Welcome to Tales and Trails, a new offer from ICA that will build over time to showcase a range of interactive walks, treasure hunts, geocaches and live-action events.
HALLOWEEN TREASURE TRAIL
Back for its second year, Weymouth’s Halloween Trail kicks-off on Saturday 25th October with a live role-play activity that will see Weymouth Town Centre taken over by a fiendish collection of fairy tale villians, and it’s up to you to complete the treasure trail and win back the town.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW FOR THE LIVE EVENT
Recommended for families and those aged 4-12 years; however, all children/young people are welcome.
Tickets at £2.75 (parents/guardians need not pay), available from: https://buytickets.at/weareweymouth/1748270
Each bookable ticket slot is for a maximum of six children/young people. Bring your tickets with you (or digital proof of purchase).
Those who complete the trail will receive a special Halloween prize. They will also be entered into a draw for a special hamper.
THE SPECIAL PRIZES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY, 25TH OCTOBER – DURING THE LIVE LAUNCH EVENT.
The trail starts at Primark and finishes at Sticks & Bones.
You need a mobile phone to complete the trail, as the clues are video-based. You’ll also need a map (collect from Primark, Weymouth) OR download below:
Start times will be between 10am and 1pm, with each slot starting promptly every 10-minutes. The trail should not take longer than 2 hrs, and will close at 3 pm.
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE LIVE LAUNCH? No worries, after the live trail finishes, the trail posters (containing all the clues) will remain in each shop window so that you can complete the trail throughout the half-term week. Just collect trail map at Primark before you start. This will be a FREE activity.
Event delivered by ICA and EPIC Games Dorset on behalf of We Are Weymouth UK.
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OTHER ACTIVITIES IN 2025
INTERACTIVE TRAILS
As part of the Weymouth & Portland Town of Culture celebrations, running throughout 2025, ICA delivered four interactive trail experiences:
- APRIL – A family Easter nature trail with interactive activities
- MAY – A spring trail featuring Portland’s historical past
- MAY – A ghost trail, ending in a live storytelling session
- JUNE – A murder mystery trail
Huge thanks to ICA’s volunteers, who have worked incredibly hard to help deliver the walks and also to Dorset Council for who part funded the activities through their their Community & Culture Fund.
Here are a few shots of the activities to date.
ORIENTEERING
In 2020, ICA joined forces with Active Dorset, Dorset Council, Portland Town Council, Public Health Dorset and Wimborne Orienteers to launch three new orienteering routes for Underhill. The project is funded by Sport England.
Orienteering is a great form of exercise, good for mind and body. The aim is to navigate between a number of markers set out on a specially created map and to do so in the quickest time possible.
The Underhill route was created for all ages and abilities, with different routes offered for different wants and needs. This includes a shorter, accessible route for wheelchair users (with a little help from your friends for a couple of inclines).
For those who enjoy exploring, ICA also overlaid the main orienteering map with a heritage route highlighting 30 of Underhill’s most significant historical landmarks.
All the routes start in Victoria Gardens, where you will find a noticeboard displaying the course maps.
To get involved, download the maps here…
Other nearby courses, include Littlemoor, Lodmooor Country Park and Nothe Gardens.