Keeping the fun in Geocaching
The 9 Usual Suspects have been around since 2014, we are a group of Geocaching friends based in North West Wales of diverse ages and abilities. Our primary purpose is to get together, place caches, hold events, leave our environment in a better state than we found it and most importantly have fun. On average we hold about 20 events a year from monthly Nosh ‘n’ Natters, several Cache in Trash Outs (CITOs) and hosting the Geocaching Souvenir moments.
We have just two new traditional caches to report since our last post:
GCBF3MQ Ynys Môn view by ShadowTheNinjaWolf & kiethchaos Traditional D1.5/T1.5
GCBCJP3 TFTC by Clueless_Goose Traditional D5/T1.5
Treasures
Three new Treasure collections have been introduced: Snow globes, Origami animals and Dog figurines.
The Snow globes collect consists of 7 treasures. To collect find:
Any Traditional, Multi-Cache, or Mystery, any size except Micro, Small, or Virtual
with a minimum of 2 Favourite points
The Origami animals collection consists of 14 treasures. To collect find:
Small sized Traditional caches with a minimum of 4 favourite points.
The Dog figurines collection consists of 9 treasures. To collect find:
Any Micro cache with the Dog friendly attribute.
End of Year Souvenirs
As 2025 comes to a close two new souvenirs will be available, Closing 2025 and Unboxing 2026.
Earn Closing 2025 by finding any geocache, attending any Event, or completing an Adventure Lab® Location between December 24th to 31st, 2025.
Earn Unboxing 2026 by finding any geocache, attending any Event, or completing an Adventure Lab® Location from January 1st to 8th, 2026.
TB Race Update
We have just 7 weeks left in our TB race, here is the current leader board:
1) I Met Signal Tag owner ECOBAKE 43.605.5 km
2) Golden Goose owner Clueless_Goose 32,484.8 km
3) Racing Pirate owner Ann@Birdbrook 22,904.7 km
4) GraPeS The Bear owner Bess’s Friends 22,719 km
5) Lackey Tag owner Mossfamilymacc 21,241.3 km
6) DJ’s Dolphin Adventure owner Cwm DJ 20,426.7 km
7) Leap Year Devon Mega 2017 owner FfiLli 16,113.9 km
8) Incy owner sionyn68 16,040.8 km
9) 2025 New Adventure Racing Hummingbird owner wendy2000 16,000.9 km
10) 9 Ususal Suspects Race 2025 Go For It owner escapefromwork 15,911.9 km
11) Compass Winnie owner Bess’s Friends 14,591.4 km
12) 74jen Signal Race Tag owner 74jen 13,233.6 km
13) BONUSTOWN I’M IN A RACE Tag owner lostnwet 5,985.7 km
14) WanderBug the World Traveler owner naturesbyte 4,939.4 km
15) RACING KINGFISHER owner YnysMonBirders 4,481.2 km
16) Travel Sun Geocoin owner WelshDisneyMum80 1,184.6 km
17) Stitch Lackey owner Geojade2013 1,184.6 km
18) Mardi Gras 2015 owner Mossfamilymacc 583.4 km
19) Piratemania Chorley Chuckle owner jude100 194 km
20) Clogging all over the world owner Team Marzipan 0 Km
The total distance traveled by all TB’s, 273,827.4 km.
30 Countries have been visited: Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Falkland Islands, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA, Uruguay
Event Review
GCBC20Q GIFF 2025, Geocaching International Film Festival by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
This was the 8th GIFF we have hosted our first being at Witch’s Brew, Pwllheli way back in 2015. For a history of GIFF and to take a look at all previous qualifying films visit Geocaching HQ GIFF.
Watching the GIFF films with geocaching friends was a great way to spend a wet miserable Sunday afternoon. As well as the films we enjoyed popcorn, sweets, flapjack, cake and soft drinks. A big thank you goes to everyone for helping set up, Julie for manning the shop & raffle, Jen for the flapjack and making the tea, Pete for manning the projector and tech, and all who helped clear up at the end of the afternoon.
I think we were all in agreement that the films this year were of a higher standard than we have had in previous years.
