Great scavenger hunts in Breda
Credo, the hidden path of Breda
While strolling through the historic city centre of Breda — or simply at the kitchen table — you can play the exciting game Credo on your phone or tablet. Unravel the mystery together with your family! There are tasks for children, but also challenges that will test the parents' brains. Truly a family game where everyone gets involved! Centuries ago, William of Orange concealed an important document in a secret location in Breda. Can your team figure out the location and find the document?
Nature experiences
Wolfslaar Farm has compiled the 50 things a child should have done in nature before turning 12. With this booklet, children can enjoy the outdoors, get plenty of exercise, discover new things, and get dirty. Not exactly a treasure hunt, but a booklet full of fun activities for children that you can tick off!
Photo Hunt
History is a fun and interesting way to discover a city. De Oranjeboom collaborated with Stadsfotograaf Breda and Open Monumentendagen Breda to develop photo scavenger hunts for the Open Monumentendagen in 2018 and 2019. However, these are still a lot of fun to do! You have the choice of 4 photo scavenger hunts.
Kabouterpad in the Mastbos.
Did you know that there are gnomes living in the Mastbos? At least, that's what the forest ranger from Staatsbosbeheer thinks, because you can see gnome tracks everywhere. Along a route of one and a half kilometres, there are twenty-five colourful gnomes where children can complete small tasks. The tasks are described in a route booklet. It is a real adventure for children aged 4 to 7, which takes one to one and a half hours.
Mysterious Murder Route
This route is a journey of discovery meandering through the historic city centre of Breda. It takes you over the squares of Breda and through wonderfully quiet, mysterious courtyards. You zigzag through the lovely Valkenberg Park. The route also takes you through special back streets, past delightful city breweries, the beautiful Castle and of course along the monumental Grote Kerk. Follow the route and solve the clues!
Treasure hunts at the Plukroute
A Plukroute runs through Princenhage. A route through parks and streets where you can take a lovely walk and pick fruit, berries and nuts from fruit trees and bushes along the way, free of charge. You can also pick the flowers.
Tip: The Plukroute is even more fun with one of these treasure hunts:
- Colouring and scavenger hunt
- Tree hunt
- Sniffing around in nature
City Escape - Save Breda
It is 31 May 1942. Pilot James Bader has crashed in Breda. In this exciting City Escape Game, you will meet eight heroic resistance fighters from Breda. By successfully completing the challenges, you will receive passwords and can thus lead the pilot to his safe house via a secure route.
A unique city game to play with friends, family, or colleagues. Will you succeed? The clock is ticking! The game lasts approximately 2 to 3 hours, but you can take as long as you want.
You can pick up the game box at Hotel Nassau Breda on Nieuwstraat.
Story Adventure
Do you enjoy investigating and playing? And do you like listening to the exciting stories that Breda has to offer? Embark on a Story Adventure now: an interactive treasure hunt for the whole family!
Armed with a real treasure map, you will stroll along the Grote Markt, receive virtual pigeon posts at the Spanjaardsgat, and hear all the gossip from the past that circulated in the Valkenberg park.
If you find the next point, you can scan the QR code on the map with your mobile phone! Explore the entire route, crack the code, and win a prize! But beware... the thief is lurking around!
Sherlock Detective Game
Sherlock is an interactive tour and exciting game all in one, right through the heart of Breda. You will visit the nicest spots while solving a mystery. As a true Sherlock Holmes, you combine logic and empathy with fieldwork to reconstruct the preceding events and solve the murder mystery. Search through the old city centre for clues about the murder weapon.
You can play this interactive tour and exciting game on your own device, and you can decide for yourself when you want to do the tour. Game codes remain valid for a year.
Escape Tour Breda
Every city has its secret exit that only a select group of residents knows about, and Breda is no exception. It's not surprising that Maria van Antwerpen might need this exit. She was the first transvestite in the Netherlands and often got into trouble because of it.
Maria deceived both known and unknown men and women as both a 'man' and a 'woman'. Thanks to her role in the army, she could easily seduce and deceive high-ranking officers. She did this often! Of course, this had to go wrong eventually, and Maria had to flee!
In the Escape Tour Breda, you will step into Maria's shoes and do everything you can to safely escape from Breda. You only have two hours to find the secret exit.
Explore and play in the Grote Kerk Breda
Did you know that there are many knights and animals hiding in the Grote Kerk Breda? They come in all shapes and sizes, there is even a knight with a helmet from which a tree grows. Will you search for all of them with the treasure hunt? For children who enjoy a good challenge (10+), there is also an extensive puzzle hunt.
Practical information:
Children from +/- 4 - 10 years old can search for all the knights and animals in the church
For children from 10 years old, there is an extensive puzzle hunt
Both are available for €2.50 each at the reception desk of the Grote Kerk.
Opening hours:
Mon to Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 13:00-17:00
Tip: the church is sometimes closed due to events. Always check the agenda before you visit.
Corn maze
This year, from 27th July until October (check the website for the end date), you can wander through the Corn Maze of Hof van Overveld in Prinsenbeek. The puzzle walk takes about an hour and a half and goes right through the cornfield. Each year, the field is sown according to a specific theme. This year's theme is Louis XIV.
The treasure hunt is suitable for all ages. There is an additional route for wheelchair users and people with pushchairs.
Overveldsestraat 10, Prinsenbeek
This City Game: The true lord of Breda
With the new Questo city game, The True Lord of Breda, you can discover the centre of Breda in a new way. Combine a pleasant 3-kilometre walk through the city with an adventurous medieval story. Solve fun puzzles, discover hidden gems of the city, and learn some interesting facts along the way. Earn points to climb higher in the leaderboard. You can play the game alone or with a group. All you need is the Questo app on your smartphone. You can walk the route whenever you want.
Download the Questo app and find the game by searching 'Breda' or 'True Lord of Breda' in the search field.
Buitenuitje
Discover Breda with this mysterious city walk.
The city walk, Outside Escape, takes you along the highlights, as well as the more hidden places of the city centre. And while you solve the riddles, you will travel through the rich history of this Nassau city.
Breda has always had close ties to the royal family. But it is also known for the Royal Military Academy. That's where Joshua works as a cyber reservist, but to the great dismay of his girlfriend, he has been kidnapped.
His kidnappers want her to crack a code from him in exchange for his release. Can you help bring Joshua back safely? And what is the relationship with the royal family and the photos of the lions that Joshua has sent?
Escape Xperience: The Escape of William of Orange
With Escape Xperience you experience Breda in a new, fun, and interactive way. It's like an escape room, but outdoors in the city! During this Xperience, you immerse yourself in Breda in the year 1567. William of Orange has to flee his castle and the city, as the army under the command of Spanish Duke Alva is approaching. William embarks on a quest through the city to find a valuable city map containing crucial information for the city's reconquest. Can you find the map and safely get William out of the city within 2 hours?
'90s City Game
During the ‘90s CityGame, you will go on a team hunt armed with a tablet for virtual pogs in the city centre of Breda. At different locations, your knowledge of the 90s, creativity and courage will be put to the test through '90s quiz questions, photo and video challenges, and creative tasks. A hilarious, mind-boggling search for the Golden Pog.
Start with an explanation and end with the announcement of the winners will take place at a catering location in Breda.