Tunbridge Wells Walk 2 is a series of 6 ‘micro’ caches and one small cache spread over a circular walk of just under 3.5 miles (or 1.5 hours approx.) from a central position in Tunbridge Wells on the Kent and Sussex border. The caches are made up of 6 traditional caches with clue letters and numbers that will lead you to the 7th cache. The walk is intended to be circular and the caches done in numerical order. However, they can be done individually and in any order if you wish. All the hides should be pretty easy, especially with the clues.
Most of the route is clearly marked but one or two paths are well hidden. It is suggested that you take a decent map with you in any case. The cache page descriptions will provide you with the most interesting walk but following the GPS signal to the next cache will often work as well.
Dogs are allowed throughout but they should be kept on a lead where appropriate.
There are a couple of busy roads to cross as well as a short stretch of quiet road that requires you to walk under 200 yards along the road so please ensure that you take care and keep a close eye on children and dogs. The walk is not suitable for young children (in our opinion).
It can be very wet and muddy under foot so a good pair of walking boots or wellies may be required.
There is no pen or pencil in any of the caches so please bring your own
Tunbridge Wells Walk 2 - #1 Common Sense
Suggested parking is on the Common car park at N51 07.781 E000 15.109. The walk starts by going back down the road and taking the path to the left which goes round the back of the cricket pavilion. At the end of the corner of the cricket ground you reach another tarmac path on which you turn right. The path now goes straight down over the Common, crossing on the way the wide sweep of the old race course. At the end of the path you reach a roundabout. Cross the road on the right (Major York’s Road) and go into the small Swan Hotel car park. From here take the lower of the two footpaths which leave running alongside the road in a South Westerly direction. This is the lesser of the paths. Just beyond a track leading back to the main car park you come to a tarmac path crossing yours. Turn right up the slope until you come to a point where two further paths from the car park diverge. Turn left on the earth path which is slightly lower than the tarmac one. Use the hint if the signal is not accurate enough.