To vote in the worldwide GIFF People’s Choice Award, go to Official Voting Survey
Here are the results of our voting:
1st Place
The Bison Buddy 5000 by Skimbosh 171
2nd Place
Hard Work by Harogs team 155
3rd Place
If You Hide It… by Team Vlogger aka geocachingvlogger and Seemyshell 144
Joint 4th Place
David CachinBro – First Lamp Post by DNF Hound 139
Never a Straight Path by Justcarlo 139
5th Place
The Island by Blackcoconut 127
Joint 6th Place
Geocaching is a Journey by Defoz 125
Dogeza by nokos team 125
7th Place
Gadget Cacher by PerGremlin team 121
Joint 8th Place
Tree-m Work by GeoBeeps 114
Here’s My Card by Ptowngirl229 114
Flavors of Stealth by CheekyBrit team 114
9th Place
GIFF Planning by Barucci 112
10th Place
Return of the Cache Napper Trailer by ZippyZipperZoo 111
11th Place
2000 by lpoded 109
12th Place
Super Cacher Maintainer by Team Kuropi 107
13th Place
Little Apple Tree by Rassis on tour 101
14th Place
The Inheritance by Maxagri60 team 100
15th Place
The Best Finds Are Other Geocachers by Owlfly 95
16th Place
Orthoceras by Breizh Geocacheurs team 65
Here are a few pictures from the afternoon:
Just one new cache that should have been published for Halloween but we didn’t get in for review and an event:
GCBEV9R Frankenstein by 9 Usual Suspects Mystery D2/T1.5
GCBERY8 9 Usual Suspects: Escape Room. by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Saturday 22nd November
Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB
Starts: 2pm
Ends: 5pm or when the last person leaves
Enjoy escape rooms? Then this event is for you. Julie has designed a pub themed escape room full of tricky puzzles to solve.
Event Reminder
GCBC20Q GIFF 2025, Geocaching International Film Festival by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
Where: Talysarn Community Centre, Station Road, Talysarn, Caernarfon LL54 6HL
Date: Sunday 9th November 2025
Doors open: 3.00pm
Film showing starts: 3.15pm approx, duration approx 1 hour 15 minutes
Venue closes: 5.00pm
This will be the 8th GIFF we have hosted our first being at Witch’s Brew, Pwllheli way back in 2015. For a history of GIFF and to take a look at all previous qualifying films visit Geocaching HQ GIFF.
Do you want an event souvenir? If so please log a “will attend” in advance and in your geocaching name. Please note only those that have logged a “will attend” will receive a souvenir.
As at previous GIFF events we will be voting on our favourite films, there will be free refreshments, a shop selling a variety of geocaching containers and our latest 9US geocoins. The on going TB raffle will also be drawn.
Here are this year’s 20 GIFF films:
We will be having a ten minute intermission after film 10.
Christmas Dinner
GCBDKZD Christmas Dinner – Nosh & Natter 84 by 9 Usual Suspects
Where: Tafarn Yr Afr/Goat Inn, Glandwyfach, Porthmadog LL51 9LJ
When: Saturday 29th November
Time: 7-9pm or when the last person leaves
Dress Code: Anything Christmas
We are now taking menu choices, please note all food has to be ordered in advance and we need orders by 21st November. See menu below:
Piratemania 18 2026 Up-date
The Piratemania Crew have announced the dates and site for next years event.
When: Friday 24th July to Wednesday 29th July
Where: Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens, Main Road, Kelmarsh, Northampton NN6 9LY
GCBEP2C Lon Eifion, Fun Guys… by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBEJJ6 Squirrelled away by ShadowTheNinjaWolf Traditional D1.5/T1.5
GCBEFN1 Pen Braich bike trails by ShadowTheNinjaWolf Traditional D1.5/T2
Event Reminder
GCBDZHV 9 Usual Suspects- Let’s Meet! by 9 Usual Suspects D1/T1
Where: The Australia. 31, The High Street, Porthmadog. LL49 9LR
When: Saturday 1st November, 2025
Time: 14.00 hrs – 15.00 hrs
9 Usual Suspects invite you to join them at one of their favourite pubs, The Australian, for a catch up and for any visitors to the area to meet local cachers.
Event Review
GCBC2HX Happy Halloween by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
The weather was not on our side, we battled with the strong winds and rain managing to set up most of our scary props. Those that didn’t appear this year will hopefully make an appearance next year!. Between the heavy showers there was plenty of spooky fun, pumpkin competitions, quizzes, BBQ and lots of banter. Thank you to the witches, other scary characters and everyone for attending and supporting our events.
