Just one new cache and an event review since our last post:
GCC005P Lon Eifion, the Corner 2 by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T1.5
Event Review
GCBXR3T Happy Halloween 2026 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1.5
With all the previous weeks awful wind and rain we had been playing the ‘weather watch’ game. Prop trial runs were shelved and pushed closer to the day raising our stress levels. It takes days to set up, all our new props needed space and to be outside but again a quick word with the weather God and all came good for the night. In fact it was the best weather we have ever had for a Halloween event. We, with the aid of Ali & Bry, just managed to get the last props up and running as the first attendees started to arrive, this meant we never got our pumpkins carved or time to don our costumes. Still there is always next year….
The effort that had gone into this years costumes was amazing. Pete did a fantastic job getting all the tech to preform on the night, he has far more perseverance and patience than I have! We must say a very big Thank You’s to Gra for the wonderful array of spooky treats, they were very much appreciated by all, and Ali & Bry for their help in setting up. Also a very big Thank You to the washing up fairy’s, you did a brilliant job.
We only had a few entries into the pumkin carving competition this year but the standards were exceptionally high.
Attendees
The evening finished around midnight after several drinks and games of Mexican Train. Thanks all for attending making it a very special night.
Here is a short video of the evening:
December Solstice Souvenir
No matter which hemisphere you call home, the December solstice marks a seasonal transition and a new opportunity for adventure. Whether you’re welcoming winter or summer, there’s always something to discover outdoors on a geocache outing. From 19th to 21st December 2026, find and log any geocache, event, or Adventure Lab® Location to earn your December solstice souvenir.
There are no new caches to report, just a couple of event reminders:
Event Reminders
GCBYXNN 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 94 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1 When: Thursday 29th October, 2026 Where: Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
GCBXR3T Happy Halloween 2026 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1.5 When: Friday 30th October Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB Party Starts: 5pm Party Ends: 8pm or when the last person leaves Attire:Optional Halloween Fancy dress
Lets hope the weather God looks favourably on us, we really don’t need strong winds and rain. But whatever the weather brings we will be going ahead with this event. The newly refurbished bar will be open and hot food will be served. All refreshments are free. To aid us with planning and catering for the evening, please could you make sure you have logged a ‘will attend’ including number of persons in your party. For the very hardy we have very basic camping available and space for the odd caravan/motorhome, please message us for details.
The Beaufort Scale of Wind
With our recent weather we thought it would be of interest to take a look at the Beaufort scale of wind Speed.
In 1805 Commander Sir Francis Beaufort published a method of measuring the wind at sea based on what sails a frigate could safely hoist. He was applying not simply his own observations but those of seafarers from centuries before him. The key difference was his scientific methodology. With each increment of the Beaufort Scale, as it was later to be known, there were descriptions of the state of the sea and the wind speed in knots (later convertible to m/h and km/h). From this standardised recording sailors were able to predict how ships would react in certain wind speeds.
Commander Sir Francis Beaufort
Much later the Beaufort Scale was adapted for use on the land. The descriptions that go with it are still useful today. The link between what is observable and what has been measured (i.e. the wind velocity or force) allows a person to make predictions – about the need to take shelter, about the risk, etc.
More Beaufort numbers, those from force 13 to 17, were added by the United States Weather Bureau in 1955 to account for the winds that can occur during a hurricane, through to all intents and purposes once at force 12 or beyond, a ship’s, or a person’s options are very limited indeed.
The scale is an invaluable reference, worth learning and practising in the field or at sea.
Wind barbs are used on some weather maps to indicate predicted wind speed:
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 up until the 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!
We have a couple of new Earthcaches to report since our last post:
GCBZ0GZ Spotty Slate…Andalusite in Action by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T1 GCBYY11 Conwy D Zones by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T1
Event Reminder
GCBXR3T Happy Halloween 2026 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1.5 When: Friday 30th October Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB Party Starts: 5pm Party Ends: 8pm or when the last person leaves Attire:Optional Halloween Fancy dress
I know this is still 2 weeks away but if you are planning on attending please could you log a “will attend” as we need numbers for catering etc
Event Review
9US Celebrate International Geocaching Day
GCBYGTE 9US Return to Porthdinllaen by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T2.5
Porthdinllaen a perfect location to celebrate International Earthcache Day, beautiful scenery, a landscape full of natural features highlighted by 12 earthcaches and a pub!
