THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LONDON TREASURE HUNT

AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL ELF SERVICE

Christmas in London is a special time. The lights of Regent Street and Oxford Street, the colourful shop displays, the atmosphere and the general camaraderie with which the very streets appear to be imbued and the feeling of goodwill that exists towards all men and women - unless, of course, they happen to be your competitors in the Christmas Lights Treasure Hunt.

There will be lots of mistletoe and plenty to whine about as teams attempt to outwit each other and pick their way around a route that will be liberally sprinkled with the flavour of the festive season.

VIEW LONDON FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

Our Christmas Lights Treasure Hunt will take participants through some of the most fascinating and seasonally colourful parts of London as well as introducing them to some secret and hidden places that they would never dream still existed.

A STAND ALONE OR PRE-DINNER/PARTY EVENT

It makes a perfect pre-Christmas lunch or dinner event and offers true value for money, leaving you with more of your budget to spend on your Christmas festivities.

A WORLD OF CHRISTMAS WONDER AWAITS YOUR DISCOVERY

From the colourful spectacle of one of London's grandest theatres to the hidden mystery of one of its most tucked away alleyways. Fabulous squares and regal palaces; wonderful old pubs and sedate gentleman's clubs; tinselled teasers and seasonal pleasers; fun, frolics and fascination - this treasure hunt has it all.

Throw into this eclectic mix our special seasonal scavenger hunt and pose round and the result is a rich brew of festive frivolity that will keep the teams both challenged and entertained from start to finish.

DING DONG MERRILY ON EYE

Our Christmas Lights Treasure Hunt is all about observation. The sheet of cryptic clues, that the teams use to find their way around the route, are visual clues. No knowledge of the area, nor of the history of the area explored, is required.

THE CRYPTIC CLUES THAT GET YOU ROUND THE ROUTE

The teams will have to read the clues (and we do mean read as opposed to just scan them quickly), then they must look for what the clue is telling them to head toward (if they have read the clue properly it will be quite obvious) and, at the end of each clue, they will find an item - it might be a plaque, it might be a statue, it might even be Santa himself - from which they will deduce the number or the letter of the next clue that they have to follow. In this way the teams will find their way around Christmas Lights Treasure Hunt route and will really become acquainted with the area it explores.

THERE ARE NO PRESENTS FOR FINISHING FIRST

No points are awarded for the team that finishes first. The points are awarded for the next three sheets that are contained in the team wallets. Each of these sheets contains a set of cerebral (well tricky at least!) challenges that the teams must accomplish as the race around London in search of Christmas glory. As far is possible the challenges are based around a yuletide(ish) theme.

THE OBSERVATION QUESTIONS

The first is a sheet of 20 observation questions. These pertain to things that the teams will pass as they make their way around the treasure hunt route. Some might be slightly off the route, or hidden down a passageway or even in one of the churchyards passed on the route. Each correctly answered observation question is worth 100 points. So by taking note of their surroundings and ensuring that no hidden nook or cranny is left unexplored the teams will be able to acquire points as they go round and in so doing bring themselves that little bit closer to being the wining team at the end of their adventure as they shimmy down the chimney of the final venue.

THE SCAVENGER CHALLENGE - DECK THE HALLS

The second sheet is a sequence of 10 Scavenger challenges pertaining to items the teams will have to collect as they race around the route. Obtaining them may prove a bit of a challenge, but having acquired them you will derive a true sense of achievement, not to mention a great deal of fun when asked to play a Christmas carol on one of them!

A CHRISTMAS MEMORY - FUNNY AND CHALLENGING POSES

The final sheet is the 'Pose Sheet.'

You will need to ensure that each of your teams has either a mobile phone or a digital camera, or you can provide them with disposable cameras.

As the teams weave in an out of the alleyways they must photograph themselves or get photographs taken of themselves in all manner of fun poses. Standing next to a person in uniform might not prove too much of a challenge, nor for that matter much frivolity. But sitting on Santa's lap or imitating an angel or holding hands with Mel Gibson - well............enough said!

OH WHETHER YOUR TEAM DOES FRIGHTFUL

So, whether you are looking for a pre-Christmas lunch or dinner event, an evening event that will get yourself, your friends and work colleagues out onto the streets of London, or even an enjoyable pre-Christmas social gathering, our Christmas Lights Treasure Hunt will provide you with a memorable and challenging outing that will keep you Ho Ho Ho-ing all the way to the final venue, even if the weather outside is frightful!