Exmoor/Minehead - Geocache

Oh boy are you in for a treat this blog, I must say that this is probably one of the best series I have yet to do. As well as one of the most rewarding ends. We were away on holiday with Lewis' family in Minehead and planned a couple of cache walks; nearby our cottage was a series in a town called Luxborough, near the Exmoor National Park. This is a generous journey offering 16 caches, all of which will not disappoint with caches from Micro to Large, very large indeed!

1 Slowley Does It

First cache in the series is right besides the bay where you park to start the journey, the first is a simple Micro hidden well behind a sign post.

2 Slowley Does It

 Slightly up off the path, this cache requires I climb up a bank. The log (literally) isn't what it seems. Picking it up revealed that the cache was hidden inside.

3 Slowley Does It

Took a little rummage but still an easy find!

4 Slowley Does It

This cache earned a favourite point from me, with a hint of "Field of Eden"; I knew the trees were suspicious. Hanging in one tree was an apple, the cache hidden inside. Luckily we had done this series in Autumn and no leaves were on this tree. Having done this series in Spring perhaps this cache would be a much harder challenge to spot!

5 Slowley Does It

 A good old, under the stone cache.

The series takes you a long a footpath that provides you with some amazing views, although the journey can be tiring with a slow incline up the hill to the top. Very glad I wore my walking mud boots as the field was slightly wet and full of cow poop. 

6 Slowley Does It

Something magical about this tree, it seems to grow a special kind of fruit. 

7 Slowley Does It

Some of the containers on this series are so charming, this being one of them. It makes the journey seem that bit more fun when you have playful caches rather than just micro or small tubs. 

8 Slowley Does It

 I spotted this before Paul said we were approaching, the pile of sticks inside a tree were very suspicious. 

9 Slowley Does It

 A lovely hint of "Ho Ho Ho", a Christmas tree hiding away a little bauble. A bit of a prickle arms reach away but still great. I like that it's green so it blends away!

10 Slowley Does It

 This cache is actually quite large and if you were walking from the other side of the tree you'd definitely not miss it. It makes it hard to believe more muggles haven't found this.

11 Slowley Does It

Again this is a cache that would seem suspicious to passers by, it's like a fairy has nested up in the tree and has put little doors to hide all the holes. Can you find the right hole with the hidden cache?

12 Slowley Does It

 I've seen a rock cache like this before, I also believe it was when we were journeying with Kashpop. It's a hollowed out rock with a micro inside.

13 Slowley Does It

 This cache took us a few tree searches to find, we couldn't seem to locate the correct tree stump but eventually found we kept going up the wrong path. I think we were trying to avoid going up hill again but the caches took us that way..

14 Slowley Does It

Guarded by a rat!

15 Slowley Does It

 Another cache that took a little exploring to find the correct spot, with Paul's GPS it doesn't tell you how many meters away you are so you end up going either side of the path until you find the cache. 

16 Slowley Does It

 Now this is a multi-cache, it is the final cache in the series and it leads you to probably the biggest cache I've found so far, perhaps ever will find! It does take you slightly off path and we were stumbling around in the woods for ages trying to find this location. Being in the trees makes your GPS jump around proving even more difficult to find the cache.

Once you have found this cache it only provides co-ordinates to the final cache.

 Lewis found the final cache and look at the size of it! It is a massive box big enough for anything you could possibly want to swap. Sadly no trackables inside but if you have one you want to get rid of, then this would be the best place! You have to have the patience to do the series though (or cheat and do just 16.) 

This series is great for any age, children would love the cache containers while it gives adults a break from the same micro caches you find daily. It does take a while to walk, especially if it's windy like it was for us. The view is great as you reach the top of the hill and it's overall a really great walk. It's about 4.5 miles and we were out for about 3.5 hours but that includes a lot of stopping for photos.. I would recommend this series to anyone and will definitely be giving lots of favourite points away!