Black Cat Treasure Hunts News and Views

The predictable email came through. "I`m afraid we are going to have to put a hold on the treasure hunt. We are putting our wedding back until 2021."
I felt sorry for the affected couple as I sadly clicked onto my bookings diary and changed the year. From my brief exchanges of emails with them I knew  they would bounce back though and be ready to go again in 2021.
It was at this poi....

During the lockdown the prospect of walking your dog(if you have one!) is considered to be the highlight of your day! Black Cat is not going to take this lying down, although I am almost in that position whilst typing this blog on my bed!
Here are ten ideas you can try to raise your level of interest/excitement whilst indoors. These are all free or relatively low cost and ....

Choice can be great, but sometimes you just need a helping hand to point you in the right direction. For example you love the idea of a treasure hunt, but are not sure on the best route (metaphorically as well as literally!)to take. Black Cat Treasure Hunts are here with this nice simple guide on which style and type of treasure hunt to go for.

1. A significant wedding an....

Choosing an activity to do off the internet when visiting another country can be a difficult decision. Here are 6 examples of how I can re-assure you that taking part in a Black Cat Treasure Hunt whilst you are in England, most likely in the City of Brighton, but possibly anwhere in the County of Sussex or, if you wish, in London is an excellent idea that you will not regret.

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By Tim Carter (Owner at Black Cat Treasure Hunts)

So you`ve committed to a treasure hunt as part of your teambuilding day out, but what can you expect from Brighton and Black Cat Treasure Hunts in particular. Here is your ultimate guide to help you turn the `doubters into believers`!

1. Brighton is a compact City: Some of your colleagues may not have the fitness of an Olympia....

Visiting Brighton this year? Need some small but perfectly formed ideas on how to improve your trip? Of course you do and Black Cat is here with some great top tips on lowering stress, where to go,what to do and also.. for saving a bit of money too. What`s not to like?

1. Getting to Brighton: Ok..so you have a car..you are going to drive..right? Wrong! There are some good roads on ....

Is getting ahead at work down to what you know or, as a lot of people will insist on telling you, who you know? Getting the edge in my opinion can have an element of both these things, but in my experience is more likely to be down to more subtle things that you can manage on a day to day basis rather than what subject you passed at University or the fact that your old next door neighbour now....

Humour is a key component of any teambuilding event. It breaks the ice between different levels of the organisation or between different departments who may be meeting up for the first time in a long time. This is all well and good, but if you are taking on the potentially onerous task of organising your team`s next teambuilding event, how can you be sure that the humour is going to be used in the....

It`s that no-mans land of the first week back at work in the New Year.It doesn`t feel quite right though and you have to quickly re-establish your goals for the year ahead. Thankfully, after a  couple of days it`s already the sanctuary of the weekend for many. I sympathise with those of you who work at the weekend though as I have done many of those myself. I found sometimes that th....

If you`ve been entrusted with the task of organising a hen party in 2020, with the turn of the year the pressure is now officially on! January is definitely the time to start organising even if if your event is not until well into the Summer. Never fear though, Black Cat is here to guide you through what you must remember and the best ways to cope with any potential pitfalls.

1. Invite ....

So the last Christmas hat was taken off and the unusual prizes awarded by Black Cat Treasure Hunts were celebrated one more time and then put safely away. I realised what an excellent year this had been and how much fun the Christmas treasure hunts had proved to be. It started me thinking as to whether any of the other style of treasure hunts we offer had a Christmas link up too. I was surprised a....

What makes an ideal special offer? The simple answer is one which benefits you in more than one way and is easy to use. Black Cat thought it would be nice to kick off the New Year with news of a special offer for those of you thinking about booking a personalised treasure hunt in Brighton during 2020.

We have teamed up with the popular pubs, The Black Lion and The Mesmeri....

Bruce Tuckman was a psychologist who looked at the  four stages of development for high performing teams. He assigned names for these four stages called forming, storming, norming and performing. Black Cat is of the opinion that teambuilding and of course a treasure hunt (!) could play a useful part at each stage.

Forming: 
A new team has just come together at this stage.....

Deciding on an appropriate office awayday event is not a task to be taken lightly as there are always lots of points of view to be taken into account. However, here is a handy 10 point guide prepared specially by Black Cat Treasure Hunts to help you show your boss,friends and colleagues how a treasure hunt written by us could be the perfect solution:

1. Team building or Team bondin....

In our series of Around the World in 80 treasure hunts..the next 10 (numbers 11-20) feature some of the best routes for a hen party treasure hunt in Brighton. Black Cat have a strong reputation for personalised  hen party treasure hunts in Sussex and especially in Brighton.
A starting point can be determind by where your accommmodation is or maybe where you are having a meal before setti....

Black Cat Treasure Hunts are specialists in writing personalised, bespoke and themed treasure hunts for a variety of special occasions and events. The thing is right now you may be trying to get inspiration for how you would like your treasure hunt organised or written, but can`t quite nail that killer idea. You have been given the potentially overwhelming task of arranging the annual teambuilding....

I am greatly honoured to invite myself back to do another blog for Black Cat Treasure Hunts. I mean, as an individual, I have plenty to say about the benefits of a treasure hunt on teambuilding. If you stick with this you will also discover there can be a good time to get lost on route too! If you read my last blog you will have seen how I inspired readers by setting out clearly what they would n....

"Variety is the very spice of life.." is part of a line in a poem by William Cowper in 1785. Don`t worry..I haven`t heard of him either despite the quote being well known. He was referring to fashion in that period apparently, but you could just as well apply it to driving treasure hunts produced by Black Cat Treasure Hunts today.
Of course, Black Cat creates personalised and bespoke treasure....

I was very pleased to be asked to write a guest blog for Black Cat Treasure Hunts and even prouder to be a sponsor on the Stanmer Park treasure hunt adventure  page.
 [link] My name is Ian Hornett, internationally unrenowned author of Quarton: The Bridge. Thank you for clicking on this blog. Bear with me as I take you on a magical treasure ....

The  activity choices for a hen party are always important factors to consider when you are given the role of head hen party organiser. There is no reason to think that even though there is a good chance  one of your guests is pregnant that your task becomes harder. All you need to do is follow Black Cat`s seven top tips to make this a seamless transition to girl bond....