Leeds mini gamified walking tour

This scavenger hunt has a difficulty level of EASY.

Your group’s size should be between 2 and 6 persons. In fact, children are welcome.

After purchase, to begin your Leeds walking tour, direct yourself to City Square, Leeds LS1 2HT, United Kingdom. This is the start location.

Once there, log in to this website on your smartphone and begin your hunt.

Also, you’ll need a fully charged smartphone connected to the Internet (LTE or 4G with a data plan; Wi-Fi isn’t available throughout). Instructions will be supplied on-screen, along with directions and challenges, as well as some historical information.

Ancient History

Initially called Loidis, a settlement here of the Celtic kingdom of Elmet existed prior to the Norman Conquest of England (1086). The earlier Romans mostly ignored the area.

The town’s first charter was granted in 1207. The growth of the town was very slow.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the surrounding estate changed hands from Maurice de Gant to Ranulf Earl of Chester, then to the de Lacy family, and finally to the royal family. 

It was absorbed into the Crown’s possessions on the accession of Henry IV (1399-1413).

Modern History

The town finally began growing into a cloth-trading town in the 15th and 16th centuries. Sheep farming leads to woolen cloth fabrication and trade onwards until the 19th century.

The 19th century leads to the massive growth of Leeds from town to city. Canals were dug to connect with Liverpool. Then the railway connected Leeds to Selby.

Ammunitions were manufactured here for the Great War (1914-18) and the Second World War (1939-45).