Slip not! Traditional Geocache
northking: Container collected.
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Formerly Nuts in Notts 3. Cache is situated just off the cycle
track close to the waters edge.
The cache contains a log and pencil. There is no room for anything
else. The area has two river boat businesses and a pub nearby,
there are also outside toilets that are open during licensed hours.
The recent development of nearby River Crescent (where you would
imagine footballers and football managers may reside) is well worth
a look. This development has caused a new cycle route to be
developed between Colwick Park and Trent Lane so access to the
businesses and the cache is now 24/7. The pub and river cruises can
get busy so we would suggest parking up at Colwick Park near to
Colwick Hall and following the footpath/cycle route past Rufford
Hall and the new development, then onto the cache. Be aware that
the cache is on a downward gradient towards the water. Stealth, or
an early start is required when retrieving the cache. Whilst
researching this area I found that the Beck Valley Storm Water
Culvert empties into the river nearby. The stone plaque at the end
of Trent Lane shows that the culvert was opened in 1884 and a
google search revealed that the culvert is about 2 miles long - the
following is an extract from a web-site where someone has navigated
the culvert (illegally or not?) and popped up in a 'Curious Tower-.
The storm culvert was completed in 1884/85, at the outfall a
keystone bearing the Nottingham coat of arms also carries the date
1884. The culvert takes the trickle of flow that was once the Beck
stream, it had been channelled underground sometime previous to the
culverts construction and served as a woefully inadequate sewer,
often flooding streets above its course. The decision was made for
improvement and Victorian engineers set about constructing the
playground of future generations. At over two miles in length the
culvert has some odd and interesting features, one more notable
than the rest. It shifts and changes in both construction and
shape, passing under railway lines where braced and rivetted steel
provide extra support while in another spot concrete pillars offer
a more modern day utilitarian solution to the same issue. The
Curious Tower can be seen at Victoria Park. The Nuts in Notts
Series winner goes to - BAIRA
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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