I encourage caching by public transport. Take the Northern Line
to Hampstead or one of bus lines 24, 46, 168 or C11
from various locations to Hampstead Heath, or a train to
Hampstead Heath station. There's a walk just over 500m to the cache
in all cases. A bicycle will bring you within 100m of the cache
(they are not allowed on the small paths of the Heath though).
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is North London's largest and probably most
important green space. The wildest of London's parks has fields to
run in, long grass to roll in, woods to hide in and, most famously,
ponds to swim in. In north London this is THE place to get back to
nature. Strewn with picnickers, cyclists, families and the rest,
the heath is large enough and has enough copses, hills and mounds
that a quiet spot is never far away.
The Cache
Sit down and enjoy the quiet place. Can you see Canary Wharf and
the flashing light on top of One Canada Square?
The cache is behind you, as you would have expected. There are some
thorny plants under the tree. On a sunny weekend, this will
probably require a bit of stealth as the muggles can come from all
directions. You're looking for a small blue plastic box that
will only hold very small swap items/TB's and geocoins. No pen
inside, bring your own. Please take care to
replace the cache so that it can't easily be seen from outside and
so that it doesn't fall down.
Take note of the letter and number under the lid for the
bonus cache.
Wheelchair Users
Not very wheelchair friendly, unfortunately. Need to go over
some rough paths and grass.
Hall of Fame
Congratulations to the first finders!
1. Gold went to... renatopivano on 8 October
2007
2. Silver for photofreak on 8 October 2007
3. Bronze for goldpot on 10 October 2007