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The Great UK Pier Hunt

Virtual Trail The Great UK Pier Hunt

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The Great UK Pier Hunt

Clue 01

Clue 01 - REVEAL HINT

The two-headed creature is painted in some of the windows above the pier entrance. Below the head on the left, there is a pink starfish among the pebbles, just below the two dancing people in that section of the mural.

Clue 02

Clue 02 - REVEAL HINT

In the area at the end of the station, there are red chairs, a lifebuoy, two fire hoses, and a post box. The post box has a knitted ship on the top.

Clue 03

Clue 03 - REVEAL HINT

The yellow star is on the Beat The Bull mechanical bull attraction, located near the Sizzler/Twister ride and the Wild River ride . The man in the hat is a cowboy.

Clue 04

Clue 04 - REVEAL HINT

At the land end of the pier, the two big letters on the side of the front carriage are P and R. At the far end of the pier, the Hythe Ferry moored up is called Hotspur IV.

Clue 05

Clue 05 - REVEAL HINT

Any of the Streetview years from July 2012 and earlier show the round clock on the front of the pier. The sign above the gate to the right of the clock has BUILT 1894 on it.

Clue 06

Clue 06 - REVEAL HINT

The symbol appears all around the pavilion building right at the end of the pier. The sign starting No Children Allowed is on the gate right at the end with access to the fishing platform. The bottom line of the sign reads AND NO CRAB LINE FISHING.

Clue 07

Clue 07 - REVEAL HINT

The puzzle uses the second and third letters of each item listed left and write of ST ANNES PIER above the pillars. To the left is Ice Cream, Beach Goods and Taxis. To the right is Amusement, Pier Cafe and Fish & Chips.

Clue 08

Clue 08 - REVEAL HINT

In Streetview from June 2022. The Table of Distances from Dunoon Pier is opposite the pier entrance, by the bus stop. It lists several destinations and their distances. ARDENTINNY is 12.5 miles away and OTTER FERRY is 22 miles away.

Clue 09

Clue 09 - REVEAL HINT

There is a mural next to the small red lighthouse right at the end of the pier. Part of it shows Big Ben with the time at 11 o'clock. The WE is at the start of WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

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