A series of new outdoor adventure games which involve solving puzzles using maps and GPS has launched in mid Wales.

The Magic Portal combines the best of escape rooms, scavenger hunts and geocaching over a three kilometre distance using an iPad to solve the riddles.

The team behind Newtown's popular escape rooms attraction, Beyond Breakout, has been running the Magic Portal games for schools before now opening bookings for the Newtown area. It has an exclusive license to set up routes and run these games anywhere within 60 minutes’ travelling distance of the town.

Lorna Morris, who runs Beyond Breakout with business partner Jo Woodall, said: "“The Magic Portal is a great way to utilise outdoor space and encourage footfall to a town, area or grounds.

“Each game is about three kilometres in length and we can plot the trail in conjunction with a client or they can do it themselves. Everything's set up for the client and the players.

“It’s the perfect quest to get teams of adults, families, groups of friends or holidaymakers working together to solve puzzles whilst providing an immersive experience. Games last about two hours and players are provided with one iPad per team of six and a puzzle pack to solve all riddles.

“They navigate using maps and GPS to find the location of their next challenge. The cost is £60 per slot which is for up to six players and clients can run 10 games per day.”

The company’s indoor escape rooms are located on the fourth floor of Newtown’s Royal Welsh Warehouse, Pryce Jones Building. It also hosts online digital games and live avatar games.