Here are few pictures from the evening:
Several new Traditional caches and a couple of Earthcaches have been published since our last post, just in time for half term.
GCBDZQP Pont droed Desach by Tirion_Trailblazer Traditional D2/T3
GCBE6Z8 Lôn Gwyrfai 1 by Math1212 Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBE6ZV Lôn Gwyrfai 2 by Math1212 Traditional D1.5/T2
GCBE8QW Lôn Gwyrfai 3 by Math1212 Traditional D3/T1.5
GCBE8X8 Lôn Gwyrfai 4 by Math1212 Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBE8XW Lôn Gwyrfai 5 by Math1212 Traditional D2/T2
GCBE9VW Lon Eifion, Hook, Line & Sinker by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBE9W2 Lon Eifion, Meet Pigwidgeon by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T1.5
GCBE9WC Lon Eifion, Spectacular Style by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T1.5
GCBE9X6 Lon Eifion, Meet Jack O… by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2
GCBE9X1 Lon Eifion, Deathly Hollows 2 by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2
GCBE869 Penmaenmawr Rock by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T1.5
GCBE82C The Acid Volcano by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T3
Event Reminder
GCBC2HX Happy Halloween by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
When: Saturday 25th October
Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB
Party Starts: 5pm
Party Ends: 8pm or when the last person leaves
Attire: Optional Halloween Fancy dress
A repeat of last years event with a few extra scary surprises. Wrap up warm, as, weather permitting, we plan to have some outside activities including a pumpkin lantern competition. There will be prizes for adults and children, to enter bring your carved pumpkin on the night. Of course there will be a BBQ and the bar will be open to late.
Our latest slate coins will be available to purchase at £14 each, pre-ordered coins will be available for collection.
Anyone wishing to purchase coins can contact us through the comments or email SlateCoins@9usualsuspects.uk
Virtual Rewards 5
This year, Geocaching HQ is saying thank you to cache hiders with 4,000 new opportunities to place a one-of-a-kind Virtual Cache. With Virtual Rewards 5.0, you could have the chance to create a Virtual Cache in 2026 if you hide three non-Event geocaches in 2025.
Geocachers who meet these criteria are automatically eligible for selection on February 3rd, 2026:
Since our last post we have had a couple of new traditional caches and a new earthcache published:
GCBC6PX YOSM #0187 Bwlch Mawr by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T3
GCBDNEJ The Captain’s bench by Tirion_Trailblazer Traditional D2/T1
GCBDMQ0 Llewellyn by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T1.5
Event Reminder
GCBDCQG Meet & Greet in Porthmadog by Hammer66 D1/T1
When: Saturday 11th October 2025 (tonight)
Where: Porthmadog Harbour
Time: 6pm to 6.30pm
Hammer66 is on holiday in the area and would like to meet local and not so local cachers to discuss our wonderful hobby.
International EarthCache Day
Earn the International EarthCache Day 2025 souvenir by visiting any EarthCache and completing the logging requirements from October 10 through October 12, 2025.
Since 2004, EarthCaches have encouraged geocachers to explore and celebrate our planet’s extraordinary geological features.
All non-Premium EarthCaches are open to everyone throughout the weekend on the Geocaching® app from 12:00:00 UTC on Friday 10th October, until 12:00:00 UTC on Monday 13th October, 2025.
Treasures
Recently 4 new Treasure collections have been released, GIFF Gnomes, Celebrating GIFF, Fossils and River Expedition Puzzle. Collections now have to be activated to collect treasures, with only 3 collections active at any one time. Some juggling of active collections may be needed to ensure maximum treasures are collected. Here are the requirements for each new collection:
GIFF Gnomes: Find 5 Mystery caches of Any Size with the Available 24/7 attribute.
Celebrating GIFF: Attend 8 Events all types count.
Fossils: Discover 6 Earthcaches, all D/T’s count.
River Expedition Puzzle: This new Treasure collection is only available for Premium members, and it’s a little different from previous collections as each treasure is piece of a jigsaw. Complete the collection to complete the puzzle and earn a souvenir. The puzzle has 16 pieces, and each piece has unique criteria based on difficulty and terrain ratings.
