Secret Side of London Scavenger Hunt
What better way to celebrate The Senior Section Spectacular than by exploring one of the greatest cities in the world!
London is full of interesting places, monuments and fascinating museums, many of which are undiscovered by visitors to our capital city.
This scavenger hunt is all about exploring a side to London you might never have seen before… (all these places are free to visit!)
There are 100 Quests - how many can you complete and how many points can you earn?
You will need to plan your own route – it will not be possible to complete all the challenges set in one day, but the idea is to choose parts of London you want to explore and complete as many quests as possible.
Read through the whole resource before starting out, as there are many quests to choose from and bonus points to earn…
Have a great day! The Secret Side of London Scavenger Hunt resource was put together by a team of Senior Section leaders in Hampshire North to celebrate The Senior Section Spectacular in 2016.
As a county, we used this resource as part of a centenary event with teams of Senior Section from across the county all taking part on the same day. We hope this resource might inspire other similar events or maybe just as a way to explore London on a unit day trip…its up to you!
If you would like a badge to mark taking part in this challenge, you can order a Hampshire North County badge designed by members of The Senior Section to celebrate the centenary (see photo below).
The badges are £1 each (silver border or blue border).
Any money raised will go towards events for The Senior Section in Hampshire North County.
Please show your appreciation of the resource by ordering badges – the badge order form is at the back of the resource!
Thank you and we hope you have fun exploring London! No QUEST Location/Venue/Tube Points Evidence START: photo of your group with eg Under the clock at _ a clock showing your start time Waterloo 1 Photo of Nelson’s Ship in a Maritime Museum 50 Bottle Greenwich 2 Photo of reflection of the ceiling Painted Hall at Old Royal 30 in mirror Naval College, Greenwich 3 Photo of unusual stalls in Greenwich 10 each Greenwich market (max 10 photos) 4 Photo of team members in Greenwich Park 30 interesting pose across the meridian line (extends outside (DO NOT go into the the Observatory) Observatory – you have to pay to enter) 5 Photo of the Greenwich Time Greenwich Observatory 20 ball 6 Photo of the Cutty Sark Greenwich 10 7 Photo of the Golden Hinde London Bridge 10 8 Photo of the Shard, the tallest London Bridge 10 building in Europe 9 Photo of the Globe Theatre Southwark 10 10 Photo taken outside Clink Prison Southwark 10
11 Photo of team member sitting Southwark, east of Globe 20 on the Ferryman’s Seat Theatre, just before Southwark Bridge, set in wall, Bear Gardens 12 What exhibit is currently on Tate Modern 20 view in the turbine hall at the Southwark Tate Modern? 13 Photo of Paddington Bear under Paddington 20 clock on Platform 1 14 Photo of Peter Pan statue Kensington Gardens 20 Lancaster Gate 15 Photo of Elfin Oak Kensington Gardens, next 20 to Diana Princess of Wales Memorial playground 16 What sort of cemetery can be NW corner of Hyde Park, by 20 found in Hyde Park Victoria Lodge 17 Photo of a plaque indicating Hyde Park, Kensington 10 Diana Princess of Wales Gardens, Green Park, St Memorial Walk James’ Park 18 Photo of 10 Hyde Park Place, the Marble Arch 10 smallest house in London No QUEST Location/Venue/Tube Points Evidence 19 Photo of ‘Russian lampost’, 2 Audley Square, South 20 secret letter drop Audley Street, Mayfair 20 Photo of statue of Sherlock Baker Street 10 Holmes 21 Photo taken outside Sherlock Baker Street 10 Holmes’ house 22 En route from Camden Town Camden Town 20 tube station to Camden Lock Market, what make of shoe is ‘kicking’ its way into the wall at the shop ‘Quarter’? 23 Photo of a team member eating Entrance to Camden Lock 50 a free sample of ‘Bang Bang’ Market Chinese chicken, obtained from the first Chinese food kiosk on entry to Camden Lock (samples are usually given away) 24 Amusing team photo with the Entrance to Camden Lock 20 Lion statue Market 25 Photo of team member with Camden Market 10 Amy Winehouse statue 26 Photo of Platform 9¾ at Kings Kings Cross 10 Cross station 27 Photo of team members in Kings Cross 30 Granary Square fountains 28 Photo of John Soane’s St Pancras 20 mausoleum, inspiration behind red phone box design 29 Photo of Champagne Bar at St St Pancras 20 Pancras International 30 Photo of street art Brick Lane, Aldgate East 50
31 Take a photo of the whole team Footpath from St Paul’s 30 reflected in one of the mirrored Cathedral to Millenium orbs Bridge 32 Take a photo of one of the ‘City St Paul’s 20 of London’ boundary marker bollards/posts 33 Photo of Leadenhall Market, Monument 10 Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley 34 HP’s Leaky Cauldron – The Glass Monument 10 House, Leadenhall Market 35 Photo of the Great Fire of Monument 10 London monument 36 How many steps are there to Monument 20 get the to the top of the Monument? 37 Photo of the Golden Boy of Pye Giltspur Street 20 Corner marking the extent of St Paul’s the Great Fire No QUEST Location/Venue/Tube Points Evidence 38 Photo in the Victorian streets of Barbican, St Paul’s, 30 London in the Museum of Moorgate London 39 Photo of one of the plaques in King Edward Street 30 Postman’s Park Near Museum of London 40 Photo of ‘London Stone’, the 111 Cannon Street 20 place from which the Romans measured all distances in Britannia 41 Photo of Roman amphitheatre in Bank, St Paul’s 20 Guildhall Art Gallery
