Geocaching Competition
Have a go at Geocaching with Explore Kent and win some fabulous
prizes.
We have an iPhone 4S worth £500 and 25
Kent Attraction Passes worth £200 each up for grabs. (Prizes kindly
funded by Visit Kent)
Geocaching is an exciting, high-tech
treasure hunt using a Smartphone (such as an iPhone) or a GPS
device. Instead of a treasure map, you use online clues to find
thousands of real hidden containers called caches, all across the
world.
You can even have a go without a Smartphone or GPS device as
some caches can be found just by using the description and hints
online. It’s a great way of exploring new and familiar places in an
exciting way.
Caches
are waterproof containers often filled with inexpensive treasures
you can exchange and a logbook to record that you found the cache.
There are probably some caches hidden near you right now, just a
few metres away!
Win fantastic prizes!
Every entry will be included in a free prize draw to win an
iPhone 4S worth £500 with the official Geocaching.com iPhone
app worth £5.99. Also up for grabs are 25 Kent Attraction Passes
worth £200 each that offer free entry to some of Kent’s biggest
attractions including Dover Castle, Go Ape! at Bedgebury and
Dickens World. (Prizes kindly funded by Visit Kent)
Competition starts: 25 July 2011
Competition ends: 31 March 2012
Enter the competition:
The competition has now closed. The winners will be
contacted shortly.
The caches
Here is a list of all the eligible caches situated along
Kent's coast. Don't forget you only need to find and log two
caches to enter the competition.
| Cache Name |
Town |
|
Dustycamolog |
Faversham |
|
The Davington Light Railway Tunnel |
Faversham |
|
A Walk on the Wild Side |
Faversham |
| First
Fruit |
Faversham |
| A
Poplar Place |
Faversham |
| Ground
Zero - 1916 |
Faversham |
|
Let's Boogie! |
Whitstable |
| Wraik
the Sands |
Whitstable |
|
Monkey Caught Cache |
Whitstable |
|
Spend or dash to the cache under-big-foot |
Whitstable |
|
Hiding Behind the Girl |
Whitstable |
|
Crab & Winkle |
Whitstable |
| the
downs |
Herne Bay |
| For
Bob |
Herne Bay |
| Turbine
View |
Herne Bay |
| Wilson's
Walkies |
Herne Bay |
| The
three buzzing BEE'S |
Herne Bay |
| The
Wooden Slope! |
Herne Bay |
| Crowdown
Woods |
Herne |
| Transmanche
Treasures - Reculver |
Reculver |
| Wansum
Wander |
St Nicholas at Wade |
|
Cockneysparas Clifftop Cache |
Margate |
|
skate, cache and play |
Margate |
|
The Spiritual Side Of Me |
Margate |
|
Transmanche Treasures - Kingsgate |
Margate |
|
Prince's Walk #2 - Rockery view |
Margate |
|
Prince's Walk #3 - Walpole Bay |
Margate |
|
Princes walk #8 - Undergrowth cache |
Margate |
| Mermaid
Mel |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| Government
Acre |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| North
Foreland |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| Sidetracked
- Broadstairs |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| The
'39' Steps |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| Fore
Louisa |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| Industrial
Ramsgate |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| Elington
Spark |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| Vick
TREE Vee Cache |
Ramsgate and Broadstairs |
| Angry
? Saint Augustine |
Cliffs End |
| H2o-NO |
Richborough |
| The
Way To The Village |
Ash, near Sandwich |
| Sidetracked
Sandwich |
Sandwich |
|
Travel Bug Rescue Centre & Hotel |
Sandwich |
|
Worth a Look! |
Worth, near Sandwich |
|
Worth A Boundry |
Worth, near Sandwich |
| Windmills
in Kent #07 – Chillenden Post Mill |
Chillenden |
| Hawkshill
Memorial |
Walmer & Deal |
| Walmer
Castle's Lost Neighbour - Walmer Place |
Walmer & Deal |
| GOODWIN
SANDS POTHOLING CLUB |
Walmer & Deal |
| THE
WAITING MINER |
Walmer & Deal |
| Oxney
Wood |
Walmer & Deal |
| Triangular
Golf |
St Margaret's |
| Fort
Micro # 22 (Drop Redoubt) |
Dover |
| officer
and a gentlemen aka billy1 |
Dover |
| LOUIS
THE FIRST |
Dover |
| Hellfire
Corner (Kent) |
Dover |
| The
Dover Trail - WW2 Post |
Dover |
| Port
View From The Lost Beach |
Dover |
| Channel
View |
Folkestone |
|
Top of the Leas |
Folkestone |
|
Cache in the pocket |
Folkestone |
|
Jacks Birthday Hide |
Folkestone |
|
Sugar Hill |
Folkestone |
|
Warren, top to bottom |
Folkestone |
|
Brockhill Treasure |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
By-the-way Treasure! |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
Charge the Battery |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
HALT! Who goes there? |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
Seaview II |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
Brockhill Falls |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
Golf Sea |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
Transmanche Treasures - Denge |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
|
Atomic View |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch |
Top tips for beginners
- When choosing what caches to look for check the difficulty
and terrain star rating on geocaching.com. Some maybe more suitable
for small children and pushchairs.
- It maybe helpful to check the comments as there maybe hints on
where to look and if there are a series of 'did not find' logs the
cache may have gone missing.
- As some caches go missing from time to time or in
case you cannot find the cache (because it is so well hidden!)
we suggest you pick three or four caches to look for
before you set out.
- Take a pen to sign the logbook.
- Be sneaky! Geocachers must find and hide the cache without
giving away its location to 'muggles'. 'Muggle' is the affectionate
term used within the hobby for a non-geocacher. You could
take a black plastic bag to pretend you are litter picking for
example.
- In busy areas you may need to time your visit carefully to
avoid crowds.
- If you don't have a GPS device or smartphone, you maybe
able to find some caches which have very
good descriptions and hints. A grid reference is also provided for each
cache so you can use an Ordnance Survey map to find the cache
location.
More information here