We have an event reminder and 9 new Earthcaches published since our last post:
GCBHRY2Carnedd Gwenllian Periglaciation by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T4 GCBHT4B The Clogwyn Mawr Anticline by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T2.5 GCBHT1TGlacial Geomorphology by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T5 GCBHR6AAnglesey GeoMon – Paleocurrent Indicator by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T2.5 GCBHR3TMeltwater Channels of Moel Faban by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D1.5/T3 GCBHR9RA bit of Northern Ireland in Menai Bridge by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T2 GCBHR4CAnglesey GeoMon – Dewatering Structure by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T1.5 GCBHRAFElidir Fawr by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D1.5/T4.5 GCBHQBXMetasedimentary Rocks by Mr MagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T3.5
Event Reminder
GCBFR57Piratemania On Tour #1 by Piratemania Crew Event D1/T1.5 When: Saturday 31st January 2026 Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ Time: 2.30pm to 5pm
A chance to meet and support the Piratemania Crew as they promote Piratemania 18 [2026]. Never been to Piratemania? Come along and find out what you have been missing. There will be a raffle and other merchandise on sale with all proceeds going to fund Piratemania 18 Mega event.
Update on Lôn Eifion Path Closure
The following statement was issued by Gwynedd Council on 22nd January:
Lôn Eifion Update Following the significant damage caused by severe weather before Christmas, a section of Lôn Eifion is closed between Penygroes and the Inigo Jones site in Y Groeslon. After carrying out a detailed inspection of the damage, plans are now in place to rebuild the embankment. We are working to appoint contractors so that work can begin in the coming weeks. Our aim is to reopen the route before the Easter holidays. We apologise for any inconvenience, but due to the extent of the damage caused by the stormy weather in December, this section of the path is not currently safe for public use. We will share a further update once work begins on-site. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Four new caches and a couple of new events have been published since our last post:
GCBEK24YOSM #1298 Cefn Du by Clueless_Goose Letterbox D2.5/T3 GCBHJ3Dpǝʌᴉǝɔǝɹ ǝƃɐssǝW by Clueless_Goose Letterbox D2/T3.5 GCBHJ0QA New One for Bess’s Friends by Squaddie101 Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBH9QYTT – The Last Milestone by Squaddie101 Traditional D1/T1
Events GCBHN19 9US TB Race Prize Giving by 9 Usual Suspects Event When: Sunday 8th February, 2026 Where: Airport Cafe, Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon LL54 5TP Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm 9 Usual Suspects invite everyone to their TB Race prize giving event. Due to the on going renovations at 9US HQ we are returning to the Airport Cafe at Caernarfon Airport where our TB race began.
GCBHQ1PUK Counties PitStop by new.neo Event When: Sunday 15th February 2026 Where: McDonald’s, Parc y Llyn Retail Park, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth SY23 3TL Time: 8pm – 8.30pm New.neo are taking a break on their UK County tour and would like to meet other geocachers to discuss our fascinating hobby.
Treasures Milestone Souvenirs
Geocachers can now earn souvenirs for reaching certain milestones for collecting Treasures and completing Treasures collections. There are six available souvenirs for the following milestones:
Collecting 100 Treasures
Collecting 200 Treasures
Collecting 300 Treasures
Completing 10 collections
Completing 25 collections
Completing 50 collections
New Treasures collection
The Seashells collection was released on 20th January 2026. You can collect these Treasures by finding and logging any Micro size, non-Event cache (excluding Adventures) with at least 1 Favourite point.
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
What is the Big Garden Birdwatch? Big Garden Birdwatch is the UK’s biggest citizen science wildlife survey. By taking part, you can help understand how garden birds are doing right now. This years survey runs from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January.
Across the UK, over 590,000 people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2025, counting a whopping 9.1 million birds! House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of these chirpy birds are down by 64% compared to the first Birdwatch in 1979. In fact, we’ve lost 38 million birds from UK skies in the last 60 years. With birds facing so many challenges, it’s more important than ever to get involved in the Birdwatch. Every bird you do – or don’t – count will give us a valuable insight into how garden birds are faring.