East Anglia UK Mega 2026
GCB910M East Anglia UK Mega Event by EastAngliaMega26
When: Saturday 8th August 2026
Where: Norfolk Showground, Dereham Rd, New Costessey, Norwich NR5 0TT
Time: 10:00am to 4pm
Are you planning on camping at the UK Mega next year? If so are you aware that there is a 10% discount for Early Bird booking available until the 31st October.
Camping is available from Tuesday 4th to Monday 10th August and can be booked on this website.
Full size 10m x 12m pitches at £30 per night.
Small tent pitch 5m x 6m at £22 per night.
£50 per week for optional EHU.
Book from 2 to 6 nights. (Minimum booking is 2 nights.)
The pitches are all on a large grass field. The site has permanent toilet and shower blocks, electricity is generated by solar panels on the roof of the exhibition hall.
Just one new cache and 3 new events have been published since our last post.
GCBDJB6 Pwmp Dŵr Rhos Isaf by Math1212 Traditional D2/T1.5
Events
GCBDCQG Meet & Greet in Porthmadog by Hammer66 D1/T1
When: Saturday 11th October 2025
Where: West Highland Railway Platform, Porthmadog
Time: 6pm to 6.30pm
Hammer66 is on holiday in the area and would like to meet local and not so local cachers to discuss our wonderful hobby.
GCBDKYT 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 83 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Thursday 30th October 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
Christmas Dinner
I know it is only the beginning of October and no one wants to think about Christmas but for our Christmas Dinner Event we have to book way in advance to get our preferred date and venue.
GCBDKZD Christmas Dinner – Nosh & Natter 84 by 9 Usual Suspects
Where: Tafarn Yr Afr/Goat Inn, Glandwyfach, Porthmadog LL51 9LJ
When: Saturday 29th November
Time: 7-9pm or when the last person leaves
Dress Code: Anything Christmas
Will Santa be attending? Who knows, but for those that wish to take part there will be the usual ‘Secret Santa’, presents price guide £5-£10.
Please find the menu below:
Please note all food has to be ordered in advance and we need food orders by 21st November.
Event Reminders
We are weather watching, according to the latest info, with luck, Storm Amy should have passed by 2pm tomorrow, so we are not canceling the following events. We will review weather/conditions tomorrow morning and make a decision whether to go ahead or cancel. An event announcement will be made to confirm our decision.
GCBD2G7 CITO 2025 Season 2 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Saturday 4th October 2025
Where: The Old Bridge, Morfa Parc, Caernarfon
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
We will be meeting at the old bridge, Morfa Parc, Caernarfon, on Saturday 4th October 2pm. Our task for the day will be to pick up as much litter as possible starting from the the bridge, around the park then following the River Seiont to Lon Eifion. If we get enough volunteers we will pick the wooded area behind Tesco.
GCBD32K 9US Cake & Brew by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Saturday 4th October 2025
Where: Old Bridge, Parc Dre, Caernarfon
Time: 3.30pm to 4pm
As a Thank You to our hard working volunteers we will be supplying refreshments and a chance to catch up, swap TB’s and enjoy some geochat while having a brew and cake.
9US 10th Anniversary Coins
Last chance to pre-order and save £2!
Celebrate a decade of discovery with the limited edition 9 Usual Suspects 10th Anniversary Geocoin! Crafted from slate. This unique Geocoin features an engraved mountain scene on the obverse, on the reverse the iconic 9 Usual Suspects logo along with a trackable number. The Geocoin is a limited run with just 20 available, it’s a must-have keepsake for collectors and geocachers alike, marking ten unforgettable years of adventures for the 9 Usual Suspects.
Pre-order price is just £12, the coins will normally retail at £14. To order please contact us through the comments or email SlateCoins@9usualsuspects.uk
Coins will be available to purchase and collect from our events.
A couple of new traditional caches, CITO and event have been published since our last post:
GCBD867 Caernarfon a Bontnewydd A487 by ECOBAKE Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBD4DT REALLY SideTracked – Llanberis (SMR) by Clueless_Goose Traditional T1.5/D1.5
New Events
GCBD2G7 CITO 2025 Season 2 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Saturday 4th October 2025
Where: The Old Bridge, Morfa Parc, Caernarfon
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
We will be meeting at the old bridge, Morfa Parc, Caernarfon, on Saturday 8th March at 2pm. Our task for the day will be to pick up as much litter as possible starting from the the bridge, around the park then following the River Seiont to Lon Eifion. If we get enough volunteers we will pick the wooded area behind Tesco.
