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Welcome to the place where you can
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"Cumberland Ale Geotrails" and win "Beer for a Year"
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What is a GeoTrail™?
- Each one is a great walk in its own right but with added interest and fun.
- They combine the sport of Geocaching with a walk in the countryside.
- Every one contains 10 virtual caches you have to locate.
- A virtual cache is an existing landmark such as a bench, fingerpost or house
- We give you the co-ordinates of each cache which is a unique location.
- You have to answer a question at each virtual cache as proof you were there.
- Use your GPS or traditional navigation skills to locate each cache.
- A virtual cache can also be treated as a waypoint.
- Enter the waypoints into a route in the correct order to follow our GeoTrail™.
Why not give one a try and maybe you could win "Beer for a Year"?
 Listed below you will find our trails, click on anyone and it will appear as a printable PDF document with full Trail details and a Jennings Questionnaire. When you have collected the clues to any published GeoTrailT, collect all
the answers then e-mail them (or phone 01768 885855) to
peter@geotrailing.com to obtain the password that must be entered on the
Jennings questionnaire to qualify your entry into the "Win Beer for a Year"
competition
When walking a Trail think of each set of co-ordinates as a waypoint in a route then just follow the trail from one waypoint to the next answering the questions as you go.
If you wish to follow the trail using traditional navigation, then our advice is to:
- Make sure you have the correct map for the area
- Locate each position on the map in advance
- Be aware of your position on the ground and follow the map as you proceed
To follow a Trail using a Map and GPS then simply enter the co-ordinates into your GPS as a waypoint, Save, check with your map and use the GOTO feature to navigate directly to your destination.
Cumberland Ale Geotrails™
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Jennings regards itself as a traditional brewer – traditional in a number of different ways. Pure Lakeland water is still used for brewing, drawn from the brewery’s own well, and only the finest natural ingredients are added, including malt made from Maris Otter barley, Golding hops from Kent and Fuggles hops from Herefordshire. Find out how are real ales are still brewed with care and attention, by taking our friendly, guided tour of the brewery. You’ll complete the tour in the best way possible, by sampling some of Jennings’ superb Lakeland ales in our atmospheric bar, the Old Cooperage.
Tel No: 0845 1297190. Web Site: www.jenningsbrewery.co.uk
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Located on the A592 just above the Sykeside Camping Park and offering the same stunning location as the Park. It is a true Country Inn, open all day every day throughout the year (except Christmas Day), catering for climbers, ramblers and other visitors to this part of the Lake District. The recently refurbished Inn has comfortable seating and dining and facilities boasting three huge picture windows which enable you to take in the breathtaking views whilst enjoying our hospitality.
Tel No: 017684 82239. Web Site: www.sykeside.co.uk
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Lying at the base of Souther Fell and Blencathra in the tranquil and unspoilt village of Mungrisdale, The Mill Inn a 16th Century Coaching Inn provides the perfect setting for your visit to Cumbria, with the Glenderamakin River flowing below and the Lakeland fells this must be one of the most scenic pubs in the lakes. Margaret and Jim have a justified reputation as great hosts.
Tel No: 017687 79632. Web Site: www.the-millinn.co.uk
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An original sixteenth century coaching inn on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Grasmere, The Travellers Rest epitomises the traditional Lakeland inn. Full of old world charm and character with oak beams and inglenooks, roaring log fires in winter and beer gardens with panoramic views in summer, comfortable bedrooms, real ale and award winning food.
Tel No: 015394 35604. Web Site: www.laledistrictinns.co.uk
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Enjoy peace and seclusion at the Fish Hotel. Situated in one of Lakeland's most beautiful valleys just five minutes walk from Buttermere Lake and Crummock Water and at the foot of Honister Pass, this is ideal walking and climbing country with fishing readily available. The needs of climbers are fully understood and catered for.ake-District Ospreys, the Coledale Round (one of the finest high level walks in the Lakes), and the delights of Keswick.
Tel No: 017687 70253. Web Site: www.fish-hotel.co.uk
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Located in the centre of Keswick yet with easy access to Derwent Water and Skiddaw one Lakeland's highest mountains this is a great place to end the day with a meal and a pint after an exhausting day on the fells or even just a days shopping around Keswick. The Bank has a reputation for good food and local ales.
Tel No: 017687 72663. Web Site: www.cumberlandtaverns.co.uk
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The Langstrath Country Inn provides excellent Borrowdale hotel accommodation, set in the jaws of the Langstrath valley in the quiet unspoilt Lakeland village of Stonethwaite. The Langstrath, a small local family run haven for walkers and lovers of the countryside, was built around 1590 as a miners cottage and has over the years been converted and extended to what it is today.
Tel No: 017687 77239. Web Site: www.langstrath.com
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Located just off the A66 in the village of Braithwaite, the Royal Oak offers Cumbrian bed/breakfast at its best, and caters for all from family holidays to walking weekends. Attractions within easy reach include Whinlatter Forest and its View Point for the Lake-District Ospreys, the Coledale Round (one of the finest high level walks in the Lakes), and the delights of Keswick.
Tel No: 017687 78533. Web Site: www.royaloak-braithwaite.co.uk
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John, Lesley, welcome you to their little piece of England once a modest mail coach halt, is now a fine, well-situated, comfortable country inn. It offers hospitality to all travellers and visitors. Well-behaved dogs are also welcome. Good food, good cellars (Jennings Real Ales), a "reet good welcome", and a home from home for the tired business person and the weary fell walker.
Tel No: 01947 26221. Web Site: www.santonbridgeinn.com
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The Greyhound offers comfortable accommodation, Food and Drink is the primary reason that the Greyhound is such a busy Inn. There is an extensive menu of no nonsense freshly prepared dishes, including a variety of interesting, vegetarian choices. Originally a farmstead dating back to probably the 15th Century the Greyhound is ideally placed at the gateway to the Northern Fells.
Tel No: 01931 716474 . Web Site: www.greyhoundshap.co.uk
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Get published on the Web!
If you enjoy our GeoTrails™ why not send us one to be published on this site. It may be a trail near your home or from a favourite area you walk in. Click on the link to bring up a form you can print off. This will show you the information we need. If we accept your trail for inclusion on this site, we will acknowledge your contribution by putting your name up there with your trail. Click here to go to the submission page.
Help us by sending in your comments
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Important information for anyone using our material
All the Trails on the this site have been walked by the contributor, and whilst we make great efforts to ensure we get all the co-ordinates and trail description correct, if you come across any problems walking any one of our trails please let us know, and we will put things right straight away. By downloading any Geotrail you accept that GeoTrailing.com cannot be held responsible in any way for any loss or injury that might occur whilst using our material.
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