Our first city
York was made to be played.
Two thousand years of facts, ghosts, pubs, passageways and peculiar local stories—turned into puzzle trails you can begin on your own time.
York collection
Three very different ways in.
Every experience follows the same simple idea: solve what is in front of you, collect what you learn and use it to unlock the master puzzle.
York Family Puzzle Trail
Discover facts, follow clues and tackle a final puzzle together.
Adults · In developmentThe Impossible Pub Crawl
A York pub crawl game for people who think ordinary pub quizzes are too easy.
Seasonal · ReturningCatch Ghosts in York
Use the map to seek out York’s ghostly waypoints and complete the challenge.
Why York?
Look closer at the city you thought you knew.
Uncommon Place is interested in the details between the landmarks: the unexpected fact, the overlooked turn, the answer hiding in plain sight. The app connects those discoveries into a trail with a proper ending.
Because the experiences are self-guided, you choose the pace. Stop for food, take a break, compare theories or simply spend longer somewhere interesting.
Planning ahead
Access information will live with every trail.
York’s old streets can present different surfaces, gradients and step-free challenges. We plan to publish route-specific details so players can decide what works for them before setting out.
Read our approachMore trails will follow
York is only the beginning.
New ideas can arrive with a season, festival, story or community. The app is being designed to let the collection change without losing the trails people love.