Fifth Anniversary Of English Geocaching..

[+rutson]

As far as I can tell, the first cache in England was placed on 7/1/2001 Fringe of Epping Forest.

 

Even if I'm wrong... The oldest active cache celebrates it's fifth birthday on the 14th View from Coombe Hill.

[Nediam]

Cool! nice to know I was out caching on "our" birthday

 

(even if it was snowing! )

 

 

 

 

Does this mean we all get a card of TPTB?

[+Learned Gerbil]

The first record of geocaching i nthe UK was here -

 

England's First

 

Only created for Admin purposes, but it is the earliest caching activity in the UK. Note that there is a brand new cache within a few hundered yards of this point.

 

[Edited to remove the "http" GC.com decided I needed!"

Edited January 7, 2006 by Learned Gerbil

[+Kitty Hawk]

LG

 

That link didn't work for me.

 

KH

[+Bill D (wwh)]

LG, your link is broken - it's got http in it twice.

 

Edit: Kitty Hawk typed faster!

Edited January 7, 2006 by Bill D (wwh)

[+Learned Gerbil]

Works now.

[Nediam]

Only created for Admin purposes, but it is the earliest caching activity in the UK.

Looks like a fake holiday cache!.........................someone needs repremanding!

[+Haggis Hunter]

We have of course missed The UK's and Scotland's First by a few weeks, it was it's 5th birthday on the 15th December, not only was it the first but is also the longest surviving cache in the UK.

[Deego]

this list also states englands first 06/06/2000 . by stevetubaI. I have seen a profile by stevetuba (on another site) stating that he set the first UK geocache, but I cant find it now. I will look when I get home. Edited January 9, 2006 by Deego

[+rutson]

That was a test I'm pretty sure. I don't think a box ever exisited.

[Deego]

I am just saying what I have seen.

[+John Stead]

    ...  The oldest active cache celebrates it's fifth birthday on the 14th View from Coombe Hill.

 

I had not realized how early I was to register, my fifth anniversay of insanity in less than 3 weeks time - pity it took two months to find my first cache!

And nearly 5 years to find Coombe Hill (last November)!

Edited January 9, 2006 by John Stead

[+Learned Gerbil]

The 6/6/2000 cache is the one I mentioned and if you go to stevetubel's profile you get taken to Jeremy's admin account.

[Deego]

Yes, but Jeremy did not start this site till september 2000

 

see webarchive here

 

so the UK cache was listed on GPS Stash Hunt by Mike Teague

 

more info ?

 

I have stevetuba email address, so I will contact him later tonight.

Edited January 9, 2006 by Deego

[Deego]

Photo ©Steve Tuba

 

Well there was a box there I have had an email back from Steve. the full story can be found here its the last story on the page so scroll well down

Edited January 9, 2006 by Deego

[+Learned Gerbil]

Having visited the coordinates some time ago, I confess I believed the story there was no cache there - the thistles and nettles would certainly die back in winter exposing the site. So there wasa cache there - and it did get abandoned when it proved an inappropriate location. Shame, there are pleny of good locations in the area - fortunatly one now has a brand new cache.

[+purple_pineapple]

it certainly has, which team p-p were first to find! Just felt the need to mention that folks, don't know why!

[+Chris n Maria]

There is only one thing for it everyone should go out and do Englands First straight away.

 

(Hope that dosn't count as advertising)

[+Kitty Hawk]

There is only one thing for it everyone should go out and do Englands First straight away.

 

(Hope that dosn't count as advertising)

Been saving it for the 10th Anniversary.

[nobby.nobbs]

keep the passenger seat free if you want some company kitty!