We were very lucky as the weather God smiled on us again… after the previous days cold strong wind and the heavy showers I thought we might only get as far as Tŷ Coch Inn. But the weather was perfect for a walk around Porthdinllaen head. As the tide was in we walked from the National Trust car park through the golf course to the pub discovering an earthcache en route. Once we secured an outside table we all enjoyed a beer and admired the view. I think we all would have been quite happy to spend the afternoon sitting there drinking beer and chatting but we were on a mission to discover all the earthcaches. The walk was stunning, even spotted a seal, the tide had dropped to allow us to walk back via the beach, just a great way to spend a sunny October Sunday afternoon.
Pinpoint GB Geocaching Awards 2026
PinPoint GB geocaching awards 2026 online ceremony is tonight.
We have one new event and no new caches published since our last post :
GCBYGTE 9US Return to Porthdinllaen by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T2.5 Where: Ty Coch Inn, Porthdinllaen, Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd LL53 6DB When: Sunday 11th October,2026 Time: 12pm -12.30pm or when the last person leaves Come and join us for beautiful scenery and a landscape full of natural features. A great place to celebrate International Earthcache Day. After the event, if weather permits, we intend to discover all 10 earthcaches in the locality and an old 2004 cache GCJMXV “Can you spy a seal?” by Bess’s Friends
For anyone wishing to walk with us to the event we will be leaving the car park at 11.30am.
Join Bess’s Friends to celebrated World Postcard Day, swap TB’s and enjoy plenty of geochat. By attending this event you will earn World Postcard Day 2026 souvenir.
World Postcard Day Souvenir
Earn this souvenir by either attending an event or by finding a letterbox cache by Sunday 4th October 2026.
A Message from Piratemania Committee:
PIRATES… THERE BE TREASURE TO CLAIM!
“Geocaching HQ has set loose the Pirate Treasures collection… So naturally, we’ve decided to make things a little more interesting. Complete the Pirate Treasures collection and send us proof before: MIDNIGHT – 31ST DECEMBER 2026…and your name will be thrown into the captain’s hat for a chance to win: A FREE PIRATEMANIA SUPPORTERS PACK! Already bought one? Good pirate. If your name is drawn, we’ll give you your money back instead. To collect the Pirate Treasures, you’ll need to hunt down and log qualifying Mystery Caches and Multi-Caches.
A huge thanks to UK Geocoin Database for sponsoring the prize and adding a little extra loot to the treasure chest. So sharpen your pencils, solve those Mysteries, tackle those Multis and get hunting.The deadline is New Year’s Eve. The treasure is waiting. And one lucky pirate will be sailing away with a Piratemania Supporters Pack.”
UK Mega
The 2027 Mega will be taking place at the Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington Spa, on 31st July 2027. It’ll be a one-day event – similar to London Calling or the Geolympics – in the West Midlands region, and it’s the weekend after the annual Piratemania event, so you can do them both in the same holiday. Piratemania have very kindly agreed to extend their camping to cover the full week between the two events, so you can get to both without all the faff of shifting camps halfway through things. Yay for pirates! Cache page goes live Sunday 4th October.
Halloween…. it’s Getting Closer
GCBXR3T Happy Halloween 2026 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1.5 When: Friday 30th October Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB Party Starts: 5pm Party Ends: 8pm or when the last person leaves Attire:Optional Halloween Fancy dress
Over the next week we have lots happening in the world of geocaching, new caches, events, souvenirs and a new Treasure collection. Lets start with new caches:
GCBX02C Village Hall Series 1916 – Llangoed by RichieBlod D1.5/T1.5 GCBXDK5 Evacuated to ‘The Eru’ by svl379 Traditional D1.5/T1
The first caches in our new Love it! or Hate it! series have been published, hopefully more will appear over the next few weeks. GCBXG10 Love it! or Hate it! A—– by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBXG41 Love it! or Hate it! Ba—– by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBXG2A Love it! or Hate it! M—— by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBXG2G Love it! or Hate it! C—— by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBXG3H Love it! or Hate it! G—– by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBXG32 Love it! or Hate it! S—– by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBXG3R Love it! or Hate it! B——– by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T1.5
Events
GCBXH78 Becky & Ralph (WMM27) on tour by becky_booh Event D1/T1 When: Wednesday 23rd September, 2026 Where: Oriel Mon, Rhosmeirch, Llangefni LL77 7TQ Time: 10am – 10.30pm Becky and Ralph, from WMM 2027 committee, are on tour in our area and would like to meet local and not so local geocachers to discuss our fascinating hobby.
