+Team PEZ Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hello there, I will be traveling with some students from Atlanta, GA USA to England, Wales and Ireland July 1-11. Friday July 1-2: ISLE OF WIGHT Cowes, known as the Holy Grail of sailing Sunday July 3-4: LONDON, ENGLAND Will be visiting The Imperial War Museum, Parliament, Tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace (to see the changing of the guard) Tuesday July 5: BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND Warwick Castle Wednesday July 6: NORTH WALES Travel to Llanberis, a quaint village at the foot of Mount Snowdon, Visit the medieval town of Caernarfon Thursday July 7: DUBLIN, IRELAND Penrhyn Castle! Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch Head to Holyhead to board the ferry and cross the Irish Sea to Dublin. Friday July 8 LIMERICK, IRELAND Explore Ireland’s capital city of Dublin. Encounter such famous landmarks as St.Patrick’s Cathedral, Phoenix Park, Trinity College and statue-lined O’Connell Street. Saturday July 9-10 CAHERSIVEEN, IRELAND Killarney. Visit Lord Brandon's Cottage Can someone tell me what easy caches there are near these areas? I will be bringing travel bugs with me from the States to leave in France and would love to take some back to the States with me too! Of course, if you'd like to meet up as well, let me know! Please email me directly if you can help! -Corey Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Warwick has a few nice and quick caches around the castle area. But. They may not be big enough to take TB's. Start from: Eastgate cache http://coord.info/GC2Q13W and search. There are a couple of very nice multi's that take you around the town of Warwick, but you may not have the time to do them justice... Quote Link to comment
+goldpot Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 London, England calling: We could organise an event for you during your visit to the capital. If so, do let us know what day and where in London you would like it to take place. Quote Link to comment
+Team PEZ Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Great responses, thank you! Here is my itinerary: July 1 & 2: United Kingdom Sailing Academy Artic Rowe Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 7PQ July 3 & 4: Thistle London Heathrow Hotel Bath Road Longford West Drayton UB7 0EQ July 5: Express by Holiday Inn Oldbury Birchley Park Oldbury Birmingham B69 2BD July 6: University of Wales Bangor Ffriddoedd Building Heol Victoria Bangor LL57 2ED I would love to find a cache in each area... and of course ,drop and take home some travel bugs back to the states! If there are any travel bug motels in the immediate area, please let me know. I can't leave my students for very long - I will only have about an hour to get as many caches as I can! Thanks for all your help! -TP/Corey Quote Link to comment
+CnJnA Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Theres a cache at Llanfair.pg station.....GC151PD - leave the visitors in the nearby shop and it shouldn't take too long to grab. Quote Link to comment
+Towcester Pirates Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 this one in Caernarfon is big enough for small trackables - not too far from the castle GC2DW1X and in llanberis, right near dinorwig power station there is this cache GCQXYT Quote Link to comment
+Team PEZ Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Great ... thank you everyone! Quote Link to comment
stiab3 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 If you enter the postcodes for your accommodation in the search it'll show you the closest caches. They'll probably be some easy ones too. Quote Link to comment
+Team Noodles Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Not sure you will get the time, but this is easily doable under two hours, also a good educational distraction for the students, magna carta etc.. holds almost any bug you can bring as well. one of my favourites The British Library Quote Link to comment
Copepod Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Many Birmingham residents (I was for many years) will point out that Oldbury is in Sandwell, part of the Black County, not Birmingham. All great places, but distinct in character of place and people, with accents distinguisable if you listen carefully. Lenny Henry, born 1958 in Dudley, is the most widely known speaker with Black Country accent - stand up comedian, writer, actor, Comic Relief supporter etc. Warwick Castle is a bit over-commercialised and expensive, to put it mildly. Personally, I far prefer the far cheaper to enter Kenilworth Castle, with newly re-established Elizabethan Gardens and special events some weekends, but not on 5th July. Admittedly I haven't been to either castle since I was a teenager over 30 years ago, but my parents, sister, brother in law & 2 nieces all still live in the area, and that's their advice to any visitors. Although there's the word "Park" in the address of "Express by Holiday Inn Oldbury", it's actually just off junction 2 of M5 motorway, so I hope it's got double or triple glazing - bring ear plugs just in case! Surrounded by industrial estates and works (factories). However, I'd try exploring Titford Canal that ends in Titford Pool (balancing pool to store water for canal locks) south of hotel - should be a towpath to walk under M5. I stayed at Bangor University in summer 2009, as a marshal on an adventure race. Ffriddoedd is an accommodation site, not a single building. There are 3 entrances, 2 from Ffriddoedd Road & 1 from Victoria Drive. So, make sure you know where to park coach, as it can't get close to all buildings. We stayed in ensuite rooms in Llanddwyn Building and ate in Bar Uno in a nearby building. Quote Link to comment
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