Below are some clues we used for a Treasure Hunt around Richmond for our 2024 Keepme Kick-Off event.

Location 1:

Virginia Woolf Statue

Location Clue:

To the Lighthouse I may shout but alas Richmond is without one but you would enjoy The voyage out if there were.

Combination Clue:

Bow to the statue to extract the clue as on the feet the answer lies.

Combination Answer:

2 (The number of bows on the statues shoes)

The Virginia Wool Statue & Bench, Richmond-Upon-Thames

Location 2:

Richmond War Memorial

Location Clue:

When we look to prove they shall not grow old, we pop here to remember them.

Combination Clue:

Before I become a Reader I must Read but how many reads must I do?

Combination Answer:

4 (The number of instances of the surname ‘Read’ on the memorial before the name Reader is listed)

The Richmond War Memorial

Location 3:

The Princes Head

Location Clue:

If Ted had a Crown would it make him a Prince or just a big head?

Combination Clue:

Where Ted Lasso finds his cheers and beers, Count the shut-eye pairs.

**Combination Answer: ****

7 (The number of pairs of shutters on the pub)

The Prince’s Head, Richmond, better known to Ted Lasso fans as the Crown and Anchor

Location 4:

Richmond Theatre

Location Clue:

Few can Matcham and it’s not even a game but under the lights never the same.

Combination Clue:

If I was to take my first steps into acting, how many before my entrance?

Combination Answer:

5 (The number of steps one must ascend to enter the theatre)

Richmond Theatre, designed by Frank Matcham

Location 5:

Poppy Factory

Location Clue:

If you popped into the factory would it help you remember them?

Combination Clue:

If you popped into the Factory would they be cross and point out that what you require was out rather than in?

Combination Answer:

2 (The number of crosses on the exterior of the building)

The Poppy Factory, Richmond

Location 6:

RSPCA Fountain, Richmond Hill Location Clue:

It wasn’t cruel to allow cows to drink here after 1891

Combination Clue:

The number of the Targaryen family relatives is the number you seek

Combination Answer:

4 (The number of dragons adorning the fountain)

RSPCA Fountain, Richmond Hill

And that’s a wrap!