Culture · •• Easy · 100 points · 45 min
Find three blue plaques within walking distance and read all three.
The catch: All three on foot, no searching for locations.
Bonus +25: Find someone you have genuinely never heard of.
The Alley Rule
Hidden Gems · •• Easy · 100 points · 1 hr
Walk through five London alleys, courts or passages in a row.
The catch: No dead ends skipped — walk them anyway.
Bonus +50: Find a pub only reachable by alley.
Free Museum, One Wing
Museums · •• Easy · 100 points · 1–2 hrs
Use London's free museums properly: one wing, deeply.
The catch: You may not attempt the whole museum.
Bonus +50: Ask a gallery attendant what their favourite object is.
Market Under A Tenner
Food & Drink · •• Easy · 100 points · 45 min
Assemble lunch from three different market stalls for under ten pounds.
The catch: Ten pounds is the hard limit.
Bonus +25: Ask one trader where they source from.
Cross The Park
Outdoors · •• Easy · 100 points · 1 hr
Cross a London park corner to corner without using a main path.
The catch: No leaving and re-entering.
Bonus +25: Find water — pond, fountain or canal — on the way.
Six Doors
Photo Quest · • Quick · 50 points · 30 min
Photograph six London front doors, all different colours.
The catch: No repeats of the same colour.
Bonus +25: Find one with the original knocker.
Ask The Landlord
Local Culture · •••• Bold · 300 points · 1 hr
Ask a pub landlord or bartender which nearby place they would send you to next.
The catch: You must go, even if it is a walk.
Bonus +75: Buy the recommendation and report back.
Walk The River Backwards
Explore · ••• Adventure · 200 points · 2 hrs
Walk the Thames path in whichever direction has fewer people.
The catch: You must stay river-side the whole way.
Bonus +75: Cross one bridge on foot and come back the other bank.
Before The Queue
Hidden Gems · ••• Adventure · 200 points · 1–2 hrs
Reach a famous London market before it gets busy.
The catch: No arriving after 10am.
Bonus +75: Find the stall that has been there longest.
Zone One To Nowhere
Must-Do · ••••• Epic · 500 points · 3–4 hrs
Take public transport out to the last stop of any line and walk back into a neighbourhood.
The catch: No returning to central London until you have eaten.
Bonus +150: Post a photo of somewhere no guidebook lists.