Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt Stag Do in Edinburgh
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The Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt puts your Edinburgh stag do in charge from the start. Download the app, split into teams and let the GPS guide you to the nearest watering holes, where you earn points through pub trivia, puzzles and challenges at each stop. You pick the pubs, you set the pace and the live scoreboard keeps things competitive right to the final round. Around two hours, no host required, and genuinely good fun.
What’s Included
- Start any time – you decide on the day
- Latest smartphone App technology
- Head to various GPS locations/pubs
- You choose the pub within the location
- Work in teams to answer pub trivia questions
- Name your team & take selfies
- Unlock clues, puzzles and challenges
- Live scoreboard makes it competitive and fun
- Pub Trivia includes Sport, History, Geography, Science & Nature, Entertainment and General Knowledge
Planning a Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt for your Edinburgh Stag Do
Because the treasure hunt takes you through Edinburgh's bars from the start, you finish the afternoon already out and about. Most groups grab food once the scores are in and carry on around the Grassmarket for the rest of the evening.
If you want to add more to the weekend, take a look at the other stag do activities in Edinburgh we have available.
Edinburgh Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt FAQs
Once you download the app and activate it on the day, it uses GPS to show your group the nearest pub hotspots in Edinburgh. Split into teams, head to each location and earn points by answering trivia questions and completing challenges at every stop. A live scoreboard keeps everyone updated throughout and the winning team is revealed at the end.
No. You choose which pubs to visit on the day based on the GPS hotspots the app shows you. The activity is completely self-run, so there is no fixed route and no need to arrange anything with venues beforehand.
The app works on iOS 12.1 and above and Android 5.1 and above. Each person will need a charged smartphone with an active data plan and GPS switched on. If anyone in the group has an older device, check compatibility before the day to avoid any issues.