'Ratboy & Piemans cache' Traditional Cache
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In the village of Pirbright, in the woods up Mill Lane. Can be driven to although track road is bumpy.
A bit about Pirbright for you:-
Pirbright is an attractive open village surrounding an unusually large green near miles of heathlands of poor soil. The army however finds good use for these extensive commons for rifle ranges and training. Perifrith was a name first recorded for Pirbright, which is a compound of the two words pyrige (pear tree) and fryth (wooded country). Pirbright contains many listed buildings, including several medieval farmsteads.
Until the mid 19th century, Pirbright remained a hamlet of scattered homesteads until the railway came with a station at nearby Brookwood which lead to an expansion in the population. On the green stands Lord Pirbright's Hall. It was built at his lordship's expense in 1899 two years after Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee had been celebrated with a fete on the green. The hall was given by Lord and Lady Pirbright who commemorated the occasion by donating a drinking fountain to the village. The couple lived at Henley Park and were generous benefactors. In 1901 to mark the accession to the throne of Edward VII they provided the community with the land for a recreation ground.
Just inside the churchyard is a much larger piece of granite which marks the grave of Henry Morton Stanley, the Welsh born American journalist who came to live in Pirbright. He had, however, wanted to be buried in Westminster Abbey next to Dr Livingstone, the Scottish explorer with whom he will for ever be associated. " Dr Livingstone I presume" has become part of our vocabulary having first been uttered by Stanley in 1871 on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Stanley, then 30, had been sent to Africa in search of Livingstone and in true journalistic style he got his scoop and made his name. Brookwood Cemetery opened in 1854 by Act of Parliament is close to Pirbright and the scene of the last resting place for thousands of civilians and service personnel. Its upkeep and future arouses strong feelings attracting worldwide interest.
The cache.
May be found by heading up Mill Lane (next to the Volvo garage on the main Aldershot road)
You can park at :-
N51.17.297 W000.39.341 if you want to take a walk to the cache but the walk will take you through a wooded area (possible problems with signal?)
You can drive to the cache:-
following Admirals Walk (bumpy road)- follow it up, around and then down the hill keeping to the right track until you reach a 'Y' in the road. At this junction you should see two tall pine trees - the right one has a house placard called 'Track End' pinned to it. The cache is hidden nearby.
Cache is an Army ammo box clearly marked with a Geocache sticker.
Hope you enjoy the walk and our first cache!!!!!!
Additional Hints
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