To find the cache, please park at the given coordinates.
Please DO NOT attempt to park near the entrance to the site. It is also prohibited to turn right into the main entrance when travelling north, so please use the waypoint given!
At the initial waypoint you will find some white concrete bollards. Count them and call them B!
The cache can be found at N 50° 51.(B+2)(B-4)(B+3) W 000° 17.(B+2)(B-5)(B+1)
Please walk to it!
N.B. This is by a busy main road, so please keep small children under close supervision.
The finding of the cache will involve quite a steep and sometimes slippery climb! It's not advisable after rain or at night. You should be able to assess whether you will be able to reach it fairly quickly! Stay within the limits of your own capabilities! Once at the top though, you will be rewarded with some fantastic views of the cement works and the River Adur.
You are looking for a camoflaged 60ml container.
Here you will find the site of Shoreham Cement Works. This site was originally the home of the largest employer in the area, but now after 20 years, the majority of its towering structures are now empty.
There has been a limestone quarry on this site since 1851. There used to be a railway nearby, however, the railway was closed to passenger traffic on 7th March 1966. Whilst part of the original line between Shoreham and Bramber stayed open to support the activities of the Cement Works, the running down of the site started in 1980, and the rail links to the site were removed. By the end of the 1980's, the site was deemed as obsolete and the end to production on the site in 1991 marked the end of over 150 years of activity. The sites' owners had never been placed under any kind of obligation to demolish the buildings or restore the landscape to its original natural state (it is carved deeply into a substantial hillside and very pretty river valley), so production was simply halted, leaving the buildings and particularly the huge chimney as a well known local monument.
The site stands in two halves split by the main road with a tunnel connecting the two halves of the site. On the western side stands the main entrance to the site, the distribution plant, offices, and administrative blocks. To the east side stands the industrial site and quarry. Both sides of the site were originally connected by a walkway that traversed the road. This was removed in the late 80's or early 90's for safety reasons.
The site has been acquired in recent years and there is now regular activity and pro-active security on site in the eastern half. The western half of the site isn't secured, but is home to a vast array of public transport industries: there are masses of buses and coaches in various stages of repair or disrepair, along with vintage cars and trucks and mobile home repairs. There is always someone on site in this part, but they are quite agreeable to curious visitors on this side, so long as you don't look too suspicious!