GCBD32K 9US Cake & Brew by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Saturday 4th October 2025
Where: Old Bridge, Parc Dre, Caernarfon
Time: 3.30pm to 4pm
As a Thank You to our hard working volunteers we will be supplying refreshments and a chance to catch up, swap TB’s and enjoy some geochat while having a brew and cake.
Event Reminders
There are several events happening in the next few days:
GCBCTEY 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 82 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Friday 26th September 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
Please note this event is on Friday not the normal Thursday.
Apologies everyone, I forgot to put this in for review and missed the deadline for Thursday evening.
GCBBXWD SideTracked Railway200 – Pwllheli by GO PUB CACHING
When: Friday 26th September
Where: Pwllheli National Rail Station
Time: 9.30am to 10am
GCBBXYH SideTracked Railway200 – Caernarfon by GO PUB CACHING
When: Saturday 27th September
Where: Welsh Highland Railway, Caernarfon
Time: 12.45pm to 1.15pm
GCBBGQ7 SideTracked Railway200 – Porthmadog Harbour by GO PUB CACHING
When: Saturday 27th September
Where: Welsh Highland Railway & Ffestiniog Railway, Porthmadog
Time: 6.00pm to 6.30pm
GCBC9EC Moley’s Meet up by Moley13 Event D1/T1.5
When: Saturday 27th September
Where: Llangollen Pavillion
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Moley is going to be in Llangollen for Hidden Earth – UK’s National Caving Conference and is keen to meet up with other geocaching cavers as well as any other geocachers who happen to be in the area. The meeting spot is a group of picnic tables at the side of Llangollen Pavilion.
GCBBXTH SideTracked Railway200 – Porthmadog by GO PUB CACHING
When: Sunday 28th September
Where: National Rail Station, Porthmadog
Time: 10.15am to 10.45am
CADW Open Doors
Every September, Cadw “Opens its Doors”. A selection of Cadw and other historical sites open their doors free of charge, some sites are not normally open to the general public, others may offer free guided tours and experiences.
Here are a couple of our favourite places that are open this weekend:
Barclodiad-y-Gawres
Open Sunday 28th September
Barclodiad-y-Gawres is a partially reconstructed Neolithic burial chamber, famous for its decorated stones. The spectacular, cliff side position of this later Neolithic monument is one of its great attractions and accessing it provides a short pleasant walk. Barclodiad-y-Gawres means ‘The Giantess’s Apronful’ and is a traditional local name. This is a chance to investigate this unique and important passage tomb which is not generally open to the public.
Free Tours will be at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Meet at the monument. No booking required.
Harlech Castle
Open Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th September
Join guide, Siân Roberts, and discover the stories behind the stones of this spectacular structure in its stunning setting. We can highly recommend this tour, we held an event here last year followed by Siân’s excellent tour.
Free Tours will be at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. No booking required.
We have four new caches and an event published since our last post:
GCBCBCD Geobabies Secret Beach 😀 by svl379 Traditional D1/T2.5
GCBCD0G The holiday one by svl379 Traditional D1.5/T1.5
GCBCG04 Little Bridges # 3241 Twthill Footbridge (C’fon) by Clueless_Goose Traditional D1.5/T1
GCBCGTM YOSM #1283 Pen y Graig by Clueless_Goose Mystery D1.5/T1
Events
GCBCTEY 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 82 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Friday 26th September 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
Please note this event is on Friday not the normal Thursday.
Apologies everyone, I forgot to put this in for review and missed the deadline for Thursday evening.
9US 10th Anniversary Coins
Celebrate a decade of discovery with the limited edition 9 Usual Suspects 10th Anniversary Geocoin! Crafted from slate. This unique Geocoin features an engraved mountain scene on the obverse, on the reverse the iconic 9 Usual Suspects logo along with a trackable number. The Geocoin is a limited run with just 20 available, it’s a must-have keepsake for collectors and geocachers alike, marking ten unforgettable years of adventures for the 9 Usual Suspects.
Pre-order price is just £12, the coins will normally retail at £14. To order please contact us through the comments or email SlateCoins@9usualsuspects.uk
Coins will be available to purchase and collect from our events.