We would like to wish everyone a very happy, healthy, prosperous 2026 with lots of fun and geocaching adventures.
New Caches To celebrate the New Year we have a new series that went live to coincide with our event, ‘9 Usual Suspects UnBoxing 2026’. We would like to thank Penrhyn Estate and Gwynedd council for permission to place the caches.
GCBGKZJPenrhyn Path, Bryophyta by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D4/T1.5 GCBGKZPPenrhyn Path, Rock On by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBGM00Penrhyn Path, Hazel Tree by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T1.5 GCBGM02Penrhyn Path, Brian by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBGM07Penrhyn Path, Muddy Buddy by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBGM18Penrhyn Path, Bath House View by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D3/T1.5 GCBGM1ZPenrhyn Path, Stumped by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T2 GCBGM27Penrhyn Path, Fir Bob by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D3/T1.5 GCBGM2PPenrhyn Path, Twll Broga by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5
GCBB9BWGwers yr Hen Ysgol by RichieBlod Traditional D3/T1.5
New Event
GCBGZ719 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 85 by 9 Usual Suspect Event D1/T1.5 When: Thursday 29th January 2026 Where: The Australia, 31,The High Street, Porthmadog LL49 9LR Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
For this months Nosh & Natter we are at the Australia, Porthmadog. We have not been here for a long while as the pub didn’t take table bookings, since they have extended up stairs they now take bookings. If you intend to attend please log ‘will attends’ in advance to ensure we book enough space.
Event Reviews
GCBF9M09 Usual Suspects Say Goodbye to 2025 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
For our finale event of the year we returned to the Airport Cafe, Caernarfon, where we held the first event of 2025. The airport kept us entertained with lots of comings and goings, with a variety of planes, helicopters and other flying machines while we enjoyed our delicious breakfasts and cakes. A big thank you to the staff for looking after us all so well.
Two TB’s made it back to this event after a year of travelling.
We took a risk with the weather hosting this event but even though it was bitterly cold the promised wintery showers held off. We were also surprised by today’s turnout seeing the conditions last time we were here. After hot drinks and cakes we headed off to find the new caches along the coastal path.
A few photos of our day. Note no MUD!
TB Race
The TB race ended on the 31st December, 2025. The results will be announced shortly once everyone has finished their logging for the holiday period.
Kids Project Geocoin Competition
Looking for something to keep your little ones busy? This could be the answer. Click here.
2026 Confirmed Souvenirs
Here is the confirmed list of souvenirs for 2026. Note there are extra souvenirs for hiding a caches for Blue switch Day and International Geocaching day.
Unboxing 2026: January 1st-8th
Cache In Trash Out®, Season 1: March 1st–May 31st
Pi-Day: March 13th-15th
March Equinox: March 20th-23rd
Blue Switch Day Hider: May 1st-31st
Blue Switch Day: May 2nd-4th
June Solstice: June 20th-22nd
International Geocaching Day: August 14th-16th
International Geocaching Day Hider: August 1st-30th
September Equinox: September 19th-22nd
Cache In Trash Out®, Season 2: September 1st-November 30th
World Postcard Day: September 27th-October 3rd
International EarthCache Day: October 9th-11th
Adventure Day: November 25th-29th
December Solstice: December 19th-21st
Farewell 2026: December 24th-31st
Currently Available Souvenirs
Hider 2026
Hider 2026 is available from January 1st-December 31st. To earn this souvenir simply hide a geocache in 2026.
Unboxing 2026
Earn Unboxing 2026 souvenir by finding one geocache or Adventure Lab® Location between January 1st-8th.