42 Photo of St Paul’s taken from St Paul’s 30 One New Change rooftop
43 Photo of The Old Wine Shades – 6 Martin Lane 10 oldest pub in City of London Cannon St, Monument 44 Photo of St Dunstan-in-the-East Monument, Tower Hill 30 45 Visit St Sepulchre without Holborn Viaduct/Giltspur 30 Newgate, home of ‘Bells of Old Street Bailey’ and find London’s first Chancery Lane, St Paul’s drinking fountain set in railings of the church 46 Photo of ‘The Old Curiosity Holborn 10 Shop’ 47 Take a photo of Queen 186a Fleet Street 20 Elizabeth’s statue – oldest Temple statue in London 48 Photo of a green Cabman’s Temple Place, 20 each Shelter Embankment (max 5 photos) 49 Photo of team members outside 10 Adam Street, Strand 30 the door of No. 10!! 50 Photo of Twining’s Tea Museum 216 Strand 10 and shop Temple 51 Take a photo of Kaspar the cat, Savoy Hotel, Strand 20 14th guest, in the Savoy Hotel lobby 52 Take a photo of the team inside Savoy Hotel, Strand 30 the Savoy Hotel museum reflected in the mirror glass 53 Photo of team member touching Northernmost arch 30 the Nose on the inside of the Trafalgar Square Arch at Admiralty Arch 54 Take a photo of the unusual Trafalgar Square 20 window in St Martin-in-the- Fields 55 Photo of the smallest Police Box SE corner of Trafalgar 20 (now disused) Square 56 Photo of Memorial to War Whitehall 20 Women No QUEST Location/Venue/Tube Points Evidence 57 Photo outside Rules Restaurant, Covent Garden 10 oldest restaurant in London 58 Photo of 5 K2 red telephone Broad Court, Covent Garden 20 boxes 59 Can you find the two EARS in Floral Street 20 each Covent Garden 60 How many NOSES can you find See online trail 20 each in Soho? There are SEVEN 61 Photo of Neal’s Yard Covent Garden 20 62 Arrange for at least 7 people Cambridge Circus 50 (you may have to enlist passers- by) to have their photo taken together at the base of the Seven Dials Monument. 10 bonus points for noting something odd about the sundials at the monument 63 Photo of Piper’s model of NLA Galleries, The Building 30 central London Centre, 26 Store Street Tottenham Ct Road 64 Photo of green telephone box Tottenham Ct Road 10 65 Arrange for a photo of a 3- British Museum 50 legged pose made up of at least 3 team members against the backdrop of the square white panel at the foot of the main staircase in the Atrium on the ground floor of the British Museum 66 Take a photo of the Rosetta British Museum 10 Stone 67 Photo of team members under Chinatown - Gerrard 30 the pagoda in Horse & Dolphin St/Shaftesbury Avenue Yard 68 Interesting photo with fruit in Soho 20 Berwick Street Market 69 Photo of John Snow’s water Broadwick Street 30 pump, source of 1854 cholera Soho outbreak 70 Photo taken in Phoenix Garden St Giles Passage, off 30 Shaftesbury Avenue 71 Photo of Jermyn Street Theatre, Jermyn Street 20 the smallest theatre in West Piccadilly End 72 Photo of team members in Royal Academy 20 Phone Box No.1 – the first Piccadilly phone box 73 Photo of team members on Links Birdcage Walk with 20 Cockpit Steps Old Queen Street St James’ Park/Westminster No QUEST Location/Venue/Tube Points Evidence 74 Photo of group with statue of Victoria Tower Gardens 20 Emmeline Pankhurst Westminster 75 Photo of the pelicans in St James’ St James’ Park 10 Park 76 Photo of whole group outside Buckingham Palace Road 50 Girlguiding HQ Victoria 77 Photo of a black telephone box 10 78 Photo of a street entertainer – 20 TRIPLE points for a team member interacting with them 79 Photo of team members using the 10 London underground 80 A photo of a London policeman – 20 TRIPLE points for having your photo taken with them 81 Arrange for a photo to be taken of 30 the whole team together with their feet off the ground 82 A photo of a mounted 20 policeman/woman 83 Statues of women not mentioned 5 each (max above 10 photos) 84 All blue plaques on buildings 5 each (max 10 photos) 85 All clocks on buildings 5 each (max 10 photos) 86 All non-black taxi cabs 5 each (max 10 photos) 87 A photo of a hotel doorman – 20 TRIPLE points if you have a picture taken with them 88 Pose with a Park Bench in one of 20 London’s parks 89 Red, white and blue 10 90 Photo taken with a fountain 10 91 Black & White 10 92 Fashion 10 93 Something that makes you smile 10 94 Reflection 10 95 Silhouette 10 96 Musical 10 97 A different perspective 10 98 Sweet 10 99 Tradition 10 100 Friendship 10 Badge Order Form
Contact Name
Telephone Number
Postal Address incl. postcode
Number of badges required @ £1 per badge Colour border - Silver/Blue
Or how many of each colour
Postage and packaging (2nd class UK) costs: 60p for 1-6 badges £1.00 for 7-24 badges £1.50 for 25+ badges
Total incl. p&p (£)
Please send order form and cheque to: Hampshire North Senior Section Badge, Sian Williams, 7 Warren Close, Fleet, Hants GU52 7LT
Please make cheque payable to: ‘Hampshire North Guide Association’
If you have any questions please contact: [email protected]