Geocaches - 29
First Geocache
Good Beer Guide Tick #433
The annual target for Geocaches found remains 1000. I'm not doing so well in 2019 - stuck in the low 700s and making little progress in the Winter months.
So, on the day when most are opening the first window on their advent calendar, I'm heading down to Malmesbury for smileys. Incredibly, I've not been there before - despite having everything I need in a walking base. It's packed with historical interest and has a Good Beer Guide Tick to investigate.
The walk starts in Malmesbury Lea - parking outside the rather handsome Rose and Crown. On another day, I would have given Arkells beer a second chance - having not found a single decent pint when walking the Western end of the Ridgeway. It looks like the 8th December will be a riot for those that appreciate comedy names.
Nice Pub, seemingly in the middle of nowhere |
A bit of blue for the dads |
Lovely Winters Day |
River Avon |
The Final Cache |
Thanks for Rothallo for the continued maintenance. Lovely to see people looking after their caches.
Onto the 2nd reason for being here. Malmesbury's small population of around 5000 souls belies its historical importance. The only Good Beer Guide Tick, the Whole Hog, is in the centre of it - directly between the Market Cross and the Abbey's grounds, resting place of the First king of England.
Beer Garden Feature |
Get there early for the best seats in the house |
Needing to wash the mud from my geocaching hands, I took advantage of the facilities. Fosters, Kronenbourg and more bizarrely, Estrella, the victim of the Landlords sense of humour.
Worse offenders than Kronenbourg and Estrella in the lager world? |
Lovely pubby feel on a Sunday lunchtime. My Ramsbury Farmer's best was a perfect low strength bitter, served in the breweries branded glass - a feat I found impressive, when I hadn't heard of the brewery before.
Sunday Lunchtime, Malmesbury |
Me, Dicking around with a GoPro |
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