This Cache can be collected as
an individual multi cache or as part of the circular Wellow Wood
Nature trail series. While the walk is very pleasant it can also
get very muddy after rain so walking boots or even Wellingtons are
recommended. And don’t forget to have a big breakfast
(see
GC1XTYN).
Quite interesting facts:
Wellow Hall was probably built for the Molyneux family
and stands at the west side of the village, the Georgian part
facing the road. The family, who originated from an area of France
known as the Bourbonnais, was descended from William de Molines, a
companion of William the Conqueror. The house was commenced around
1570; the remains of a stone-arched Tudor fireplace in the library
is dated to this time and at the other end of the Hall is a beam
which, because of the stop and chamfer (decorative cut and
decoration) can be dated no later than 1600. By 1832 the Hall was
described as a farmhouse, and by 1864 William Squire Ward, a
surgeon, was living there, and a six – bedded ‘District
Hospital and Infirmary’ had either been built or installed in
a converted part of the existing building.
Next
Cache:
Continue on down the hill but before reaching the bottom
listen out for the cache.