GCBXTAR 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 93 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1 When: Thursday 24th September, 2026 Where: Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
GCBY1EH BaD on Tour Afternoon Tea by Beano & Dandy Event D1/T1.5 When: Friday 2nd October, 2026 Where: The Rise, Station Road, Betws-y-coed Time: 4pm – 4.40pm Beano and Dandy would like to meet local and not so local geocachers to discuss our fascinating hobby over a cuppa and cake.
GCBXR3T Happy Halloween 2026 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1.5 When: Friday 30th October Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB Party Starts: 5pm Party Ends: 8pm or when the last person leaves Attire:Optional Halloween Fancy dress The newly refurbished bar will be open and hot food will be served, the menu still has to be confirmed. All refreshments are free, to aid us with planning and catering for the evening please could you log ‘will attends’ in advance and include number of persons that will be attending. For the very hardy we have very basic camping available and space for the odd caravan/motorhome, please message us for details.
Event Reminders
GCBVDP8 Talk like a Pirate Day! 🏴☠️ by RichieBlod and MônHunter Event D1/T1.5 When: Saturday 19th September, 2026 Where: Llanddwyn Main Carpark Time: 11am -11.30am So don yer finest pirate attire and spend half an hour sharing your tales of the high seas. Rumour has it that there is some new Ad Labs going live…
GCBT2EK Penrhos Meet and Greet. by Bess’s Friends Event D1/T1 When: Sunday 20th September, 2026 Where: Penrhos Park Time: 11am -11.30am Join Bess’s Friends for a catch up followed by a walk to Treaddur Bay. There will be 9 new caches along the route.
Event Review
GCBWHR9 CITO 2026 Season 2 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T3.5 GCBWHRW After CITO Cake & a Brew by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
A perfect day for a litter pick, dry and not too hot. Most of the area was not too bad but around the bridge there was far more McDonalds take away containers than there has been for along time and the household waste fly tipping seems to be on the increase again. Thank you everyone for attending and your hard work.
Happy Litter Pickers
September Equinox Souvenir
To earn the September Equinox souvenir log any geocache, Event, or Adventure Lab® Location during the souvenir period between September 19th–22nd, 2026.
New Treasure Collection
Pirate Treasure
September 22nd sees the release of the next Treasure Collection, Pirate Treasure. To collect these swashbuckling Treasures, geocachers must find and log Mystery Caches or Multi-Caches with a difficulty rating of 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, or 4.
Christmas Dinner Event 2026
Due to The Goat being already fully booked for the last weekend in November this years Christmas Dinner event will be Saturday 5th December. The event will be published shortly. A pre-view of the menu can be found below:
Firstly, we would like to say sorry to anyone who has found themselves unsubscribed from this website, we have no idea how it happened but around half of our subscribers were deleted. Please except our sincere apologies.
We have had seven new Traditional caches and an Earthcache published in our area since our last post:
Machno Loop
GCBXBNP MACHNO LOOP – number 2 by wsoph079 Traditional D3/T2 GCBXBQQ MACHNO LOOP – number 3 by wsoph079 Traditional D2.5/T2.5 GCBXBRN MACHNO LOOP – number 4 by wsoph079 Traditional D2.5/T2.5 GCBXBVT MACHNO LOOP – number 5 by wsoph079 Traditional D2.5/T3
GCBX33G look at that feild!!! by JGibson16062012 Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBX34G rocky hide **not on the wall** by JGibson16062012 Traditional D1/T1.5 GCBX30E hidden pillar by JGibson16062012 Traditional D1/T1
GCBX83F New Harbour, Old Seabed by Pondbank Earthcache D2/T1.5
Event Reminder
Come and join us for a litter pick on Saturday 5th September at our regular site in Caernarfon followed by cake and a brew.
GCBWHR9 CITO 2026 Season 2 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T3.5 When: Saturday 5th September,2026 Where: The Old Bridge, Morfa Parc, Caernarfon Time: 2pm – 4pm
By attending the CITO you will earn this souvenir
GCBWHRW After CITO Cake & a Brew by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1 When: Saturday 5th September, 2026 Where: Old Bridge,Parc Dre, Caernarfon Time: 4pm to 4.30pm
Our Halloween Event
We have been asked if we are hosting a Halloween event this year, as Halloween falls this year on a Saturday our event will take place on Friday 30th October. We can confirm planning is already well under way for this years event.
