Black Cat Treasure Hunts News and Views

I  recently completed writing a hen party treasure hunt. I did feel it had gone well and the person I liaised with  seemed to be on the same wavelength as to what I needed to enable a fun and entertaining hunt. 
The first response I received ,when she had read an initial draft, said:
"Ahhhh! This is amazing :D some of those challenges will be hilarious, I think y....

By Ian Hornett (Author of The Quarton trilogy and Maggie Matheson; Back In Service and part time teacher)

Regular Black Cat Treasure Hunts participants may know that the company got its name by the fact that a black cat followed me around when I was putting together one of my first hunts in Alfriston. It was definitely a relief to come up with a good name after several we....

Deciding on where you would like your treasure hunt to start or finish can be a problem when you are making a booking in a city or town you don`t know too much about. This is particularly true, for example, for a hen party or teambuilding treasure hunt. It`s important to get the format of these type of treasure hunts right and that is where Black Cat Treasure Hunts can help with the following six ....

It`s sunny and warm in what seems like the first time this century! The options on what I could do today are almost endless, but with social distancing regulations in place for at least another three weeks my preferred choice is to nip over to the `sunshine coast` of the South! For those of you who didn`t read the title and are unsure of where I am referring to, then there really is no other ....

So...we made it to the 17th May yesterday and another stage of lockdown easing. Maybe you had time off planned and met up with another household inside a pub or restaurant. Possibly it was your first time back at work in a while. All good so far, but maybe a key element was still missing? Nothing to look forward to with your work colleagues in terms of a social event?!
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With all the signs pointing to stage three of lockdown easing to go ahead on 17 May and then final lifting of restrictions on 21 June, so too has interest in booking or re-booking hen parties, as wedding numbers get set to be expanded. Recent enquiries have been for June/July show the competition is now on to secure accommodation, activities and all round plans for the long awaited hen do. T....

By Tim Carter (Owner of Black Cat Treasure Hunts)

East Grinstead is in West Sussex, despite being situated in a more easterly position than some places in East Sussex. It is in fact on the borders of East Sussex, Surrey and Kent. Up to 1974 it was actually in East Sussex, but after that time it was re-classified as being in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex! Confused? Care? If it h....

This Bank Holiday I decided to make some changes to our North Laine treasure hunt in Brighton. This walking treasure hunt takes in some of Brighton`s most interesting and original streets and, as such, qualifies for its` own blog on why it should be on your `must do` list.

1. Street Art: 
Brighton has developed a big reputation for its street art. ....

Cuckfield to Lindfield is a driving time of 11 minutes. These two neighbouring West Sussex villages are actually classified as being in the  Mid Sussex district of West Sussex...although they are both definitely on the Eastern side of West Sussex! You still with me?! On the up side Black Cat Treasure Hunts have treasure hunt routes in both and, after Alfriston, are our smallest plac....

Exploring a new village,town or city is a key component of why many people choose to take on a treasure hunt. This blog goes back to basics by picking out one aspect each from ten different places featured on Black Cat Treasure Hunts` website to discover all sorts of different reasons that enhance that choice.

Alfriston: Taking a treasure hunt around this village is like going back in t....

Black Cat Treasure Hunts place a lot of emphasis on the planning process for  truly epic treasure hunts or scavenger hunts. Some people like to make a booking a year in advance whilst others like to surprise a partner, for example, with a spur of the moment or last minute treasure hunt. Either way, I use a six stage format to achieve the aim of a smooth event. These stages need to be passed t....

Birthday Treasure Hunts come in all shapes and sizes. However, the planning for and format use the same five steps. Follow Black Cat Treasure Hunts in this exploration of how a recent birthday treasure hunt, starting in Preston Park,Brighton, came together.

Step 1: Where to start? Well generally the best place to start is from home. Fortunately this family of treasure hunters liv....

Black Cat Treasure Hunts is looking forward to a business project collaboration with final year business students from Brighton University in a few weeks time. It will be the second time that I have decided there will be the perfect and feasible opportunity for worthwhile job experience for graduating students. I felt that the Brighton Treasure Hunt 2021, in its inaugural year, would provide the i....

Back in the day when marketing courses revolved around S.W.O.T analyses rather than worrying about how many social media followers you had, part of it referred to opportunities and threats. With the latest depressing figures out about unemployment it is easy to get swallowed up in the thought that as your sector of expertise/experience/qualification contracts there is only one way to go...an....

I took the opportunity to read an article yesterday about `the bigger picture` once we have got on top of the pandemic, hopefully during 2021. The main area it looked at was the work patterns of people returning to work in offices. (Note: This was only about people who have been able to work at home during the pandemic). One of the big conclusions was that firms would need, or would be well-advise....

23 blogs ago I wrote a blog, at the start of May 2020, about our All-In No Holds Barred Indoor Treasure Hunt Challenge. I have to admit at the time I thought it would be a good activity for the last phase of the first lockdown and maybe rainy weekend nights in the future. I did not think it would be qualifying for a third lockdown reminder here in 2021!
Alongside your Christmas books and boxs....

Black Cat Treasure Hunts are looking forward to next year`s Brighton Treasure Hunt 2021 . It got me thinking of course as to what makes for a really good event. Here are seven areas to consider and get right if you are an organiser to make sure your event runs smoothly. Similarly, as a participant, you can look out for the same things to help you decide whether it is going to be worth ta....

Let's Meet... Tim Carter from Black Cat Treasure Hunts
This interview has been reproduced from the VisitBrighton website. It seems appropriate in this, our 100th blog, to include everything you need to know about the owner`s working background and how Black Cat Treasure Hunts came into being and got its name. What influences Black Cat and what is the importance of a pygmy g....

Black Friday has been `a thing` since 1952 in America apparently. Signifying the official start of the American Christmas shopping season, it always falls the first Friday after their Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday has been adopted across the world with offers here to encourage sales.
Cyber Monday follows hard on its` heels, as the on-line equivalent, with great on-line offers available on th....

Picking the right team-mates will be crucial to how successful you are in next year`s 2021 Brighton Treasure Hunt. With the pride of your office/company or the honour of your family/friends at stake...not to mention the chance of winning some nice prizes then it is definitely worth taking your time to decide who is going to be in the team. There is much more to it than picking names from a ha....