Well this walk may not have the beaches to rival “The
Hamptons” on Long Island, the playground of wealthy New
Yorkers, but the countryside has a beauty of its own – and
the villages certainly provide weekend retreats for a number of
British high achievers!
Start at: N 51º 53.927' W001° 56.965' which is the
car park of "The Craven Arms" pub. If you use the car park here
please make sure you stop for some refreshment. Here you must
collect the following information:
1. Number of steps up from car park to lawn = a
2. Number of steps down to garden entrance = b
3. The century the pub dates from = cd
4. The number of green bottles in the end wall of the pub = ef
(NB could be hidden when creeper in full leaf, but
guess-able. Or ask landlady.)
You must now navigate to Stop 1 (you set off
down the footpath signed in front of the pub):
N 51º b (a-c).d (b-2) a ', W001° ((4xe)+1) ((4xf)-1)
.(d-a) (1+c) (a+b) '.
Here you will need to look for the following:
1. Year DPM born (campaigner, teacher and writer) =
192g
2. Number of pink granite objects in a row with connection to
pub where you started = h
3. Number of objects in a row all relating to members of Combe
family = i
4. Date Mary Ann Combe died = jk/m/1890
Answers are scattered in this vicinity. This should enable
you to find your way to Stop 2:
N 51º 53.(g-1) (g+j) g ' , W001° 57.(m-j) h
(i-g)'.
Here you should find answers to:
1. Bench commemorating how many years of Queen’s
reign? = np
2. Width restriction = q metres
3. Look for a number in the name of a house (once guarded by a
grizzly carving but sadly no more) = r
You now have all the data to find The Cache
at:
N 51º 53.(r-1) p q', W001° 56.(r-p) n
(p+q-r)'.
You will need to follow the road past the house you
identified up the hill. Cache is a lock-lid plastic
carton in a camouflage cache bag close to public footpath.
Please replace carefully. Muggles discovered previous hide.
After the cache you should be able to follow a public footpath
and then minor road back to Brockhampton and your start point
without retracing any footsteps. If you do it right you can score
bonus points by noting date (year) on the end of an isolated barn
you will pass before the cache and the name of an African pioneer
on the signpost to the Village Hall as you near your final
destination (email me if you wish!). Hope you enjoy your walk in
"The Hamptons".