CADW Open Doors 2026
As a contribution to the European Heritage Days, Open Doors — Wales’ invites heritage organisations, private owners, local authorities and others to open their doors or offer activities to the public free of charge during September. This event funded and organised by Cadw will see more than 200 historic sites, landmarks and hidden gems open free.
Here are a few of our favourite places that are open this September:
Plas Newydd Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th
The ancestral home of the Marquess of Anglesey sits majestically on the shores of the Menai Strait, a family home enjoying breathtaking views of Eryri. The house is home to a Waterloo-inspired military museum, works of art, regular exhibitions and, at its heart, Rex Whistler’s famous 58-foot fantasy landscape painting. Plas Newydd will be open for free Saturday13th and Sunday14th September 2026 from 09.30-17.00 each day. Individual component opening times listed below. Garden 09:30-17:00 House 10:00-16:00 Secondhand bookshop 10:00-16:00 Shop 09:30-17:00 Old Dairy café 09:30-17:00 Sun room kiosk 11:00-16:00 Last admission to the House is at 3:30pm.
Harlech Castle Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th
Join guide, Siân Roberts, and discover the stories behind the stones of this spectacular structure in its stunning Eryri setting. We can highly recommend the tour by Siân. Harlech Castle will be open free Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2026 from 11.00-16.00 Free Tours will be at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
Bodnant Gardens Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September 2026
A great garden offers something to enjoy during every season, and grade I-listed Bodnant has 80 acres of formal gardens, woodland and panoramic mountain views to stir your senses. Bodnant Gardens will be open free Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September 2026 from 9.30-17.00 Last entry to the property is 4.30pm – thirty minutes before the site closes.
The Roof Over Your Head
“The Roof over Your Head”, filmed in 1937, gives a fascinating insight into the working of the Slate Mines & Quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Snowdonia, North Wales and the Miners that worked in them.
GCBWYF7 Rocking St Dona by lollybach Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBWQ1C Scarlet’s Rhoscolyn Surprise by ajs111 Traditional D1/T1.5 GCBWKK Church Micro 15888…Gwalchmai by Glaslyn1 Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBWG80 The lonely tree by ClareSion14 Traditional D1/T1.5
GCBW2C7 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 92 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1 When: Thursday 27th August, 2026 Where: Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves For this months Nosh & Natter we are at the Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr.
Upcoming Souvenirs
September Equinox
To earn the September Equinox souvenir by logging any geocache, Event, or Adventure Lab® Location during the souvenir period between September 19th–22nd, 2026.
International EarthCache Day 2026
Since 2004 EarthCaches have encouraged geocachers to explore and understand the extraordinary geologic features of our planet.
Earn the International EarthCache Day 2026 souvenir by visiting any EarthCache and completing the logging requirements between Friday 9th October 9 through to Sunday 11th October 2026.
Treasure Collections
Pirate Treasure
September 22nd sees the release of the next Treasure Collection, Pirate Treasure. To collect these swashbuckling Treasures, geocachers must find and log Mystery Caches or Multi-Caches with a difficulty rating of 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, or 4.
Bingo 2026
Collect Treasure by finding any geocache with at least 1 favourite point. Collect five Treasures in a row for a bingo souvenir, or collect all 25 Treasures in the collection to earn the blackout souvenir.
Players can earn up to four souvenirs for collecting Bingo 2026 Treasures.
Bingo 2026: Vertical Bingo
To earn this souvenir, collect five bingo square Treasures that appear on your bingo card in a vertical row.
Bingo 2026: Horizontal Bingo
To earn this souvenir, collect five bingo square Treasures that appear on your bingo card in a horizontal row.
Bingo 2026: Diagonal Bingo
To earn this souvenir, collect five bingo square Treasures that appear on your bingo card in a diagonal line.
Bingo 2026: Blackout Bingo
To earn this souvenir, complete a blackout by collecting a Treasure for every square on your bingo card.
There is also a ‘Secret Bingo Souvenir’. To secure the extra souvenir simply log the Travel Bug TB: 194768 as ‘Discovered’. These are the blue numbers on the bingo card in the correct numerical order. As soon as you’ve logged the Travel Bug as “Discovered”, the secret bonus souvenir will be credited to your account.
Retiring collections HQ will retire three collections at the end of the year: Making Memories, Celebrating 25 years, and Event mementos. These collections will be available for players to complete through December 31, 2026.
