Benefits of a custom-made treasure hunt

Your treasure hunt event can take place absolutely anywhere - the choice of location is limited only by your imagination, not by a list of what we can and can’t do.

Most team building activities require you to travel to some sort of activity centre just so you can shoot somebody with a paint ball, pass your colleagues through hoops or build some short-lived, meaningless tower out of toilet rolls and sticky tape. Why travel somewhere you don’t need to be?

Our corporate clients often use the opportunity of a forthcoming off-site meeting, away day, conference, exhibition, training course, corporate hospitality event, customer forum or branch visit to include a treasure hunt-based activity for staff, customers or suppliers.

And if you’re having a birthday, anniversary, stag or hen party, then why not include a treasure hunt at the same venue as a fun activity for the group?

In two decades of designing creative and fun treasure hunts, X Marks The Spot has amassed an intimate knowledge of the UK & Europe. While some cities will always be popular venues for treasure hunts, you are free to choose where you want to go - be it a city or somewhere more rural.

So whether you want a fresh slant on a city break, a treasure hunt in Ummagumma or help with picking a location, just ask.

X Marks The Spot™ work with you to devise the event that will suit your group best.

While our treasure hunts are suitable for groups of all sizes and for all ages, levels and abilities, we recognise that individual groups have individual needs and so no two of our treasure hunts are the same.

We consider factors such as the number of people taking part, time available, location (what there is to see and do), accessibility (terrain, transport and the availability of clue sites given the date and time of the event), age range, sex, aptitude, level of fitness, business role, company seniority, language, team dynamics, preferences and personal interests.

In all cases, our aim is to provide an event that is as inclusive as possible that gets everyone involved.

Our treasure hunts are incredibly versatile.

Some clients simply want a fun, relaxing event that brings people together. Others are seeking to improve teamwork or to enhance specific skills such as communication, planning, problem-solving, time management and creative thinking.

X Marks The Spot™ work with you to fully understand your objectives and then we design your unique treasure hunt based on those needs.

If desired or appropriate we provide a means to measure the extent to which the event has been successful.

Our expertise enables us to quickly assess your needs, gauge the mood, style and pace of the event and match the clues and format accordingly.

For corporate clients we can brand the treasure hunt with your logo, event name and any other marketing collateral that you provide.

The event or clues can also be themed to fit with a sales conference slogan, mission statement or your industry in general.

For private clients we can personalise the treasure hunt with photos and clues relevant to whoever is celebrating the hen, stag, birthday or anniversary party and give it a theme that suits the occasion or the interests of those taking part.

Your treasure hunt will be designed to fit with your schedule and any other plans you may have so that you can make the best use of your time.

Perhaps you want a business meeting in the morning followed by a buffet lunch, then a treasure hunt in the afternoon that starts at your office or hotel and ends at a bar or restaurant?

Maybe you’re on a day trip to Paris so would prefer to start the event on board the Eurostar, have lunch in the French capital and announce the results over dinner in a private train compartment on the way home?

How long the treasure hunt lasts, where and when it starts and ends, and how and by whom the answer marking is carried out can all be adjusted to fit with where you’re staying or meeting, and your plans for meals, drinks, travel or other activities.

You have the choice to leave everything to us on the day or to run the event yourself if you’d prefer.

If X Marks The Spot run the event we provide the staff, leaving everyone in your group free to enjoy the experience.

If you run the event, we provide all the support materials you need.