Chase the Otter Mystery Cache
Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.
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Car park opposite the Church. Ground is an uneven wooded area with two styles. Suitable for dogs and children. No good for bikes and wheelchairs. The signal is sometimes wild because of the trees. Under an hour to complete.
This is a lovely short, almost circular, walk around Ottershaw Chase an area of woodland now owned by Runnymead Borough Council.
The coordinates are for Christ Church and there is a car park opposite which is free.
Christ Church Ottershaw was built through the benevolance of Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke owner of Ottershaw Park 1859 - 1883. It was designed by Sir Gilbert Scott and was consecrated in 1864.
You will pass through the old entrance to Ottershaw Park Estate known as The North Lodges. These are 2 white houses aside 2 large iron gates.
In 1945 this area was used by the army for parking their vehicles. To prevent lorries from becoming bogged down the ground was covered with rubble cleared from bombed areas of London. The material poisoned the ground and is thought to have eventually killed many trees. Evidence of the rubble can be seen in the woods in Ottershaw Chase.
If you are lucky you may even seem some deer strolling around.
Your GPS may play up a bit through the wooded area but shouldn't hinder your clue finding.
The search for the cache begins on the bench next to the memorial in the church grounds. To get to the next location you will need to work out the following coordinates from the plaque on the bench.
... N 51 21.ABC ... W 000 32.DEF
Clue 1
A= Add number of letters in both 1st names
B= 4th number of the date
C= 3rd number of the date
D= 1st number of the date
E= Letters in the surname
F= B
The next location is at:
. . . N 51 21.HJK .... W 000 32.LMN
Clue 2
H = Number of horizontal beams on the wooden gate
J = How many blue lines on the shield on the coat of arms
K = Turn the 3rd number of the phone
number upside down.
L = Number of words in the moto on the coat of arms
M = How many swans can you see here too.
N = On the blue sign.6th digit of the phone number . . .
upside down
When leaving this location look for the 1st track on your left leading through the woods. The Gps may tell you to go straight ahead which you can do also but the 1st route is prettier! The GPS sorts itself out after a few feet.
Clue 3 . . . see hint . . . if you need to.
For the cache you will need to sort out the co-ords from
Clue 4. N 51 21.PQ . . . . W 000 32.RST
Look at the sign on either of the gates but only use one!
P = not including the opec sign in the corner. Total number
of words on the sign.
Q = Number of letters in the last line + 4
R = Number of T's on the sign
S = Number on telegraph pole. . x 2
T = Number of bolts holding the diagonal beam across the
small gate.
Cache contains a number of nice goodies for the 1st few customers.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gb svaq pyhr 2 Hfr Pebff Ynar
Pyhr 3. gnxr gur evtug sbex ba gur cngu ;zntargvp obk
Pnpur nzzb obk nybatfvqr zrqhfn gerr
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