Christmas Dinner Diary Date
I know it is only September and no one wants to think about Christmas but for our Christmas Dinner Event we have to book way in advance to get our preferred date and venue. We have booked Tafarn Yr Afr/The Goat Inn, Glandwyfach on Saturday 29th November at 7pm. We are still waiting confirmation of this years Christmas menu, once received we’ll publish the event and start taking bookings.
CADW Open Doors
Every September, Cadw “Opens its Doors”. A selection of Cadw and other historical sites open their doors free of charge, some sites are not normally open to the general public, others may offer free guided tours and experiences.
Here are a few of our favourite places that are open this weekend:
Cae’r Gors
Open Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st September
Cae’r Gors is the childhood home of authoress Kate Roberts. She was born and raised in Rhosgadfan at the turn of the 20th century, when the slate industry was at its most productive and industrious.
Free Tours at 11am (Welsh), 2pm (English) and 3pm (Welsh).
Address – Cae’r Gors, Rhosgadfan, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL54 7EY.
Denbigh Open Doors Weekend
The 2025 Denbigh Open Doors Weekend launches Friday 19th September 2025 with an evening lecture exploring property deeds at the Theatr Twm o’r Nant. Over the weekend, Saturday and Sunday 20th and 21st September 2025 from 10am to 5pm more than thirty historically important sites in the locale will be open to the public, supplemented by talks and guided tours. Please note booking is required for some talks and tours.
Denbigh Castle
Open Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st September
Denbigh Castle is one of the fortresses that formed King Edward I’s “ring of castles”. Construction of the castle began in 1282 by Henry de Lacy, one of Edward I’s chief commanders. It was not the first stronghold to occupy this strategic site: it was built over the stronghold of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, the Welsh leader crushed by Edward in 1282. During the Civil War (1642-1649), the then decaying castle was repaired by Colonel William Salesbury. In 1646 the castle endured a nine month siege. When Denbigh finally surrendered on 26 October 1646, it was only after the king had personally ordered Salesbury to do so.
Open fro 10am to 5pm No Booking Required
Wireless in Wales Museum
Open Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st September
This building was adopted as the headquarters of a Welsh Language Centre in Denbigh by David Evan Jones in 1991. Mr Jones had had a passion for radio and its role in the broadcasting history of Wales, but sadly passed away just before his vision officially opened to the public. The museum celebrates, from a Wales perspective, the evolution of radio and radio broadcasting. Chronological displays show some rare and representative radios and memorabilia.
The building had housed the old Denbigh Library until 1989. And in the 19th century, its forerunner, the Working Men’s Reading Room, was established here.
Opening Times 10am to 4pm No Booking Required.
Address – Canolfan Iaith Clwyd, Bridge Street, Denbigh, LL16 3LG.
CITO Season 2
CITO Season 2 2025 started on September 1st and runs to November 30th. We are planning a litter pick for Saturday 4th October, further details once published.
Since our last post two new multis, a couple of new earthcaches plus 3 events have been published:
GCBC4GJ Church Micro 15502… Caernarfon by Math1212 Multi D2.5/T1.5
GCBC0AM SideTracked – Porthmadog by Clueless_Goose Multi D2/T1.5
GCBC12P A Tuff EarthCache by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T2.5
GCBBZR6 Bwlch Mawr Trig & Lava by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T3
Events
GCBC9EC Moley’s Meet up by Moley13 Event D1/T1.5
When: Saturday 27th September
Where: Llangollen Pavillion
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Moley is going to be in Llangollen for Hidden Earth – UK’s National Caving Conference and is keen to meet up with other geocaching cavers as well as any other geocachers who happen to be in the area. The meeting spot is a group of picnic tables at the side of Llangollen Pavilion.
Saturday 27th September is a very popular day for events in our area, this is event is the 4th to be published on this date
GCBC2HX Happy Halloween by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
When: Saturday 25th October
Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB
Party Starts: 5pm
Party Ends: 8pm or when the last person leaves
Attire: Optional Halloween Fancy dress
A repeat of last years event with a few extra scary surprises. Wrap up warm, as, weather permitting, we plan to have some outside activities including a pumpkin lantern competition. There will be prizes for adults and children, to enter bring your carved pumpkin on the night. Of course there will be a BBQ and the bar will be open to late.
