Walking Tours

Glasgow West End Self-Guided City Exploration Game

Turn your Glasgow walk into a self-guided mystery, tracing a missing art collector as streets and buildings reveal stories around you in the open air.

After booking, install the Questo app, sign up with your purchase email, then head to the first checkpoint in Glasgow and tap play to begin.

Follow a route through Glasgow, taking in Kelvingrove Park, University of Glasgow and James Watt Building between 10am and 4pm, at your pace, with help on call.

Crack puzzles and riddles at each location, unlocking historic facts and quirky local legends that give every stop a clear purpose in the story.

Access to city exploration game on smartphone via Questo app

Route including Kelvingrove Park, University of Glasgow and James Watt Building

The game can only be played between 10am and 4pm every day.

Flexible start, pause and resume at any time

24/7 customer support

Bus fare

Parking fees

Entry or admission fees

Physical guide

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Explore Glasgow's west end with a self-guided city exploration game on your smartphone via the Questo app, playable between 10am and 4pm.

Getting started

Download the Questo app in advance, create your account with the same email used for purchase, and access the city exploration game on your smartphone. Start the self-guided route whenever you like between 10am and 4pm, using public transportation nearby if needed. Make sure your phone is fully charged, then begin the experience at your chosen pace.

What to expect

Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Park forms one of the key stages of your mystery, as you follow the trail of a missing art collector through Glasgow's west end. The park offers open-air paths that keep the experience crowd-free as you move from clue to clue.

Features

Follow a thought-provoking story that gives each location in Kelvingrove Park a clear purpose, tying the park's surroundings into the mystery of the missing art collector.

Use the city exploration game on your smartphone via the Questo app to unlock location-based puzzles in the park, with the option to start, pause, and resume at any time.

Rely on the self-guided, open-air, crowd-free format and 24/7 customer support, while noting that bus fare, parking fees, and any entry or admission fees are not included.

University of Glasgow

The route then leads you around the University of Glasgow area, where campus buildings and nearby streets become part of your investigation. Each stop reveals new historical facts and local legends that connect back to Thomas and his collection.

Features

Solve interesting puzzles that prompt you to look closely at the University of Glasgow surroundings while you uncover stories tied to the missing art collector.

Continue using the flexible start, pause, and resume function in the Questo app so you can take breaks around the university quarter and pick up the trail when you are ready.

Take advantage of flexible gameplay between 10am and 4pm and ongoing 24/7 customer support, keeping in mind that a physical guide is not included in this experience.

James Watt Building

Your game also takes you to the James Watt Building, where the narrative threads of innovation, history, and mystery converge. This location adds another layer to the storyline as you progress through the final clues of the west end route.

Features

Engage with brain-training puzzles around the James Watt Building that deepen the story, blending local history with the search for the missing art collector.

Access the same city exploration game on your smartphone via the Questo app at this stop, with the route specifically including the James Watt Building as part of the designed path.

Benefit from a self-guided, open-air experience that avoids crowds, supported by 24/7 customer assistance, while remembering that bus fare, parking fees, and any entry or admission charges remain your responsibility.

What to bring

Smartphone: Bring a charged smartphone to play the city exploration game on the Questo app.

App setup: Download the Questo app and create an account using the same email as your booking before you start.

What's not allowed

Wheelchairs: Wheelchairs are not allowed on this route as the experience is not wheelchair accessible.

Infants on laps: Infants must not sit on laps during the experience.

Infant seats: Infant seats are not provided for this experience.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access: Not wheelchair accessible, although the route is stroller or pram accessible.

Families: Strollers or prams are allowed on the route, and public transportation is nearby for easier access.

Additional information

Game hours: You can only play the game between 10am and 4pm, so plan your start time carefully.

Museums: Check museum closing times along the route so you do not miss any planned visits.

Format: The game is self-guided, open air, and helps you avoid crowds while exploring.

Support: You can contact customer support at any time since assistance is available 24/7.

Transport: You will find public transportation options nearby along much of the route.

Pets: Animals or pets are allowed during this experience, so you can bring them along.