+TheAardvarkFamily Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Can anyone suggest a nice day out caching somewhere SW of London and not too far outside the M25... Attributes... Nice walks/views/caches bigger than micros... not too many people? We did Ockham Common and Wisley Airfield in the summer and it made a nice day out. Thanks in advance The Aardvark Family Quote Link to comment
+Team LRS Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 As your a premium member why not do a local Pocket Query search around london area of your choice and go from there. Thats all we do when we are visiting anywhere with the caravan.....just download 500 local cache's and go for it. Quote Link to comment
IainLee Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Hi there, 2 enjoyable series of note that are easy for one and all are... Epsom Downs - a good way to spend a morning by the famous racetrack, and not too strenuous either. Mugswell Meander - more caches and a slightly larger hike. Quote Link to comment
Neath Worthies Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Given the huge numbers of caches around London I suggest you dig out your OS maps and use them to plan your walks. With a little bit of research you will be able to put together something to suit your mood. There are bound to be lots of caches wherever you decide. Quote Link to comment
+Cache U Nutter Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Can anyone suggest a nice day out caching somewhere SW of London and not too far outside the M25... Attributes... Nice walks/views/caches bigger than micros... not too many people? We did Ockham Common and Wisley Airfield in the summer and it made a nice day out. Thanks in advance The Aardvark Family It really has to be Sadexplorations 'Snow white and the seven dwarfs' series - Box Hill near Dorking on the North Downs, Brilliant views, great N.T tea shop, and fantastic adjacent caches- the best in U.K i reckon ! Train and bus services frequent and local. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCMJ5N Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Can anyone suggest a nice day out caching somewhere SW of London and not too far outside the M25... Attributes... Nice walks/views/caches bigger than micros... not too many people? We did Ockham Common and Wisley Airfield in the summer and it made a nice day out. Thanks in advance The Aardvark Family It really has to be Sadexplorations 'Snow white and the seven dwarfs' series - Box Hill near Dorking on the North Downs, Brilliant views, great N.T tea shop, and fantastic adjacent caches- the best in U.K i reckon ! Train and bus services frequent and local. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCMJ5N take a good map! other options, if you fancy something a little different, is Sadexplorations Reigate Mega Ramble - its a long multi, but the stages are fantastic, and is probably still our favourite ever cache from over 2200ish. If you make a day of it, there is a smaller multi that you can do afterwards from the same car park, and some trads as well. Other options are straight down the A3/M3 into North Hampshire, where there are more caching rings than you could know what to do with. Be warned though, some of them are a tad large! Finally, there are some puzzle circuits in SW London (nr Carshalton) where you can solve the puzzles at home and then simply go out for the walk. Unlike many local puzzles, these ones are solvable! Look for caches by Footsore & Weary. The walks themselves are pleasant and not too taxing, and as always, some trads are available en route! HTH Dave Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hi there, 2 enjoyable series of note that are easy for one and all are... Epsom Downs - a good way to spend a morning by the famous racetrack, and not too strenuous either. Mugswell Meander - more caches and a slightly larger hike. I second Mugswell Meander - a loop of 34 (slightly more if you solve a few puzzles first, and have the head for heights to pick off a Cache-U-Nutter offering along the way) Guildford and Woking look like they have quite a few caches to do. There's also a couple of loops just the other side of Winchester - some are nice and easy but others require constantly leaving the path into the trees and got a little tiresome for me. Winchester may be a little over an hour but it's an easy run down the M3. Quote Link to comment
+The 5 Raybould Ramblers Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 As previously said, Mugswell Meander is great - took us about 4 hours in the summer. There's also a smaller series around a lake in Ripley, Surrey - Paperchase Pathways I believe, which is about 2 hours long. Horton Park near Chessington has 2 sets placed by new.seekers that can be doine together and add up to about 12 caches.Can be done on a bike on paths. Gordon Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 As previously said, Mugswell Meander is great - took us about 4 hours in the summer. There's also a smaller series around a lake in Ripley, Surrey - Paperchase Pathways I believe, which is about 2 hours long. Horton Park near Chessington has 2 sets placed by new.seekers that can be doine together and add up to about 12 caches.Can be done on a bike on paths. Gordon If you haven't already done them you can loop through the Horton Country Park, then move on to Epsom Common and pick off a load there too. HCP is fun on a bike, not too steep anywhere, but best on a hybrid / mountain bike - there are some areas which are gravel and some are muddy. Not something I'd want to do on a purely road bike. Quote Link to comment
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