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Wandering around Wigan - Haigh Hall Traditional Cache

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pete37038: This one needs a totally new placement so its bedtime, new location hopefully, as the seasons have passed it's become unsuitable

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Hidden : 10/11/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Once the home of Earls and Lords, Haigh Hall is surrounded by 250 acres of park and woodland, with magnificent views across the Douglas Valley to the Welsh Hills. Haigh Hall and Country Park is an enjoyable day out with something for everyone. Explore and enjoy the stunning parkland, woodland and plantations. There is no entrance fee to get into the park.

This one is at the side of the miniature railway line that runs around haigh hall, it's years since I've been on it myself and it never seems to be running but here are the details below.

The 15" Gauge Railway takes you on an interesting and scenic ride around the woodlands past the walled gardens and Swan Pond. Open Easter-September (weekends), school holidays, and September-Easter (Sundays - weather permitting 1.00pm-4.00pm).



Please be aware that Haigh Hall has something of a reputation for being a bit of a 'Bermuda triangle' when it comes to caching, I've never been anywhere else where the GPS signal can vary so wildly no matter what device I have used, it will settle but you may have to be patient !, when I took these coords today I got it down to 18ft accuracy which was the best I could get - so the next to find will have to report what the coords are like....


The cache is a decent size lock and lock box containing all manner of things, there are lots of other caches scattered about the park too which will take you all over, why not have a full day around here if you haven't been before it's superb !


Don't forget to watch out for the trains :-)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

vs lbh ner ybbxvat nybat gur yvar (sebz gur sbbgcngu jvgu fvtaf arneol) gb jurer vg oraqf nebhaq gb gur evtug, lbh arrq gb or ba gur YRSG bs gur yvar, gur pnpur vf uvqqra va n irel ebggra byq fznyy gerr fghzc, haqre ebpx naq zber zbff.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)