This cache is to replace "Milton's Paradise by the Dashboard
Lights" in Milton where I lived until I recently moved to Bishop's
Stortford. That cache was geomuggled, but hopefully this one's
hidden a bit better!
There have been settlers in Bishop's Stortford for over 250,000
years, all making use of the excellent crossing point for the river
Stort and the valley basin that it lies in. The town is not
named after the river, but the other way around! During Anglo-Saxon
times the settlement was known as Estereferd, probably because a
family called Estere owned or controlled the river crossing
(Estere's Ford). This slowly got mangled to Stortford, and in 1060
the Stortford Manor was sold to Bishop William of London and
henceforth it was known as Bishop's Stortford. It was not until
mapmakers in the early 1600's came to Stortford that the river
acquired it's current name - the mapmaker's assumed the town must
have been a ford over the Stort and the river got its name!
Bishop's Stortford town park extends for over 1km north from the
town centre and there's no real development for a full mile. It's
thus a little bit of paradise I found after leaving Milton in
Cambridgeshire in November 2004.
This is a fairly standard cache hidden at the north of the park
area near the river. There's light tree cover, but it shouldn't be
too bad even in the summer. This cache requires wading and is
therefore not suitable for small children or those in
wheelchairs.
There's ample parking in the town centre, where there are also many
fine historic sights - St Michael's church, many 16th-century
coaching inns and lovely walks along the river towpath. Closer
parking can be had at the Grange Paddocks pool and gym centre (N51°
52.687' E0° 9.709' or thereabouts). Closer parking can be had at
the end of Cannon Mill Lane: N51° 52.865' E0° 10.092' but the walk
isn't as nice.
The cache itself is a small clip-lock box with a few swaps in
it. Please make sure it is as far in as possible when you re-hide
it (you'll see what I mean) and if possible find some nearby
large-leafed vegetation to conceal it a little better fro mthose
who like to paddle.
You will need to wade to get to this
cache!
Good hunting!
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