By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) As a writer of personalised treasure hunts, I can often be found walking around Brighton looking for new; or checking existing, clues. One of the big selling points to groups coming to Brighton for the first time is to let them know that the city is a compact one. It is a great advantage to me to not only include the must-see attractions like the Royal Pavilion, The Lanes, the Pier and the North Laine but also: depending on the route, some less well-known streets too. Completing a treasure hunt is an unusual, but nevertheless highly effec ..read more

By Klara Markovicova (Owner of Travel Bright Tours) Here is the next in the (very) occasional series of guest blogs. I am delighted that Klara has taken time out of her busy schedule to write about what inspired her to be a tour guide and also become the author of a great booklet called `Discover The History of Brighton With Kika`, which actually features The Lanes treasure hunt by Black Cat Treasure Hunts too. So...over to you Klara... Imagine that you’re coming to Brighton with your children and you’re not sure where to start, what to explore, and you certainly don’t feel like scrolling ove ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) Tomorrow I am visiting Hastings to prepare for a treasure hunt for 80 French students around the town. The students, who are visiting in April, will be split into 8 teams of 10 with a teacher each to help organise them. Hastings has been the venue for several birthday treasure hunts over the last few years, but this will be the first one for a foreign school trip. It has got me thinking of course as to what makes for a smooth booking and good treasure hunt for language school/foreign students and beyond that which nationality are the best ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) The office summer party is the perfect occasion to either feel appreciated or work towards as an incentive activity. A treasure hunt alongside food, drinks and music is the ideal way to get everyone together, having a lot of fun. If you are the top manager reading this, you can even tick off the box for team building from the treasure hunt. If you are the office manager, event manager, staff rep or maybe the one in the meeting who offered to put this party together then here are seven compelling examples of when Black Cat Treasure Hunts h ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) When you mention the words fun and quirky and apply them to Brighton you will be inundated with all sorts of options! Rather than give you 143 ways to experience fun and quirkiness in Brighton, I present to you my top ten examples of quirky and fun challenges. I have selected these from the last few years of hen party treasure hunts and team building treasure hunts as found in real Black Cat treasure hunts. 1. Tunnel Karaoke:One of the ways to access SeaLife, Brighton is through a tunnel next to the seafront. Inside the tunnel are some g ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) Choosing suitable start and finish points for a treasure hunt can be important. These choices will influence the route and as importantly the atmosphere setting off and at the conclusion of the hunt. Is your team building treasure hunt going to be a round trip back to the hotel bar or will it finish at a pub in the middle of Brighton? Is your hen party treasure hunt going to start at your accommodation and finish at Brighton Pier? Do you not really know Brighton very well and are happy to leave those big decisions up to Black Ca ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) Personalised treasure hunt bookings of all types always get me excited. `Hens` always put themselves out to provide great info/photos about and of the bride to be for a hen party treasure hunt. Team building treasure hunts are the perfect activity to complement a conference or out of office project work. Team building treasure hunts are flexible in terms of content and style. It can be about the participants or you can adopt a theme. A birthday or celebration treasure hunt is by definition more family and friends orientated. There may be chall ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) More often than not the person co-ordinating the schedule for the team building event or office awayday has far more pressing concerns than in which pub the brilliant treasure hunt you have booked is going to finish. I understand that and can decide for you. I also understand there is a deadline on the financial report and final numbers are needed `yesterday` for the hotel reservation. I will be there on the day of your treasure hunt to make everything go seamlessly and to give all your colleagues the impression that you were all over every bi ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) Last week I received an enquiry from a guy who wanted me to write a treasure hunt for his girlfriend after which he is going to propose to her. It is currently at the first draft stage, but I already feel that this is a surefire winner of an idea. Here are five reasons why: Romance: She will appreciate how much thought he has given to making this an original proposal. It will be intriguing without giving too much away but will hint that something unusual is still to happen at the end. A feeling of suspense backed up with the great surprise of ..read more

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts) One question I do not, but maybe should, ask on my booking form is whether the group coming on a Brighton treasure hunt are locals. Sometimes it can be handy to know this in order to set the right type of questions. More often than not though a hen party treasure hunt  group is from outside the area.   I often find out subsequently that many are coming  to Brighton for the first time or are really not familiar with the city if they have. This blog is designed to let you know what the benefits are if ..read more