leannekc Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 I recently returned to England for a holiday, but the majority of my time there was spent on a canal boat without alternative transport options. Is there any one out there who might want to plant a few caches accessible from the Canal system? Or make those already available somehow searchable with the words "canal" and which canal system? We did have fun playing with our gps and marking and mapping and tracing walks, but I couldn't easily find any caches to print out prior to our trip. Next time, I will probably come more prepared and hide some of our own. We spend most of our time on the Grand Union/Oxford Canals (bottom of Calcutt locks to the knowledgable). I can even think of multiple virtual caches to attract people to some great areas of the canal to visit and walk on. Now that we live in Kansas City, MO-I really miss our regular narrow boat trips! We have begun doing geocaching as an alternative to get us out of the house at weekends! Quote Link to comment
+Rocky Balboa Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 There is one i did near blackpool named rufford branch and ofcorse the grand union canal cache, think there are others too. Dan Wilson (Team Dan and Pid) Quote Link to comment
phredd Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Try these two of mine:- (1) A Wet One. (actualy in the canal. (2) Uplifting day Out. (Anderton Boat Lift) PHREDD (Cheshire). Quote Link to comment
+lathama Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Is belvior Lodge. This is on the towpath but the canal terminates 500ft from where the cache is. I think this is the Grantham Canal Quote Link to comment
+Richard & Beth Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 The Kennet and Avon canal runs right through the middle of The Oracle Centre in Reading, where we have hidden a microcache, although you can't actually stop within the centre due to the currents. A couple of the Cluedo caches are close to the Basingstoke Canal. There is also a cache called Canal Cache near to the canal in Wembley. Richard Quote Link to comment
+Team S-J Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 "Scarfields Dingle" GC58D2 near Alvechurch is next to a canal and the boat yard is close that has just opened a pub! "Frank" GC29B6 north of Cambridge is just off the canal. Good Pub (The Bridge) just up the road. No idea what canals these are near but Alvechurch isn't that far from the Oxford area. Quote Link to comment
+Silver Horde Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 We're having a holiday on the canal in July, Can't wait It's our first narrowboat cruise since 1987. I have marked all the caches within striking distance of our course. I'm thinking about placing a multi cache, if I have time. I don't want to be accused of abandonment though! We hope to get family interested in the maintenance of the cache. I'd love it if a local would place a cache somewhere by the canal between Aldermaston & Devizes! Peregrinus Quote Link to comment
+The Wombles Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 We'll place a cache at the Devizes end since we live nearby. There is a location which has been on our list anyway. If you have a car at the Devizes end then there are several more caches in the area; search on this location: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=17491 Have a good holiday. Dave & Nicky Quote Link to comment
Ben Pid Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 A new cache on the canal planted by me because I saw this post the other day is "Lucky Strike" on the Canal side near Aylesbury in Bucks. Pid Watch out its a Golfcourse... (Team Dan + Pid) Quote Link to comment
+paul.blitz Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 > I'd love it if a local would place a cache > somewhere by the canal between Aldermaston & > Devizes! "The Lock" cache was recenty placed and is incrediby close to the K&A canal! Heck, don't trip up when you retrieve it, or it may end up IN the canal! Paul Paul B Quote Link to comment
+dylanhayes Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 I happened to note a locationless cache based on the idea of canal locks: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=25354 From a narrow boat you should be able to find one which scores well by the criteria listed there ;-) ******************************************************* Don't mention the mushrooms ******************************************************* Quote Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by dylanhayes: I happened to note a locationless cache based on the idea of canal locks: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=25354 From a narrow boat you should be able to find one which scores well by the criteria listed there ;-) Hmmm, if I read it correctly I could log this cache for every lock I visit in the UK which seems a little unfair - I could get my cache total pretty high, pretty quickly. I also note that the only log on it should technically be disqualified as the cache text specifically mentions locks in Britain and the one that is logged is in Indiana. I've always been a bit uneasy about locationless caches. I could use them to rack up my caches hidden total this way as well e.g. on the same lines as the Lock cache I've thought up the following: Post boxes in Britain Telephone boxes in Britain Pubs in Britain called "The Dog and Duck" Sports stadia in Britain Zoos in Britain Airports in Britain etc etc. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by dylanhayes: I happened to note a locationless cache based on the idea of canal locks: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=25354 From a narrow boat you should be able to find one which scores well by the criteria listed there ;-) *** Having read JeremyP on this topic, I wondered about logging a find for each of the locks on my favourite canal - The Grantham. After all I already have the coordinates from all 18 and photos of quite a few. I don't think so! Granted it would be one way of drawing attention to the Grantham, I have already set two caches there: Belvoir Lodge http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=6048 Viking GC http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=25304 That is because I believe that drawing attention to places people might not know about is one of the good things about the sport. But don't try getting to either by boat as the Grantham is still being restored and although trailed boats can sail past the first, they would have some difficulty at the second. Quote Link to comment
+Finger Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 For another cache on a canal see http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=31440 Regards, Finger (UK Charter Member) Quote Link to comment
leannekc Posted August 5, 2002 Author Share Posted August 5, 2002 I couldn't get the link to go, kept dropping me in hideseek search. Thanks for any further info to find its listing. Quote Link to comment
+Finger Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 Ah !!! That is probably as I only just posted it this evening ..... Wait until tomorrow ... It will probably be "Live" then. Regards, Finger (UK Charter Member) Quote Link to comment
leannekc Posted August 6, 2002 Author Share Posted August 6, 2002 Excellent location! I can't wait to get back to England to hunt for it. Thanks, Quote Link to comment
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