Leoness

I've just noticed that there are some new ones in the Cleveland area which I haven't mentioned as I haven't done them! Roseberry Topping Highcliffe Nab Guisborough Priory The Iron Age Village Hob Hole Duck Bridge You mentioned that you have found the interactive map on GCUK which I am sure you will find very useful.

...and, of course, one of my favourite caches just south of Scarborough at Filey... Doin' Time It is a virtual and can only be done at low tide but it's an excellent location and a nice walk along the beach and some very slippery rocks!!!

There are only two caches near to Scarborough... Walking with the Dinosaurs and Pier End They are both virtuals, so if your kids prefer to find a lunchbox full of goodies, then maybe they wouldn't be suitable. You might like to consider other caches near the coast road en route to Scarborough... Cleveland's Famous Seafarer RADAR Steers View Sun Trap (not very suitable for children!) Heinkel 111 (also not suitable for children as near to a busy main road) Bram Stoker's Whitby Cache (a virtual) I hope that helps!

No.... what ever would you want to come to Harrogate for.... To pop in to your house for lunch, of course!

Do you mean Catterick? Pickering is south of the N York Moors and a bit of a cache desert. If you DO mean Catterick, then I would recommend the following caches... Cataractonium Easby View Roaming Round Richmond Leoness' Yorkshire Den Willance's Leap Munn End Fremington Edge Bridal Reeth Swaledale View Booze but no Booze! Britain's Highest Pub The above includes a nice variety of caches along Swaledale and Arkengarthdale and, if you do them in the order above, you will end up fairly near the A66 to get back to A1(M) and back home to Durham! I would recommend that you read the cache pages to ascertain whether some of them are suitable for your family as some of the hills can be quite steep!!! Roaming Round Richmond is a multi, so you might want to miss it out if you think it would take up too much time but then, you might like the educational/historical aspect of the cache!

Depending on which part of N Yorkshire you're intending to go to, I would be able to make different recommendations. If you're staying in the Wensleydale area then there is about a dozen caches you can easily do in a day, in beautiful scenery, ranging from roadside virtuals, to steep (but thankfully short) hill climbs! If you're staying in the Ribblesdale area then Sleepless42 has set some excellent caches in the area and again, there must be a dozen or so easily reachable caches in a day. In the south of the county, near Skipton, Nidderdale and Harrogate, there are some nice groups and over in the east, on the moors, the caches are fewer and more widely distributed so you would not be able to "bag" as many in a day. I would recommend Swaledale/Wensleydale or Ribblesdale/Settle for some beautiful scenery and quite a few "baggable" caches. Let me know where you're going and I'll type up some lists of recommendations here in the forums for you.

Alternatively, if you like, you can come and do it with us and use our equipment!

Many thanks - but I never thought of you like that! OK... that begs the question, "how DO you think of me?" Maybe you'd better not answer that in a public forum!!! My husband and I used to live in Germany (his initial is also a J) and we often saw a sign which said "Jay walkers will be prosecuted". One of us would turn to the other and say "OK... so what did you do this time?!"

Jay-walking Ambling in the street; walking in and out of the traffic; crossing the road at an acute angle to the pavement etc., etc. It is illegal in several countries including USA, Singapore and Germany where you can be fined on the spot if caught by an officious policeman!

Congratulations on your first finds and welcome to the hobby (or should that be addiction!)

I'm a J Walker, so I tend to notice these things!

It would be rather difficult for you to do otherwise!

I guess I don't have enough information then. If they are traditional caches, then it is customary for the co-ordinates provided to be those of the cache. However... who's to say that someone can't do something a little bit different from "the norm", especially if they've told you precisely what they've done!

I think it's a perfectly legitimate thing to do, especially if the cache description tells you that that is what has been provided. It's more a case of technology hindering proper playing of the game!!! (spot the purist who only uses an OS map and a GPS!) ...running for cover.....

Some of them might look potentially muddy on an OS map but... Last Folly - good, hard footpath to the wood and then fallen leaves underfoot so very little mud Uffington White Horse - you can drive right up to this one (almost!) Coate Water - long(ish) grass underfoot, so feet may get wet but not muddy Segsbury Camp - again, you can drive right up to this one! I want that one! - long grass underfoot, fairly steep bank and no mud Jurassic Swindon - disused railway line (I think) so hard ground right up to the cache

You should be able to do all of these without getting too dirty... GCKQRK Last Folly GC8964 Uffington White Horse GCJ22C Coate Water GCM8DX Segsbury Camp GCME1R I Want That One! GCME16 Jurassic Swindon There are others in the area but they will require a change of clothes and boots, especially at this time of the year!

My cache at Ashdown Park GCKMHA isn't very far from the Ridgeway.

Hi Liz Good to see you're still getting out there and finding them. It's hard to believe it's just over a year ago that we had that conversation about geocaching at Frank's and you went out and found your first one! Congratulations on your first 100 - here's to many more.

It is certainly do-able in a day. We drove from Edinburgh on the Friday; stayed in Glen Coe the Friday night; drove to Fort William in the morning; set off up Ben Nevis at around 10.30am; got to the top at 2pm(ish); sat at the summit enjoying the views, taking photos and having lunch for half an hour; set off on the descent at around 2.30pm (ish) and got back to the car between 6.30 and 7pm (it took us longer to get down than it did to get up!). We then drove back to Edinburgh (via the lovely drive down to Oban) and were in bed by midnight. The following day we got the train to Glasgow to meet up with friends for lunch and I could barely walk!!!

We climbed Ben Nevis at the end of May in 2001 (see my profile photo taken at the summit). As you will see from the photo, there was plenty of snow up there even at the end of May so be prepared! At least it was early enough in the year to be before all the infamous midges were out to bite us! It took us 3.5hrs to get to the top and just over 4hrs to get down. Coming down was worse as, despite using walking poles, it still gets to your knees and ankles more on the descent, especially on the loose stones. We were extremely lucky in that the summit was completely clear of cloud and we could enjoy the 360 degree views from the top.

I don't think I'm embarassing anyone by pointing out THIS cache as the text is freely open for everyone to read on the cache page! Scroll down to my FTF comment and the owner's subsequent note.

When you get to come down this way, can you make it in a school holiday please as I'm now working during term time. Alternatively, I'll be able to meet up on a weekend.

I've just had a "took ammo box, left contents stuffed into hedge" on one of my caches!

You won't be wanting any help from me then regarding any caches in N Yorks!!!

Well YOU can stop early if you want Isn't that when Pyoung1s is just heading out the door?!!!