This cache can be found on its own but it is intended to be done
as part of a 6 mile circular walk consisting of 18 caches. There is
a clue on the logbook, which you will need along with 14 others to
find the co-ordinates for the bonus cache. Please read
cache #1 for a full description of this walk.
Follow the footpath signs through the quarry but be careful this
will take you over the railway line which is in use, keep dogs and
children close! Cross over the disused lock and follow the path
along the river to your right..
THE MEDWAY
The river you are following is the river Medway that flows
largely through Kent with a flow-length of almost 70 miles,
beginning from inside the border of West Sussex and then entering
the Thames Estuary. East Peckham has seen extensive flooding over
the centuries from this river. My mum has told me stories of the
major floods in 1968, she thought it was great going through the
village in a boat! A flood barrier near Leigh was built in 1981 to
protect the Tonbridge area from flooding. Kent is divided into West
Kent and East Kent by the River Medway. Residents east of the
Medway are known as 'Men of Kent' those from west are known as
'Kentish Men'
The lock you crossed is the disused stoneham lock
The cache Is a 35mm film container containing a log book with a
clue for the bonus cache. Please bring your own pen
An East Peckham Walk #6 - Railway