Chess themed Geocache No.2 - WHITE BISHOP (Bucks)
Drive into the village of Bishopstone, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
Pass through the village until you see the telephone and post boxes, which are near N51°47.088 / W00°50.022.
Here you need to make a note of the 'phone number. It's on both the telephone and the poster behind it: 01296-YXZXYZ.
This is also a good place to park if you fancy a longish walk, but be careful not to block anyone in.
(For a shorter walk, park at the end of Moreton Lane.)
Walk (or drive, if you prefer) westish along the road for a little way, turn left into Moreton Lane, opposite the war memorial,
and follow this lane past some Llamas (or are they Alpacas? Yes, really) to the end, where there is limited offroad parking and two farm gates.
Once there, use the path which passes the fallen barn, plus various gates and stiles provided, to find your
second target, which is a White Pawn at: N51° X6.XZ0 / W00° (X+1)1.X(Y+1)0
The Pawn has a message for you. It's on a plate near its base, where you'll find some letters and a four digit number. Let's call this number ABCD.
You might also notice that the 'avenues' here seem to line up with churches, near and far. Quirky.
Your final target, the Cache, is located at:
N51° 4C.CBA / W000° 50.B(C-D-1)0.
If you walk towards the grey buildings there's a bridleway near the remains of a moat which will take you off in the right direction. Happy Hunting!
The cache originally contained:
1x A handy tin box
1x Gold (probably not solid) Keyring
1x Squeezy ball thing
1x 'Lexmark' mug (Can you tell I work in I.T?)
2x Tealite candles
3x Postcards
1x Oxforshire Cotswolds leaflet (It's a lovely area and well worth a visit)
Plus the usual: Cache notice, log book, pen, pencil, all in a bag to keep them dry, or to pinch to use 'Cache In Trash Out'-ing.
Things to enjoy while searching for this cache:
While you're in the area, I suggest you check (another vague Chess reference there. Did you spot it?) out my first cache, Chess themed Geocache No.1 - BLACK ROOK (Bucks) or Dan & Pid's excellent Egyptian Springs cache.
They're both within energetic walking distance.
A small experiment - Please feel free to rate your visit to this cache out of ten in your log.