One new Earthcache has been published since our last post and we have a couple of event reminders:
GCBW447 Geology of Harlech Castle by Mystery09 Earthcache D3/T2
Event Reminders
GCBVF8N 3 Generations tackle Eryri (Snowdonia) by explorer_olway Event D1/T1.5 Where: Llyn Padarn, Llanberis When: Saturday 15th August, 2026 Time: 9.45am-10.15am For over 45 years explorer_olway has loved visiting the natural wonder of Snowdonia and has brought his family several times to experience the magic of the mountains. His eldest son climbed Snowdon with him when he was 8 and now his son is 8 it is time for 3 generations to climb to the top. They would love to meet with any local geocachers or anyone visiting the area on this day.
GCBTKEM 9US Celebrate International Geocaching Day 2026 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1 Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle When: Saturday 15th August, 2026 Time: 3.00pm-5pm (the bar will remain open until the last person leaves!) Trackable Raffle Draw: 5.30pm 9 Usual Suspects invite you to join them in the beautiful Nantlle Valley to celebrate International Geocaching Day, the theme for this years event is ‘Afternoon Tea’. By attending this event you will earn the International Geocaching Day 2026 souvenir. All refreshments are free, with coffee, tea and soft drinks available on a ‘self service’ basis through out the event. To help us with planning and catering for the day please could you log ‘will attends’ in advance and include number of persons that will be attending.
International Geocaching Day Souvenirs
There are two new souvenirs to earn for International Geocaching Day 2026.
International Geocaching Day 2026 finder:
To earn this souvenir, geocachers must find and log one geocache, attend an event, or complete an Adventure Lab® Location between August 14th and 16th, 2026.
International Geocaching Day 2026 hider:
To earn this souvenir, geocachers must have a non-event geocache (excluding Adventure Lab®) published between August 1st and August 31st, 2026.
One new Earthcache and three new Events have been published since our last post:
GCBKZRVAngle of Repose by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D1.5/T3.5 Premium Member Only
Events
GCBK5CB1st Llanfairpwll Scouts – Geocaching Badge by ejw611 Event D1/T1 When: Thursday 16th April 2026 Where: St Mary’s Church Hall, Lon Hen Ysgol, Lon Ty Croes, Anglesey, LL61 5JY Time: 7.45pm – 9.15pm Geocachers are invited to join 1st Llanfairpwll Scouts for a hands‑on Maker Magic workshop where you can help young people in the local community to design and create their own imaginative geocaches in order to work towards their Geocaching activity badge! Hopefully, the Scouts will have the chance to learn directly from you experienced finders and makers, while attending geocachers can earn the official Maker Magic souvenir!
GCBM5ZBBy Dyserth Waterfall, Denbighshire by goldpot Event D1/T1.5 When: Tuesday 21st April 2026 Where: New Inn, Waterfall Rd, Dyserth LL18 6ET Time: 7.45pm – 9.15pm Goldpot is on a tour of the north Wales coast discovering its pretty corners and is hoping to meet up with locals and visiting geocachers. Hopefully the event will be in the front pub garden if sunny but inside if wet!
GCBM5X6Up the Tower of Flint Castle! 🏰 by goldpot Event D1/T3 When: Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Where: Flint Castle, Castle Rd, Flint CH6 5PE Time: 10.15am – 11am Join the host, who will be touring the North Wales coast, to chat about all things geocaching. The castle is free to enter, open from 10am to 4pm.
Event Reminder
GCBKCAQ9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 87 by 9 usual Suspects Event D1/T1 When: Thursday 26th March 2026 Where: Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ Time: 7pm to 9pm or the last person leaves For this months Nosh & Natter we are at the Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr.
Event Review
GCBJY0TCITO 2026 Season 1 by 9 Usual Suspects CITO Event D1/T3.5 GCBJY179US Cake & a Brew by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
Another really satisfying CITO followed by Cake & a Brew. Once again we centred on Caernarfons Parc Dre and surrounding area plus the beginning of the Lon Eifion cycle path. Between us all we managed to fill around 20 bags of rubbish – everything from table legs, rusty old BBQs, a road cone and the usual bottles, cans, fast food packaging, clothes and vapes. New items for us was a driving licence and lego.
It was great to be out with such good company, chatting as we worked and getting plenty of bemused smiles and “diolch” from passers‑by. The difference in this area compared to when we first started coming here in 2018 is huge, far less rubbish and with the recent maintenance work on the park by the council it really feels like the place is being cared for.
Big thanks to everyone who turned up and got stuck in. Your time and effort really do make a visible difference.
PIRATES… THERE BE TREASURE TO CLAIM! 
A FREE PIRATEMANIA SUPPORTERS PACK!