We have four new caches to report since our last post and have a couple of event reminders:
GCBGG5YLon Eifion, Frosty… by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBGG67Lon Eifion, Rocking Around the….. by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBGG6MLon Eifion, Chimney Pot John by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBGPDHPenrhos Link by Clueless_Goose Traditional D1.5/T2.5
Event Reminders
GCBF9M09 Usual Suspects Say Goodbye to 2025 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1 When: 31st December, 2025 Where: Airport Cafe, Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon LL54 5TP Time: 11am-12pm Our last event of 2025 and a chance for a quick catch up before the New Year Celebrations begin. There is no better way to start your New Year celebrations than meeting up with your geocaching friends! This event marks the end of our TB race, will any TB’s make it back? We have 3 tables booked in the Conservatory, last orders for breakfast is 11.30am.
GCBF9MF9 Usual Suspects UnBoxing 2026 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1.5 When: 1st January, 2026 Where: Bangor LL57 3YH Time: 1pm-1.30pm Our first event of 2026! Why not join us at Traeth Lafan Nature Reserve? After the event 9 Usual Suspects invite all attendees to join them on exploring the Coastal Path and can confirm there will be a few new caches to find. We can assure everyone that there is not the mud like our previous adventures here!
Closing of 2025 Beginning of 2026 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.
Locationless Cache, Last Chance to Log
GCA2025Where’s 25? – Locationless Cache by Geocaching HQ D1/T1.5
As part of Geocachings 25th anniversary celebrations HQ released this Locationless cache. The cache is available until 31st December 2025, claim by posting a picture of a ’25’ found somewhere in the real world. Here are the logging requirements:
Include one (1) photo of yourself or a personal item next to an already-existing 25. Ideally, the 25 should be something that others may visit if they know the location coordinates.
The 25 can stand on its own or not. It can be a numeral or spelled out. It can be in any language or ancient numbering systems. Get creative!
In the spirit of the original Locationless Caches, you are encouraged to include the coordinates where you found the 25 in your online log.
Logs that do not include a photo will be deleted. The cache page will be archived and locked on January 1st, 2026
Lôn Eifion Cycle Path Closure UpDate
The path is securely closed
Lôn Eifion Cycle Path remains closed from Penygroes to Inigo Jones roundabout. We have no date for when this stretch will reopen.
And Finally…
We would like to Thank everyone for their support through the ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ of the last year and would like to wish you all a very Happy & Fun filled 2026 with plenty of Geocaching adventures.
A couple of new caches and an event have been published since our last post:
GCBFP48 Lon Eifion, No Sign by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1/T2 GCBFTRALon Las Ogwen – a cache by a tree by ShadowTheNinjaWolf Traditional D1.5/T1.5
Events
GCBFR57Piratemania On Tour #1 by Piratemania Crew Event D1/T1.5 When: Saturday 31st January 2026 Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ Time: 2.30pm to 5pm
A chance to meet and support the Piratemania Crew as they promote Piratemania 18 [2026]. Never been to Piratemania? Come along and find out what you have been missing. There will be a raffle and other merchandise on sale with all proceeds going to fund Piratemania 18 Mega event.
When: Friday 24th July to Wednesday 29th July Where: Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens, Main Road, Kelmarsh, Northampton NN6 9LY
GIFF Results
The votes have been counted, and we are excited to present this year’s film festival awards: the Signal Award (chosen by community volunteers) and the People’s Choice Award (voted for by geocachers). This year, an interesting phenomenon occurred, volunteers and geocachers chose the same winner.
This clever Swiss made film took a unique look at the workings of a gadget cache, but only came 2nd in the vote held at our GIFF event. If you missed the films or would like to watch them again: find them here: GIFF 2025 finalist films.
There were 61 filmmakers from 21 countries who submitted a film for consideration this year.
20 films from 10 countries were selected as finalists.
The final films were viewed at 634 Events across 92 countries, territories, and regions.
Just under 10,000 geocachers voted for the People’s Choice Award
The Geocaching International Film Festival will return in 2027.
December Souvenir
The December Solstice Souvenir is available from Friday 19th to Monday 22nd December, to earn find and log any geocache, Event, or Adventure Lab® Location.
