We have 5 new seasonal themed caches published and our Christmas dinner event:
GCBZC9V Happy Halloween 2026, Casper by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBZCA2 Happy Halloween 2026, Incy by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBZC9M Happy Halloween 2026, Sorting Hat by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBZC8B Happy Halloween 2026, Frank by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T1.5
GCBZC9B Happy Halloween 2026, Jack Be Little by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5
Events
GCBZEW4 Christmas Dinner – Nosh & Natter 95 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
Where: Tafarn Yr Afr/Goat Inn, Glandwyfach, Porthmadog LL51 9LJ
When: Saturday 5th December
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.
The menu is available here, or message us for a copy. Please note we have to place Christmas Dinner food orders by 22nd November.
This is a week later than normal as they were already fully booked for the last Saturday in November.
New Treasures
There are two new Treasures collections starting Tuesday 24th November Dog figurines Series 2 and Celebration season.
There are seven Treasures in the Dog figurines: Series 2 collection. To collect Treasures from this collection, find and log small sized non-event geocaches with the “Dogs allowed” attribute.
Celebration season is a puzzle collection made up of nine puzzle piece Treasures. This collection has two sets of criteria and will only be available for one year. Collect three of the puzzle piece Treasures, by attending and logging any Event-Cache. For the other six puzzle piece Treasures, find and log any non-event geocache placed after 1st January, 2025.
Retiring collections
Three collections are being retired at the end of the year, Making Memories, Celebrating 25 years, and Event mementos. These collections will be available for players to complete through 31st December 2026.
Adventure Day 2026 Souvenir
From November 25th–29th, 2026, celebrate Adventure Day by getting outside, exploring your surroundings, and completing Adventure Lab Locations.
To earn the Adventure Day 2026 souvenir, complete five Adventure Lab Locations between November 25th and 29th. The Locations do not have to be part of the same Adventure. If you’re already a Geocaching member, each stage counts towards your Geocaching account statistics and total finds.
Pinpoint Magazine Awards
For anyone that is not aware, PinPoint, is a UK-based quarterly A5 magazine, looking at the adventurous and fascinating world of geocaching. It includes regular features covering a wide range of geocaching subjects, a puzzle competition, a strong editorial angle and a quirky approach to the game. The magazine is published four times a year. Cost £6.50 per issue.
Follow the link to buy individual print issues or take out a print or digital subscription!
PinPoint GB Geocaching Awards 2026
The PinPoint GB Geocaching Awards 2026 gave players in Great Britain the opportunity to acknowledge and reward the contributions made by geocachers right across the country. Nominations for the 10 different categories where then followed by a vote culminating in an online ceremony.
We’re delighted and somewhat humbled!
We are thrilled and amazed to have won the Outstanding Community Contribution award. A huge thank you to everyone who nominated us and voted. Your kind words about North Wales geocaching means a great deal to us.
We were proud to be shortlisted alongside so many wonderful people each of them do so much for their own corner of the community.
We love this game because of the community. The social side of geocaching, to us, is as important as placing caches, we are lucky in having a very active social scene with many varied events from monthly pub meet ups, CITO’s and caching trips. Our group adventures have taken us all over the UK plus visiting several countries in Europe.
Thank you to PinPoint Magazine for creating these awards. It’s wonderful to see geocachers across Great Britain recognised for what they individually give to our hobby. A special thanks to the UK Geocoin Database for sponsoring our category.
North Wales is a fantastic place to geocache, and we’re not done yet. There are more caches to hide, more events to plan and more adventures to share. We hope to see you out on the hills!
With thanks and happy caching,
Ann & Pete
(Ann@birdbrook & Naturesbyte)