geocaches with children in East Anglia

[Copepod]

Seeking suggestions for child friendly / appealing caches in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.

I discovered geocaching as an adult, and last year introduced my sister and one of her daughters - 2 caches in a park local to their home, 1 involving jumping over a stream onto an island, so they loved it. In fact, niece kept nagging until they bought a GPSr. They live in Birmingham and have just got a campervan, so are beginning to travel away at weekends. I live in Cambridge, so I'm asking for suggestions of geocaches in East Anglia, for active girls aged 7 and 9 years, to be reached on foot or bike, after driving. If it can be combined with a permanent orienteering course, all the better, as they also enjoy that, after I introduced them - even my mother wished we discovered that sport as children! Also, as I'm a biologist, they expect me to find them interesting lifeforms or geological features along the way. Thanks for any suggestions!

[+FuzzyBears]

It might be worth joining The East Anglian Cachers Forum, we have quite a few members with children and cover all the areas you mentioned. Also there is an event in Ely on the 19th April GC19RH3 where there should be lots of local cachers

 

CU there Dave aka FuzzyBears

[+tiggersabout]

Hiya

 

There is one that springs to mind....Just to the west of Peterborough there is Hills and Holes. GCEA49 . It's set in a medieval quarry that is now run by English Nature. Both our 12 and 2 year olds loved walking up and down the paths. I know this is not a problem for you, but it is no use whatsoever for cachers with buggys, we took one look and left the buggy in the car!..

 

Amanda and Steve

[+HazelS]

Are those caches that were released for the East Anglia event still live... those "Beard" ones on the board walk?? They were in St Ives.

 

They were great fun, dead level and safe for kids. I really enjoyed those. They were a great walk, and something a little different.

 

Edited to add where they were!!

Edited April 7, 2008 by HazelS

[+Beds Clangers]

BEDFORDSHIRE is in East Anglia!!!

 

Could suggest a few but don't want to advertise my own caches

 

Cheers

 

Nick

[Copepod]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'll follow up on East Anglia forum. Beds is next door to Cambs, and on the way home to Birmingham, so I'll look at that too - please do suggest some of your own caches, Beds Clanger!

[+Guanajuato]

Seeking suggestions for child friendly / appealing caches in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.

 

Not hardened East Anglian Cachers - kind of the opposite corner of the country to our usual stamping ground. However, on a recent trip to Norwich we stopped off at Swaffham and did Pedlars Gold, which was a short offset with the advantages of free parking and places to eat/drink with the kids! I think there are a couple of other around there, but we only had time for the one.

If you do it, make sure you arrive in time to get into the church, which closes at 4pm.

 

Norwich is awash with urban micros - not the most child friendly as there's no 'treasure' - so we didn't do any (added to the fact we only had a day & a half there!)