£1 towards membership for our group allows us to access Premium Geocaches as well as those that are not Premium. Most Geocaches are Premium, so paying for membership gives us a much wider scope, and Premium Membership also gives as access to AdventureLabs, which is a sub-set of Geocaching using a different App.

About Geocaching

Geocaching is a treasure hunt for the digital age where people look for hidden ‘caches’, of objects using GPS devices. It can also be described as a series of hide-and-seek games and an exciting outdoor adventure for the whole family. All you need is a handheld GPS (or suitable mobile phone with the geocaching app) and a sense of fun.

Caches usually consist of a waterproof container (which can vary in size from not much larger than the end of your little finger to large containers) and a logbook to record your visit. Depending on the size of the cache, it might also contain some trinkets such as foreign currency, keychains, or booklets. Although caches can be hidden, they are not buried, and hints are usually given as where to find them.

The following websites are a useful starting point

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

https://geocacheadventures.org/articles

What We Do

Our meetings in March and October usually take place at the Old Manor in Bracknell (with its cheap unlimited tea, coffee & hot chocolate). In March we discuss what we'd like to do going forward and in October look back on the year and think about what we might want to do the following year. We also swap experiences and help each other with some of the more obscure Geocache types.

For the other meetings, we go to a different location each time & have a go at looking for different types of Geocache, eg Traditional, Multi, Puzzle and AdventureLabs.