Old Diary recently discovered in Village Archives!
Can you help to unlock its secrets?
Back in the day when minstrels and storytellers travelled the lands; visiting towns and villages; there also lived a pair of fools that hailed from the hamlet of Fail. Entertaining the locals with their antics for scraps and coins, they roamed the villages for many years until they mysteriously disappeared without trace. Rumours abounded about their demise, but were they as foolish as they made out? Around the same time as their disappearance, a wealthy, foreign landowner, Baron von Göttalot, reported the contents of his safe to be stolen. The recent discovery of an old diary in village archives containing a treasure map has caused questions to be asked. Could this belong to the foolish pair? If so, could they read and write? Were they fooling everyone with their acts of idiocy? Were they the Baron’s thieves? Does the map show the whereabouts of the stolen loot? What was the demise of the fools?
Can you work out the names of the idiots as well as the type of treasure they stole? You will also need to work out the grid reference of the treasure location on the map!
Directions
THIS IS INTENDED AS A CAR TREASURE TRAIL! It is 22 miles in length but if you are a keen and experienced cyclist, then there is no reason why you cannot complete it on your bike!! Simply follow the clues around the countryside from start to finish at South Beach Esplanade Car Park, 137 South Beach, Troon KA10 6ES.
All the answers to each clue will give you an INCORRECT piece of information! Simply cross it from the answer sheet. In a process of elimination, you will be left with the correct answers! You will then be able to work out all of the answers above and then use the map to work out where the treasure is buried!
Accessibility
Although the trail involves driving or cycling around the countryside, it also entails parking the car and walking around in order to solve clues. There is one area in where you will be required to climb a stile and walk along a river path which is narrow and uneven and may be wet and muddy, depending on recent weather conditions. Therefore, if not all participants are capable of these aspects, then you may need to split the party to conquer all clues. Alternatively, if you contact us, I can supply the answers to any clues that would otherwise make the trail impossible for you to complete.
Solved the Puzzle? When you purchase your downloadable trail booklet, you will also get the options to download the solution page at the same time. (but DON’T peek!)
Standard Booklet as pdf download £11.99 Suitable for a group of 2-4 to share.
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