HWA Treasure Hunt 2025

The second HWA Treasure Hunt took place on 5th July 2025. We were lucky with the weather, avoiding both the very hot spell immediately prior and the deluge of rain that came the next day.

Click here to see the photo album for the 2025 Treasure Hunt.

More than 70 participants, plus dogs, set off from the registration point at the Swan. They visited lots of places in Hampton Wick, including businesses on the High Street, the King’s Field, the Church, the Library, Bullen Hall and the lamp post under Kingston Bridge. They even had to track down the mysterious “Mr Chops” in Home Park to discover how many cygnets were born on Hampton Wick Pond this year (four). Some of the clues gave further information which could be pieced together to reveal the location of the Pot of Gold – the first team to find it won the gold.

The teams also collected eight items along the way (including a postage stamp, something weighing 500g and a tea bag) and had to solve Cryptic Clues and Pictograms before the final challenge at the Foresters – ping-pong balls in the basket.

Our thanks go to Cllr Jim Millard who came along to act as MC and to give out the prizes.

Congratulations to worthy winners, The Blackadders, who won £100. The runners-up (and last year’s winners) were The Fireballs who won a limited edition print of the HWA Hampton Wick map.

Commiserations to the Oyster Catchers who came in last place, winning themselves the wooden spoons, plus a map to help them find their way around Hampton Wick better next year.

The Pot of Gold was found by the Hampton Hunters, who have decided to donate the £50 to an asthma charity.

It was a great Hampton Wick event – see you next year!