GCBC20Q GIFF 2025, Geocaching International Film Festival by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
Where: Talysarn Community Centre, Station Road, Talysarn, Caernarfon LL54 6HL
Date: Sunday 9th November 2025
Doors open: 3.00pm
Film showing starts: 3.15pm approx, duration approx 1 hour.
Venue closes: 5.00pm
We invite you to join us for Geocachings International Film Festival 2025. More details of films etc will be announced nearer the date. As this venue is not cheap to hire we will be fund raising and looking for volunteers to help with setting up, manning our geocaching shop and very importantly running the kitchen.
Famous Suspects
Recently some of the Usual Suspects have been featured in the Geocaching media.
At a very wet event in Bristol during UK Mega week 3 Usual Suspects were caught on camera by GO PUB CACHING and appear on his YouTube site pubtv. See link below:
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxe5pGtX_mgn1-SION02caFer4O-rv6d5z?si=t7youjJ2BSzlOR_l
74Jen and ECOBAKE now have worldwide fame after they were included in a recent post by Geocaching HQ in their blog, LogBook:
Highlights from “Where’s 25? – Locationless Cache”
“We’re more than halfway through 2025, which means that time is running shorter for you to log GCA2025 Where’s 25? – Locationless Cache! This special cache is active only through December 31, 2025 in commemoration of geocaching’s milestone anniversary.
The geocaching community has found “25” all over since the Locationless Cache was published in January. More than 26,000 geocachers have logged a find, and shared more than 32,000 photos of “25” sightings worldwide.”
Here are just a few of the fun examples:
Several new caches and events to report since our last post:
GCBBW14 Foxy’s neighbour by Tiriondavies Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBBTQ4 Cache is calling by Tiriondavies Traditional D1.5/T2
GCBBN8K WMW #2 – Playing with Stones by Wizard_001 Earthcache D4.5/T2.5
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GCBBK2E Church Micro 15487…LLanddeiniolen by ECOBAKE Traditional D1.5/T1.5
GCBBXDF A Different Kind of Pavement by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T4
GCBBXBX Wales Mountain Bowling Green by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T5
GCBBW7B Mimetolith by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T4
GCBBKDM Anglesey GeoMon – Spilite by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T1.5
GCBBH79 Clogwyn Brith ~ Metasomatism by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T2
GCBBGY1 Penygadair by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T4
GCBBF7Y War Memorial #2425 – Llanberis by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T1.5
GCBBFJY Anglesey GeoMon – Porth y Mór by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T2.5
Events
GCBBXWD SideTracked Railway200 – Pwllheli by GO PUB CACHING
When: Saturday 27th September
Where: Pwllheli National Rail Station
Time: 9.30am to 10am
GCBBXYH SideTracked Railway200 – Caernarfon by GO PUB CACHING
When: Saturday 27th September
Where: Welsh Highland Railway, Caernarfon
Time: 12.45pm to 1.15pm
GCBBGQ7 SideTracked Railway200 – Porthmadog Harbour by GO PUB CACHING
When: Saturday 27th September
Where: Welsh Highland Railway & Ffestiniog Railway, Porthmadog
Time: 18.00pm to 18.30pm
GCBBXTH SideTracked Railway200 – Porthmadog by GO PUB CACHING
When: Sunday 28th September
Where: National Rail Station, Porthmadog
Time: 10.15am to 10.45am
Event Reminder
GCBAX9G 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 81 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Thursday 28th August 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
Please note for this event we are back to normal, tomorrow night.
Diary Dates
We currently have in for review the following events:
GCBC2HX Happy Halloween on Saturday 25th October
GCBC20Q GIFF 2025, Geocaching International Film Festival on Sunday 9th November
More details once published.
Upcoming Souvenirs
September Equinox Souvenir
Geocaching HQ has a new September equinox souvenir available from 19th-22nd September 2025. To earn the souvenir find one geocache, attend an Event, or complete an Adventure Lab® Location.
This year the changing seasons will be celebrated with souvenir artwork inspired by the Sandhill Crane. Why Cranes? Because they represent migratory patterns and seasonal change.
Adventure Day Souvenir
To earn the Adventure Lab® Adventure Day souvenir, complete five Adventure Lab Locations, these do not have to be in the same Adventure, between Friday 17th October to Sunday 19th October 2025.