Who Clobbered Colin At The Cooley Peninsula?
Colin O’Brien has been found murdered in the village car park of Carlingford, though it is believed this was not where the murder was committed. Our best investigators have uncovered few leads and need your help to solve the murder.
The Cooley Peninsula Whodunit Hunt is a self-guided, driving murder mystery trail. It starts beside Newry’s Quays shopping centre and ends at the village of Lordship near Dundalk.- The Cooley Peninsula has a wealth of history to discover, including maritime disasters, castles and a priory, and the people (some of royal heritage) that have shaped the area’s history. You will also visit a site of great religious significance, see much wonderful scenery… and more!
- The clue route is only 19 miles, or about 31km, plus return to Newry/home. There is generally moderate walking, mostly in Carlingford where you have 0.9 miles / 1.4 km to cover.
- The recommended time to solve this murder mystery hunt, excluding refreshment stops, is 3-4 hours.
- Accessibility – once out of the car the terrain is generally quite flat, with only occasional moderate slopes and no steps.
- For refreshments, you will pass a lovely tea room with many irresistible cakes, convenience stores, as well as a number of bars and restaurants along the route – our recommendations are in Carlingford.
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The starting point is beside the Quays in Newry, as shown below; you start by heading south along Albert Basin.
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Who Dispatched Donald in Dundalk?
Donald McClintock has been found murdered in Dundalk. His body was found at the gates of St Patrick’s Cathedral, but we consider that he was likely murdered elsewhere. Even our best team of investigators are struggling to make sense of the evidence gathered and need your help to solve the case.
The Dundalk Whodunit Hunt is a self-guided, walking murder mystery trail. It starts at Kelly Memorial beside the cathedral, and ends nearby.- Dundalk has a huge amount of history that you can discover while hunting for clues, some dating back to the 13th Century! See a ruined windmill, a magnificent cathedral and many other historic buildings, as well as learning about people involved in the town’s history. You’ll also see a peace garden, the distant scenery of the Cooley Mountains… and more!
- The clue route is 2 ¼ miles, or about 3 ½ km.
- The recommended time to solve this murder mystery hunt, excluding refreshment stops, is about three hours.
- Accessibility – this is a flat route, with no steps.
- For refreshments, you will pass coffee shops and convenience stores as well as a number of bars and restaurants along the route.
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The starting point is Kelly’s Monument near the cathedral, shown in the map below.
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If you’re a Game Of Thrones fan, then on some of our Whodunit Hunts you’ll see locations where some of the filming for this multi-series epic actually took place and/or be able to visit other filming locations nearby. Keep a keen eye out for signs erected for the long-running series!
You’ll pass two filming locations on our Antrim Coast clue route and one on each of our Lough Neagh and St Patrick’s trails. We have at least two other Whodunit Hunts in the pipeline which also pass, and come close to, filming locations – one coming soon, watch this space!
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Who Murdered Moira in Moira?
Moira Gorman has been found murdered at the railway station just outside the pretty town of Moira, though there is no sign that this was where the crime was committed. Even our best team of investigators have uncovered few leads and need your help to solve the murder.
The Moira Whodunit Hunt starts and ends at the car park situated off Main Street, marking one of the entrances to Moira Demesne.- This is a self-guided, walking murder mystery trail.
- Explore this pretty village as you hunt for clues. Admire seasonal flower displays that have made Moira a frequent winner of Ulster In Bloom, learn about the man who shaped Moira hundreds of years ago into the village you see today, find out about the linen and quarrying industries of the area… and more! Almost 30 clues to solve!
- The route is 2 ½ miles, or about 4 km.
- The recommended time for this murder mystery, excluding refreshment stops, is 2-3 hours.
- Accessibility – this is a generally flat route, with little in the way of gradient and no steps.
- Refreshments – you will be spoilt for choice in Moira, which has an abundance of excellent coffee shops, restaurants, and cafes. We like Fine on the main street for good value lunches
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The entrance to the Moira Park Demesne for the starting point is opposite the point shown in the map below:
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Who Slaughtered Steven Gray In The Slieve Gullion Area?
Steven Gray has been found murdered at Meigh, near Newry, but it is believed he was killed elsewhere. Even our best team of investigators have uncovered very few leads and thus need your help to solve the murder.
Standard and deluxe length versions now available!!
The Slieve Gullion Whodunit Hunt starts at Derrymore House, near Newry.- This is a self-guided, circular driving murder mystery trail.
