Snifflebag
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** Date and Time Plus Entry Table **
Date will be Saturday, 24th May. Probably starting lunchtime-ish so folks can have picnics/pie and chips before setting off. Finish would be from around 6-ish at a pub. Please indicate if you will want to eat at pub, I'll let the Landlord know numbers the day before.
Mandatory T&Cs
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* The hunt will require travelling (on foot, bike or vehicle) some byways
* Entrants must take responsibility to decide their means of travel to ensure the safety of themselves, their passengers and anything else (goldfish, kids etc.).
* If you break something, don't blame me.
* There will be at least one "on foot" treasure item requiring people to get out and get (a little) exercise. This bit of the hunt may be cold, wet, muddy so please dress appropriately. Bikinis or other skimpy clothing will attract bonus marks at the Marshal's discretion.
* This hunt is not against the clock, and does not require the following of a set route.
You will need the maps in order to answer some of the questions, I'm not providing them, and if you don't have them you will still be able to participate, but it is unlikely you'll get top marks.
Will include visits to areas covered by OS Explorer maps 144 and 145
Link to entry form here
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Just gauging interest at the moment. Many years ago I used to organise a scatter treasure hunt for work - not a race or time trial, but each competitor has to decipher puzzles to locate "clues" that are distributed around an area. No set route overall, although there may be particular roads that have to be driven in order to collect further clues - a road book would tell you these.
My plan is that there would be at least one "get out of the car" section to look for a clue in a wood or summat.
I'd look to plant some clues down byways, but this would not be a formal circuit of byways as such. Points awarded for clues depending on the difficulty etc. There would not be "hard core" laning - aiming this to be a family event.
Finish at a pub, no prizes other than kudos and the appreciation of the other hunters. You'd need to crack the clues to find the pub (or open a panic envelope thus losing all of your marks
)
Thinking of a Saturday or Sunday in May when the lanes should be dried out a bit and the evenings are lighter...
Numbers would be limited as although a scatter, logistics would mean no more than 10 vehicles.
Any interest - a offer to help organise/recce would be useful...
Date will be Saturday, 24th May. Probably starting lunchtime-ish so folks can have picnics/pie and chips before setting off. Finish would be from around 6-ish at a pub. Please indicate if you will want to eat at pub, I'll let the Landlord know numbers the day before.
Mandatory T&Cs
:* The hunt will require travelling (on foot, bike or vehicle) some byways
* Entrants must take responsibility to decide their means of travel to ensure the safety of themselves, their passengers and anything else (goldfish, kids etc.).
* If you break something, don't blame me.
* There will be at least one "on foot" treasure item requiring people to get out and get (a little) exercise. This bit of the hunt may be cold, wet, muddy so please dress appropriately. Bikinis or other skimpy clothing will attract bonus marks at the Marshal's discretion.
* This hunt is not against the clock, and does not require the following of a set route.
You will need the maps in order to answer some of the questions, I'm not providing them, and if you don't have them you will still be able to participate, but it is unlikely you'll get top marks.
Will include visits to areas covered by OS Explorer maps 144 and 145
Link to entry form here
*************
Just gauging interest at the moment. Many years ago I used to organise a scatter treasure hunt for work - not a race or time trial, but each competitor has to decipher puzzles to locate "clues" that are distributed around an area. No set route overall, although there may be particular roads that have to be driven in order to collect further clues - a road book would tell you these.
My plan is that there would be at least one "get out of the car" section to look for a clue in a wood or summat.
I'd look to plant some clues down byways, but this would not be a formal circuit of byways as such. Points awarded for clues depending on the difficulty etc. There would not be "hard core" laning - aiming this to be a family event.
Finish at a pub, no prizes other than kudos and the appreciation of the other hunters. You'd need to crack the clues to find the pub (or open a panic envelope thus losing all of your marks
)Thinking of a Saturday or Sunday in May when the lanes should be dried out a bit and the evenings are lighter...
Numbers would be limited as although a scatter, logistics would mean no more than 10 vehicles.
Any interest - a offer to help organise/recce would be useful...
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