Severn Bore Earth cache.

[+Stuey]

Bad news - he's just told everyone about the 5* bore on Tuesday.

 

Drat and double drat! Ah well.... it's a long river, plenty of room!

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

Surely you have an impressive bore up the Sid?

[+Stuey]

You are suggesting that I live in Sidmouth.... I ain't in God's waiting room yet, hehe (unlike Davy Boy). I live near the Axe, and I think it's the wrong shape estuary

Edited February 26, 2010 by Stuey

[+*mouse*]

Bad news - he's just told everyone about the 5* bore on Tuesday.

 

Drat and double drat! Ah well.... it's a long river, plenty of room!

Loads of room - the average visitor wont stagger more than 100ft from the roads, so head down a footpath for few hundred metres and you'll have an uninterupted view of the whole thing

Does mean parking will be a b*gger, but then we already guessed that.

 

Where you watching from Stuey? We'll probably be Epney way I think - if anyone else is in the area we'll look out for you.

[+Stuey]

Where you watching from Stuey? We'll probably be Epney way I think - if anyone else is in the area we'll look out for you.

 

Quite a few of us are meeting up at the Earthcache co-ords near Epney Elmore and Stonebench (sorry, had to edit). I expect we'll walk northwards up the footpath along the riverside until we have a good view. We're aiming to be there at 7:30am, so should have time for a brew and a chat. I hope to park somewhere in Quedgeley or anywhere between the river and there, however close we can get. See you there!

Edited February 27, 2010 by Stuey

[+The Wombles]

Quite a few of us are meeting up at the Earthcache co-ords near Epney.

 

Stuey, My Earthcache co-ordinates are near Stonebench not Epney. There is plenty of space to watch the Bore but you'll have to park a little way off and walk in unless you're really early.

 

I'm hoping to be there myself, this one sounds really special.

[+Stuey]

Quite a few of us are meeting up at the Earthcache co-ords near Epney.

 

Stuey, My Earthcache co-ordinates are near Stonebench not Epney. There is plenty of space to watch the Bore but you'll have to park a little way off and walk in unless you're really early.

 

I'm hoping to be there myself, this one sounds really special.

 

Ah yes, my mistake. I meant Elmore, not Epney, sorry!

[+Eclectic Penguin]

Today's was a corker apparently...

 

Can't wait for tomorrow morning!

[+Eclectic Penguin]

Latest plans - get to Severn Bore Inn as early as possible to see the river splash there and then wing it from there, to be honest.

 

I was happy to just see it there but other passengers have expressed an interest to head up to Overbridge or Maisemore and attempt to see it there, so I may not have a chance to bump into many other Geocachers after the first wave.

 

Maisemore - one of (or possibly) the only places in the world where you can see a bore wave run downstream... it echoes off the weir just upstream.

 

If you want to seek me out before/immediately after, I will be wearing a black fleece with the South Wales Geocachers logo on it (the Geocaching G logo stenciling the Welsh flag) - just underneath the logo will be a penguin pin looking remarkably similar to the avatar to the left of this text

 

Tomorrow, the priority will be the bore - but if I bump into new / old faces that would be fantastic too!

[+*mouse*]

Earthcache in action!

 

The wave isn't as high at Epney (where I filmed this) as it is at other spots further up river. Still pretty impressive though I think []

 

[Team Noodles]

Well it seems there will be an attempt on Flotsam and Jetsam on the 20th of March, and the Severn Bore seems very favourable on the Monday morning after..

 

As I will attempt to do both, I decided to try host an event on the Sunday night for anyone wanting to attend/stay over/do both/liking beer or cake or pie!

 

I'll update closer to the time with details on a venue etc

[+NickandAliandEliza]

Is a 3* bore worth a 250 mile round trip or should I save this one for another year?

[+keehotee]

Is a 3* bore worth a 250 mile round trip or should I save this one for another year?

 

It's always worth watching - but then it's on our doorstep so we're a little spoiled

 

But to be honest I wouldn't bother for a 3* - if the trip's that far wait for a 4* and you shouldn't be disappointed....

[+*mouse*]

The bore is so hard to predict - sometimes the 3* is really quite impressive but the wind and other factors can impact the bore so size can't always be predicted perfectly.

Personally if you're coming so far I'd aim for a 4* as it gives you the best opportunity for seeing something decent. That probably means waiting until next spring now though unfortunately

[+NickandAliandEliza]

Ok, thanks for that. I think I'll wait until next year then.

[+NickandAliandEliza]

Note from The Wombles on the cache page;

 

Predictions for the Bore have been low most of this year but there are some 3* and 4* bores coming up on Tues 30/8, Weds 31/8, Tues 27/9, Weds 28/9 and Thurs 29/9.

Edited August 26, 2011 by Nick & Ali

[+Fianccetto]

Note from The Wombles on the cache page;

 

Predictions for the Bore have been low most of this year but there are some 3* and 4* bores coming up on Tues 30/8, Weds 31/8, Tues 27/9, Weds 28/9 and Thurs 29/9.

Thank you! Have seen lots of bores, but not done the earthcache yet. Will look the times up...at least the last one doesnt clash with anything we're doing.