- You’ll see super mountain scenery as you drive around the Ring Of Gullion area. Also learn about the area’s past linen industry, visit a National Trust woodland house, an ancient church and significant monastic site, a nelithic tomb dating back thousands of years… and more!
- Having created the new standard trail version we’ve even squeezed in an extra optional site to see en-route in both versions of this murder mystery, the tripod dolmen shown in the top photo! You can read about this tomb here.
- The standard version of this trail has a route of only 19 miles, or 31 km! The recommended time to solve the case is 3-4 hours.
- There is about 2½ miles / 4 km of walking in total, spread across numerous clue stops along the route.
The deluxe version of this trail also visits a graveyard where the brother of Robert The Bruce is buried, a ruined castle, and a holy shrine – it has 39 clues in a bumper-sized booklet that we suggest allowing at least five hours to solve. The deluxe route is about 40 miles / 64 km with an extra ½ mile of walking.- Accessibility – it is mostly fairly flat where the clues are to be found.
- There are several bars, cafes, coffee shops, and convenience stores along the route.
- Note: in April 2024 a parking charge of £5 was introduced by Slieve Gullion Forest Park. It is possible to avoid this with additional walking (and we’ve given instructions in the booklet if necessary), but for all this investigative fun we think that this fee on top of the price of the Whodunit booklet is still incredible value!
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The starting point is shown in the map below:
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Who Massacred Martin In The Mourne Mountains?
Martin McIntyre has been found murdered in the main village car park of Restrevor, County Down, though it is considered that the murder was not committed here and may have occurred somewhere outside of the village. Investigators have uncovered few leads and need your help to solve the murder.
This Mourne Mountains Whodunit Hunt is a self-guided, driving murder mystery trail. It starts at Narrow Water Castle near Warrenpoint and ends at Bryansford, near Newcastle.- See superb scenery in the Carlingford Lough and Mourne Mountains areas while learning about the history of the towns and villages en-route, established hundreds of years ago, and the people that helped shape them. Along the way you’ll see a castle, an ancient Irish Cross, a ruined church, a neolithic tomb… and more!
- Over 30 clues to solve in a booklet that includes extra historical and tourist information!
- The driving route is only 23 miles, or 37 km, from the start to the end point.
There is about 1 ¼ miles / 2 km of walking in total, spread across the various clue stops of the route. At the end there is the opportunity to have a walk in beautiful Tollymore Forest Park, if time allows.- We suggest allowing 3-4 hours to solve this murder mystery, excluding refreshment stops.
- Accessibility – it is fairly flat where all of the clues are to be found.
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The starting point is shown in the map below:
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Who Offed Raymond In Rathfriland?
Raymond McKnight has been found murdered in the historic hilltop town of Rathfriland, County Down. Although his body was found at the bus depot, we believe that this was not where the murder occurred. Our investigators are under pressure to make progress solving the crime, and thus urgently need your help.
The Rathfriland Whodunit Hunt starts and ends at the town’s main bus terminus and car park where there is unlimited-time free car parking; see map below.- This is a self-guided, walking murder mystery trail.
- Learn about the surprising amount of history that this little town has to offer, with connections to another continent, a political figure, and history dating back hundreds of years when there was a castle at the highest point of the town.
- The route is just under a mile, or about 1.5 km.
- The recommended time for this murder mystery, excluding refreshment stops, is about two hours.
- Accessibility – this is mostly a fairly flat route, but there are some slight inclines and two short but fairly steep hills; there are no steps on the route.
- Refreshments – Rathfriland has a few cafes and convenience stores; nearby Hilltown can provide more extensive options.
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Who Liquidated Leonard in Lurgan?
Leonard McCloy has been found murdered at the railway station of Lurgan, although it is felt that this was not where the murder was committed. Our local detective in the town has been spending rather more time eating Ulster Fries than trying to close the case and so we need your help to solve the murder!
The Lurgan Whodunit Hunt is a self-guided, walking murder mystery trail.- Discover the surprising amount of history that the town has to offer, including the impressively ornate Brownlow House and nearby park, learn of the town’s former significant linen industry, more than one world-record breaking sporting character… and more.
- The route is 2 ½ miles, or about 4 km.
- The recommended time for this murder mystery, excluding refreshment stops, is about three hours.
- The clue hunt starts and ends at the car park at the end of Robert Street (the former site of the Waves Leisure Complex), where there is unlimited-time free car parking; see map below.
- Accessibility – this is a generally flat route, with little in the way of gradient and no steps.
