The East End Picnic Cipher
⏱ 2-3 hours🚶 3-4 km🧠 Medium🧩 6 stops📍 Adelaide
About This Adventure
Follow a trail of buttery clues, laneway secrets and local treats across Adelaide's city centre. Each solved puzzle adds something delicious to your picnic before the final number leads your group to a green retreat beside the water.
🎒 What to Bring
• A charged phone with mobile data
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Water, sunscreen and a hat
• A picnic rug and reusable cutlery
• An insulated tote or small cooler for perishable treats
• A card or other contactless payment method
• Any allergy information your group may need when ordering
🕐 Best Time to Play
Tuesday-Saturday, starting at about 10am. This fits every food stop's usual daytime hours and should get you to the final café before its 2pm-2:30pm close; recheck public-holiday and special-event hours before setting out.
🔍 What to Expect
A folded note beside Adelaide's civic sandstone sends you towards a French double act, an Italian coffee secret, a famous beehive and two tiny word games. Collect a shareable feast as the trail slips from grand streets into lively lanes, then let one final number unlock the picnic lawn.
⚠️ Plan around opening hours
Some stops have limited hours:
- Tue 7am-5:30pm; Wed 10am-3pm; Thu 9am-5:30pm; Fri 7am-9pm; Sat 7am-3pm; Sun-Mon closed
- Mon-Wed 7am-2pm; Thu-Fri 7am-late; Sat 8am-late; Sun closed
- Mon-Thu 9am-6pm; Fri 9am-9pm; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 9:30am-5pm
- Mon 7am-2pm; Tue-Sat 7am-6pm; Sun 7am-5pm
- Mon-Fri 7am-2:30pm; Sat 7:30am-2pm; Sun closed
- Open 24 hours; access can change during major events
🦺 Play safely: watch for traffic, stay on paths and keep an eye on little ones. Safety & disclaimer
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