Puzzles for the
Curious (-minded)

THE PUZZLE HOUSE was established by Roy and  Sue Preston in 1988 to create quiz and puzzle material for the book, magazine and entertainment industries. Since then we have written and compiled over 250 puzzle, crossword, quiz and activity books, and carried out puzzle commissions from top-selling magazines each and every  week.

We remain a small independent  business, and can still guarantee individual attention whether you want a single puzzle for a one-off project or a series of specialist books. We can accommodate most time scales and budgets, and we would be pleased to discuss your own particular requirements.

For further information contact Roy or Sue Preston by phone or email - details on the Contact section.

Challenge yourself with us...

Conundrums and Challenges: 2023

Merry Quizmass Everyone!

It's the most hilarious time of the year...
Packed full of festive pop-culture quizzes, Christmas trivia to fascinate and holly jolly games to play - as well as colouring and dot-to-dot pages to distract, and cracking cracker jokes to make you chuckle (and groan). 

Conundrums and Challenges: 2022

There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were secret codes in the Old Testament too. Almost as soon as writing was invented, so too were the devious means to hide messages and keep them under the wraps of secrecy.

In 50 Codes that Changed the World, Sinclair McKay explores these uncrackable codes, secret cyphers and hidden messages from across time to tell a new history of a secret world. From the temples of Ancient Greece to the court of Elizabeth I; from antique manuscripts whose codes might hold prophecies of doom to the modern realm of quantum mechanics, you will see how a few concealed words could help to win wars, spark revolutions and even change the faces of great nations.

Conundrums and Challenges: 2021

Wireless Wanders Through Ambridge - Fame on R4

On January 1st there was a special quiz broadcast from The Bull to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the iconic BBC Radio 4 series THE ARCHERS. The Puzzle House had compiled all the quiz material for THE ARCHERS QUIZBOOK and we were delighted to be asked to set the questions for this landmark radio event. Pints of Shires all round!