City Hall (Stadhuis) Utrecht: a stop on our city game

The Stadhuis is Utrecht's town hall, set on the Stadhuisplein beside the Oudegracht.

Stand on the square for a moment and look at the front of the building, then turn towards the canal. From here you see how closely the town hall sits to the old waterway that runs through the centre, with its wharves and bridges. It is a good spot to get your bearings, with the streets of the historic centre starting right around you. Look closely at the facade, because in a city game the small details often matter.

Secrets of Utrecht begins at the Stadhuis and takes you through the historic centre beneath the Dom tower.

After the town hall you walk on to the Winkel van Sinkel, then past the Former Main Post Office on the Neude and the Kruideniersmuseum, the small grocery museum. Along the way you solve puzzles, riddles and photo tasks, so you keep looking around instead of just walking past. The game takes 1.5 to 2 hours and runs in the browser on your own phone, no app needed.

Yes: two more of our Utrecht games start from the Stadhuisplein.

Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Utrecht has a story based on Sherlock Holmes and follows a murder case along the Oudegracht to the Dom Tower. You play it in the browser on your own phone.

The Utrecht Syndicate (outdoor escape game) has you chase Magnus and the stolen formulas past the Janskerk and the Janskerkhof. It is an outdoor alternative to an escape room, played with the free Loquiz app, for teams of 2 to 5 players.

Each game costs €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players. For The Utrecht Syndicate (outdoor escape game) a team has 2 to 5 players.

You can start whenever you want, on any day. Friends, couples, families with older children and colleagues enjoy talking through the clues together while they walk. Coming with a bigger group? Split into several teams, each with its own phone, and see who finishes first.