Private Tour
Cardiff Mystery Adventure: Cardiff's Missing Masterpiece
Overview
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Join the adventure, and turn the streets of Cardiff into a GIANT outdoor escape room!
✔️ Enjoy a one-of-a-kind adventure to treasure with your friends
✔️ Combine your skills to crack the clues & unravel the epic tale
✔️ Discover Cardiff's amazing history & hidden gems
Cardiff’s wealthy Bute family strike a secret deal to buy the city’s most valuable oil painting… but when the crate is opened… the masterpiece is gone!
Who was the mysterious thief? Nobody knows.
But clues found in an old diary could finally expose the truth.. and this is where you come in...
Your challenge is to track down hidden objects, decode symbols, and uncover hidden messages, as you eliminate suspects & gradually unravel the crime.
And an exciting twist awaits..
Make it to the end and you'll be struck by an amazing ‘wow’ moment when the case is solved and the villain is revealed before your eyes!
Don’t let the villain get away.. Your time to start is now!
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Begin your adventure at the site of Cardiff's Friary Gardens and embark on a quest to unravel the unsolved mystery of Cardiff's Missing Masterpiece! Solve the clues, eliminate the suspects, and unmask the mysterious villain behind Cardiff's most daring robbery! On your adventure you will discover Cardiff's amazing hidden history, visit its most atmospheric taverns, and soak up legendary stories of the city's most notorious scoundrels! Make it to the end and you'll be struck by an amazing ‘wow’ moment when the case is solved and the villain is revealed before your eyes! Simply grab your Mystery Guide™, head to the start, and set off at a time that suits you! Don’t let the villain get away... Your time to start is now! Each activity booklet contains: - 16 cryptic clues to find & solve in the historic centre of Cardiff. - Amazing local history stories to wow your friends. - A unique story that gradually unfolds throughout your adventure! Details: - Walking distance: 3.25km - Duration: 3 hours
What‘s Included
40-page activity booklet in English (containing the story, clues, historical information, and maps))
Guide
Alcoholic Beverages
Options
Cardiff Mystery Adventure: Cardiff's Missing Masterpiece
Reviews
87 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
What a clever idea! We loved it.
clairepM6118JW,,Feb 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an absolute blast, it was a really nice route which took us around parts of Cardiff we would never normally see, the clues were challenging enough but not impossible and very clever. Bumped into about 7 other groups/couples doing the same and was really fun to see how we were all doing. Really enjoyed learning a bit about cardiff and also the storyline of the missing masterpiece. I thought actually finding the missing masterpiece at the end was a genious touch. We have Bath and Manchester to do and I can't wait. Will certainly be buying more for myself and gifts. Whole experience took 2-3 hours and we didn't race round. Highly recommend.
Very enjoyable
davidhP168KE,,Jan 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellently Adventure, slightly helped as I am from Cardiff, but the next ones we do will be a total mystery. 😁 Spent a lovely few hours wandering between the clues with my Wife, with a coffe break during and lunch afterwards, highly relaxing and recommended. 10 Stars + from us.
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Sightsee07468757626,,Jan 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Cardiff Mystery Adventure Guide was great fun! We’ve completed loads of these and would definitely recommend them to other families.
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kt8o7,,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.005 outta 5 it was great day out we had loads of fun finding clues and secret hidden gems walking round the streets like detectives seeing things I never noticed before was just a great way to spend the day and kick off 2026
Cardiff Mystery adventure brilliant saw much more of the city well worth it looking forward to next one great fun
Ann R,,Jan 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brilliant day saw lots more of Cardiff than we would have keeps you wanting to solve the clues to get to the end so much fun.
Enjoyable experience
M4657GFjonathanl,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I bought this as a present for my brother to help get the family out of the house over Christmas. The mystery guide is well written and we enjoyed solving the clues. It even highlighted some features of Cardiff that I hadn't noticed before despite having lived here for almost thirty years!
Need to do another one..
Nomad67196113468,,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My girlfriend bought me this for Christmas and we spent a day in January solving it. There were so many facts that we found out on the way and we bumped into two other couples doing it at the same time. I was so impressed that I bought one for my daughter. (I could've given her my copy but you pay for the experience as much as the book).
Great times live in a mystery adventure
jaynehM4610XX,,Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the best of times spending time together solving the mystery. My daughter lived in Cardiff and still works there and she kept commenting on how she never knew or would have seen the places we visited if we had not solved the adventure. Thanks to the creator of the mystery for taking us on this fabulous tour of Cardiff. To everyone who is deciding whether to invest in an adventure DO IT! Checkout from the cart a fabulous day awaits you 😀
A great way to see a city even if you've been there a hundred times.
G2326IAwaynec,,Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was the 2nd Mystery Guide we have done, the 1st being Sheffield. Once again it did not disappoint and made a dull, blustery day a most enjoyable experience, taking us to places in the city, seeing sites and looking at buildings etc we would have missed if not looking for clues. We will definitely be visiting more new places and taking a Mystery Guide along on the adventure.
Cardiff mystery adventure
R5200HVsuet,,Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I bought this as a gift for my son & daughter in law. They really enjoyed the hunt stopping and having a couple of drinks on their way. Followed by a lovely meal in the evening. They had a fab time. Definitely thinking of buying them another one.
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