The Great Easter Egg-scape: A Cracking Day Out in North Dublin
Easter Saturday saw Malahide Yacht Club host its first-ever car treasure hunt — and what a day it turned out to be.
Five teams, twenty-odd adventurers, one scenic loop through the best of North County Dublin, and more Easter puns than anyone thought possible. The Great Easter Egg-scape was everything we hoped it would be: fun, competitive, hilarious, and blessed with glorious spring weather.
The Challenge
The concept was simple. Each team piled into a car, solved riddles to discover six hidden locations along the coast and countryside of North Dublin, answered observation questions at every stop, and completed a series of increasingly daft photo challenges along the way. The route took teams from Malahide through Portmarnock’s Velvet Strand, up to Donabate Beach, inland to the ancient round tower at Lusk, out to Rush Harbour (with its stunning views of Lambay Island), north to the windmills at Skerries, and finally to the beautiful grounds of Ardgillan Castle — before the dash back to MYC for prizegiving.
At roughly 60 kilometres, it was the perfect length: long enough to feel like a proper adventure, short enough that nobody needed a fuel stop.
Five Teams, Five Brilliant Names
The team names alone were worth the entry fee. We had the Bunny Buccaneers, the Hool-egg-ins, the Eggstra Happy Sumos, the Golden Eggs, and the wonderfully wordy Eggcelent Eggscape Artists. Judging the “Best Team Name” category was genuinely difficult — the pun game was strong across the board.
On the Road
Teams departed from James Terrace at two-minute intervals, sealed clue packs in hand, and scattered across North County Dublin. The riddles led them from stop to stop — some teams cracked them instantly, others took a scenic detour or two before the penny dropped. But every single team found every single location. Full marks across the board on clue answers and observation questions, which tells you the level these crews were operating at.
The real differentiation came in the photo challenges. Teams had to snap selfies with bunny ears, freeze as garden statues in Ardgillan, pretend to haul a giant Easter egg from the sea at Rush Harbour, spell out EASTER using their bodies, and track down local legends for fun facts. The creativity on display was outstanding — and the photos coming in were absolutely brilliant.
The Results
With everyone nailing the clues and observation questions, it all came down to the photo challenges and creativity bonuses. And it was tight.
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bunny Buccaneers | 169 pts |
| Joint 2nd | Eggstra Happy Sumos | 168 pts |
| Joint 2nd | Eggcelent Eggscape Artists | 168 pts |
| 4th | Hool-egg-ins | 157 pts |
| 4th | Golden Eggs | 157 pts |
Just one point separated first from second. The Bunny Buccaneers edged it with maximum creativity points and a clean sweep of every bonus photo challenge. The Eggstra Happy Sumos and the Eggcelent Eggscape Artists were right behind them, both finishing on 168 — a testament to just how close this competition was.
The Hool-egg-ins and Golden Eggs both put in fantastic performances on 157 points each. Every team deserved a prize, and in fairness, every team got Easter eggs — so nobody went home empty-handed.
Prizegiving
Back at the Yacht Club, with answer sheets handed in and scores tallied, the prizegiving brought the day to a brilliant close. The Bunny Buccaneers took home the €80 One4All voucher as overall winners, with the Eggstra Happy Sumos and Eggcelent Eggscape Artists sharing the runner-up glory and the €40 voucher.
The best photo vote was a highlight — the crowd cheered loudly for their favourites, and the standard was genuinely impressive. The Hool-egg-ins took the prize for Best Team Name, and the Golden Eggs’ Captain’s Log entry had everyone in stitches.
Thank You
A huge thank you to everyone who took part, to our brilliant volunteers who made the day run so smoothly, and to Malahide Yacht Club for hosting. What started as a small idea turned into one of the most enjoyable social events we’ve run in a long time.
The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and the question on everyone’s lips: “Are you doing this again?”
Watch this space. We might just have something planned for the autumn…
Check out the full photo gallery from the day below.