If you’ve caught the sleuthing bug while watching the contestants battle it out, there are plenty of murder mystery events around the UK. Murder Mystery Weekend, Burgh Island, DevonUp to 50 guests try to decipher clues at the Burgh Island HotelThe elegant, art deco Burgh Island Hotel is the kind of place where you half expect Poirot to wander down into the drawing room. The hotel hosts Christie-themed murder mystery weekends for up to 50 guests with clues to decipher, messages to decode and, for added authenticity, a wardrobe of art deco-era costumes to help you dress the part (various dates in February, March and November). Appropriately enough, the hotel stages regular murder mystery events with a literary edge; depending on when you visit you might find yourself handling a Regency-era scandal, playing detective with Dickens characters or solving a Christmas murder (£59; classiclodges.co.uk). Murder Mystery Night at Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, Co DurhamLumley Castle’s murder mysteries are set in a variety of eras PETER STORRThere’s a different murder every month at Lumley Castle, which seems like extraordinarily bad luck.

Source: The Times January 07, 2025 00:05 UTC