'Garden of England'
The original text in this description put together by the first CO, vi11ain, and then added to by CO #2, St George and the Dragon is as below (in bold italics)
Somewhere near Biddenden Vineyard
Follow one of the footpaths in the area down into the woodland. The cache is under the southern end of a fairly obvious landmark along the path. This has newly been restored and re-activated and the co-ordinates updated. Whilst in the area visit the vineyard or if you fancy, have a round at the par 3 golf course just a few yards along the road. Watch out for the friendly goat!!
This cache was placed in Sept 2001 and one of the oldest active caches in Kent (in fact it is the second oldest by only 2 days)
In May 2007 the cache was handed over to St George and the Dragon who managed it for the next 18 years.
In May 2025 St George and the Dragon adopted it over to deepdiggingmole.
We wondered why it was called 'Garden of England' and recalled in the original text it mentions the nearby vineyard - so with some quick research we found the following:-
Kent is sometimes known as the "Garden of England" for its abundance of orchards and hop gardens. In particular the county produces tree-grown fruits, strawberries and hazelnuts. Distinctive hop-drying buildings called oasts are common in the countryside, although many have been converted into dwellings. Nearer to London, market gardens also flourish. Kent is the main area for hazelnut production in the UK.
However, in recent years, there has been a significant drop in agriculture, and industry and services are increasing their utilisation of the area.
We have added a suitable parking waypoint - please do not obstruct driveways
Enjoy the walk over to GZ
If you cannot find the cache, do not assume it missing and do not put a throwdown as a replacement.
ALL maintenance is the responsibility of the CO – if any is required, please add a ‘Needs Maintenance’ log to highlight the issue. Please replace all caches exactly as found