- Refreshments – there is quite a good lunch-time restaurant in Brownlow House. You will come across various other cafes, coffee shops, a bakery, and convenience stores on your clue hunt.
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The starting point is at the car park at the end of Robert Street next to Lurgan Park:
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Who Archived Ann At The Antrim Coast?
Ann Collins has been found murdered on the beach at Ballygally, Northern Ireland, although crime scene technicians concluded that she didn’t drown and was killed elsewhere. Our best investigators have uncovered few leads and thus need your help to solve the crime.
The Antrim Coast Whodunit Hunt starts at the junction of Tower Road in Larne and ends near Cushendall.- This is a self-guided, non-circular driving murder mystery trail.
- Visit lovely villages and learn about key figures in the history of the area hundreds of years ago… and its geology tens of millions of years ago. See castles and towers, historic memorials and ruined churches, stunning coastline too… and even the Scottish coast on a clear day!
- Over 30 clues to solve now we’ve squeezed even more fun into this Whodunit trail!
- If you’re a Games Of Thrones fan, then there are two filming locations along the clue route to spot!
- All of the sights to see are on a driving route of only 25 miles, or 40km, from the start to the end point! There is about 2 miles / 3km of walking in total during this Hunt, spread across all of the clues.
- The recommended time for this murder mystery from start to end points, excluding refreshment stops, is 4-5 hours.
- Accessibility – it is generally flat where the clues are to be found, however the last clue has quite a steep slope down to it which can be slippery after wet weather (though it has been recently improved); sensible shoes for this clue are therefore strongly recommended.
- Note: if you live a way along the clue route and it’s inconvenient to drive to the start, simply begin with the clue that is closest to you and, once you get to the end, drive to the start and solve the rest of the clues!
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The starting point is at the junction of Tower Road in Larne, County Antrim:
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Walking Whodunit Hunts are single-location murder mystery trails where you explore a village or an area of a town or city in search of clues to solve a crime. All have much history to uncover, show you some grand and impressive architecture, and many reveal surprising facts linked to both places and the people that shaped them!
The places listed below (by county) all have single-location walking murder mystery trails for you to solve. Click any location link for more detail. Map available at the bottom of the page to locate trails in a particular area too.
In County Antrim are Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Randalstown and Whitehead Whodunits… and we now have a new one in Glenarm!- On the North Antrim coast our Ballycastle and Portrush walking Whodunit Hunts have just been launched!
- In Belfast itself are Belfast City Centre and Titanic Quarter trails, as well as our new Europa taster trail if you’re short on time… and now our brand new Queen’s Quarter Trail around the university area.
- Armagh City, Loughgall, and Lurgan trails in County Armagh.
- Belturbet and Cavan Town in County Cavan.
- In County Derry are trails at Derry and former market town Moneymore.
- Just launched is the Donegal town Whodunit Hunt!
- In County Down you’re spoilt for choice! There are walking Whodunits in Banbridge, Castlewellan, Dromore, Moira, Newcastle, Newry as well as nearby Derrymore Estate, Rathfriland and Saintfield … and if you’re short on time try our new Newry Taster Trail! And we’ve just launched a walking Whodunit hunt at Royal Hillsborough.
In North Down are trails at Bangor and Holywood.- In County Fermanagh is the Enniskillen Whodunit Hunt.
- Ardee, Drogheda, Dromiskin and Dundalk trails available in County Louth.
- Kells, Navan and Trim in County Meath.
- Castleblaney, Clones, Glaslough and Monaghan trails in County Monaghan.
- In County Sligo is our new Sligo Town walking trail.
- In County Tyrone you can find walking Whodunits for Caledon, Omagh, and our brand new launch at Dungannon.
There are more walking Whodunit Hunts in the pipeline too, including Galway City, Kilkenny, and a very unique trail in Dublin!
The vast majority of Whodunit Hunt clues are accessible by those with prams and wheelchair users, as we’ve determined routes for evidence investigation with as few steps as possible. Check the applicable Whodunit Hunt page(s) for full details, which indicate any accessability issues.
The map below shows all of our murder mystery trails, as well as our new kids trails. Walking murder mystery trails available are indicated by a black walker/runner symbol. Kids trails are indicated by a yellow star. Pipeline walking Whodunits are blue – if you’re interested in one of these then please contact us and we’ll tell you when they’re available.
Use the card or Paypal link in the page of whichever Whodunit Hunt you are interested in to purchase it.
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