Ocean Explorers
The Rainbow Pearls
Swim with Marmalade the octopus to bring six rainbow pearls home to the reef.
- Ages 3β8
- About 45 minutes
- 6 stops
- 4.6 (9 reviews)
The walk, stop by stop
Marmalade the octopus leads the way. At each stop a new character needs help, children take on a challenge, and the explorer who led it earns a badge. Along the way everyone hunts for rainbow pearls.
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Tilly Takes It Slow
π’ Meet Tilly the sea turtle
- Little ones
- 8 slow steps
- Big kids
- Tilly's question
- Spot on the way
- Wiggle your arms like an octopus for ten steps
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Pebble Needs a Home
π¦ Meet Pebble the hermit crab
- Little ones
- Find a little stone, as small as a shell
- Big kids
- Reef clues
- Spot on the way
- Walk sideways like a crab for ten steps
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Wobble Goes With the Flow
πͺΌ Meet Wobble the jellyfish
- Little ones
- 10 wobbles
- Big kids
- Pick a current
- Spot on the way
- Find a leaf shaped like a fish
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Splash's Secret Friend
π¬ Meet Splash the dolphin
- Little ones
- Dance with Splash
- Big kids
- Splash's riddle
- Spot on the way
- Spot something round, like a pearl
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Grandpa Rumble's Song
π Meet Grandpa Rumble the whale
- Little ones
- The mightiest whale song
- Big kids
- Deep sea ears
- Spot on the way
- Spot some long grass swaying like seaweed
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Nibble's Coral Garden
π Meet Nibble the parrotfish
- Little ones
- Our reef team
- Big kids
- Find something as colourful as coral, to point at without touching
- Spot on the way
- Spot a leaf with pointy tips, like a starfish
Badges to collect
A badge at every stop, and rare holographic editions for spotting everything or finishing the whole story.
Where to play it
Or play it on any walk: each stop unlocks as you go, in any park, wood or path.
What families say about The Rainbow Pearls
4.6out of 5
From 9 families who walked The Rainbow Pearls
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Reviews come from grown-ups who finished the story in the app. Each park's team reads them before they appear.
- Example review
We came for a quick walk and stayed two hours. My seven-year-old ran ahead to every plaque and the little one did the stomping challenges with total commitment. The Rainbow Pearls is now requested at bedtime.
Priya, mum of two, explorers aged 4 and 7
Visited September 2026, Kielder Waterside story trail
- Example review
I bring my group every Thursday now. The little challenge versions are perfect for the toddlers and the older ones love being the 'map keeper'.
Leah, childminder, explorers aged 2 to 5
Visited September 2026, Delamere Forest story trail
- Example review
Three kids, three different ages, zero complaints about walking. That has never happened before. The narration is genuinely funny and the badges at the end were a big hit.
Tom & the Hendersons, explorers aged 6, 8 and 10
Visited August 2026, Kielder Waterside story trail
- Example review
Ollie is not an outdoors kid. He did the whole of The Rainbow Pearls and then asked if there was another one. That's a five from us.
Sam and Ollie, explorers aged 8
Visited August 2026, Delamere Forest story trail
Reviews marked βExample reviewβ are placeholders while Clever Trails is being tested.
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