This mini-series covers a small part of the Ridgeway National
Trail, which in total stretches 87 miles (139km) through ancient
landscapes. There is now a busy railway line following this part of
the route, and the trail runs between it and the river for a while.
There is an absence of caches on this part of the trail, which I
use regularly, so I thought I'd add some for those following the
path.
Goring-on-Thames and its neighbour Streatley are both very old
villages, at the intersection of three of the most ancient routes
in Britain, and inhabited continuously for at least 5,000 years.
There is evidence that Old Stone Age man travelled from Europe
through Goring and Streatley along the Ridgeway before Britain was
separated from mainland Europe and became an island after the last
Ice Age.
Ok, it's not actually on the Ridgeway, but Gardiner Recreation
Ground is only a stone's throw from the path. The Ridgeway path
takes you through land by the river which was originally owned by
“Squire Gardiner”. In the 1880s the Squire sold his
land as building plots, and large houses were built here by wealthy
professional and business men who moved into the village and
influenced local activities.
Gardiner Recreation Ground is now home to the village's Cricket,
Bowling, and Football Clubs.
I'm afraid you are looking for a magnetic nano. (My very first find
was one of these evil things, so it seemed only right that my first
hide should be too!)