Event Reviews
GCBDKZDChristmas Dinner – Nosh & Natter 84 by 9 Usual Suspects Our Christmas Dinner event is always a popular event and a great way to start the festive season. This year was no exception, an evening full of fun and laughter. Big Thank You’s to Mike & Gail for the quiz and prizes, Gra for the lovely dragon magnets, the Secret Santa and of course the staff of The Goat for the lovely food and looking after us.
GCBERY89 Usual Suspects: Escape Room. by 9 Usual Suspects Bess’s Friends, Julie, assisted by Ray crafted a fantastic geocache event in the form of an escape room set in a pub. It was a radical shift from our normal events and required teams to solve a series of cleverly designed clues to ‘break out’ of the pub before closing time. The pressure was on as our local PanIQ escape room owner and their partner attended joining one of the teams. Solving the clues required a combination of teamwork, observation, deduction and lateral thinking only when these were combined, escape was possible. A great afternoon which everyone enjoyed and appreciated the work involved by Julie & Ray to make this event possible. We are hoping that there will be a repeat event…
And finally….
It’s nearly Christmas, the season of bad jokes… What never eats Christmas dinner? The turkey, it’s stuffed!
We have just two new traditional caches to report since our last post:
GCBF3MQYnys Môn view by ShadowTheNinjaWolf & kiethchaos Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBCJP3TFTC 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
GCBC20QGIFF 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.
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
GCBEP2CLon Eifion, Fun Guys… by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBEJJ6Squirrelled away by ShadowTheNinjaWolf Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBEFN1Pen Braich bike trails by ShadowTheNinjaWolf Traditional D1.5/T2
Event Reminder
GCBDZHV9 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
GCBC2HXHappy 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.
Several new Traditional caches and a couple of Earthcaches have been published since our last post, just in time for half term.
GCBDZQPPont droed Desach by Tirion_Trailblazer Traditional D2/T3 GCBE6Z8Lôn Gwyrfai 1 by Math1212 Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBE6ZVLôn Gwyrfai 2 by Math1212 Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBE8QWLôn Gwyrfai 3 by Math1212 Traditional D3/T1.5 GCBE8X8Lôn Gwyrfai 4 by Math1212 Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBE8XWLôn Gwyrfai 5 by Math1212 Traditional D2/T2 GCBE9VWLon Eifion, Hook, Line & Sinker by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2/T1.5 GCBE9W2Lon Eifion, Meet Pigwidgeon by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T1.5 GCBE9WCLon Eifion, Spectacular Style by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCBE9X6Lon Eifion, Meet Jack O… by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBE9X1Lon Eifion, Deathly Hollows 2 by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D1.5/T2 GCBE869Penmaenmawr Rock by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T1.5 GCBE82C The Acid Volcano by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T3
Event Reminder
GCBC2HXHappy 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:
You must have three geocaches published in 2025, excluding Adventure Lab® and Event Caches.
You must have created your geocaching account before July 29th, 2025.
Players who opted-in for Virtual Rewards 2.0 and 3.0, and/or who qualified for Virtual Rewards 4.0, but did not receive a Virtual Cache will have a higher likelihood of receiving a Virtual Reward 5.0.
Prior Virtual Reward recipients are eligible to participate.
Since our last post we have had a couple of new traditional caches and a new earthcache published:
Bwlch Mawr Trig Point
GCBC6PXYOSM #0187 Bwlch Mawr by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T3 GCBDNEJThe Captain’s bench by Tirion_Trailblazer Traditional D2/T1 GCBDMQ0Llewellyn by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T1.5
Event Reminder GCBDCQGMeet & 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
GCB910MEast 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.
GCBDJB6Pwmp Dŵr Rhos Isaf by Math1212 Traditional D2/T1.5
Events
GCBDCQGMeet & 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.
GCBDKYT9 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.
GCBDKZDChristmas 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.
GCBD2G7CITO 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.
GCBD32K9US 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.
Lôn Eifion Update 
