Co-ords for GC2WJB3 - Finiss Wood are in this cache
Parish Peregrination is intended as a circular walking route, as opposed to a cache and dash circuit, linking our additions to sadexploration's Church Micro series here at Goodnestone ( GC2VNYW - CM 1820), Nonington (GC2VPVE - CM 1822), Womenswold (GC2WDV5- CM 1859), Barfrestone (GC2VKH4 - CM 1817), Chillenden (GC2VKF6 - CM 1815),and Knowlton (GC2TEA6 - CM 1786).
The route is intended to start at and will be described from Parish Peregrination - Rosings. The entire route is approximately 14 miles (22.5km). It will take in the 6 fore mentioned Church Micro's plus 23 additional 'trail' caches. There is an opportunity to split the route into two, one of 6.5 miles (10.5km) the other 8 miles (13km). The route is via public rights of way with a number of moderate climbs and descents, BUT does require some quiet lane walking where the usual care will be needed. There are NO FTF prizes as such, although a number of the small caches only contain a very neat LED Torch, so PLEASE Trade Up - Trade Even - Or Don't Trade these items folks.
From St Margaret's Church head south out of Womenswold. You will pass a number of old properties as you go, including the old village school, now an adult learning centre. You will come to a T-junction. Carefully cross over to the entrance of Denne Hill Farm. The footpath proceeds down the tree lined road where the road and footpath will bear left towards the farm itself. Carefully pass through the farm yard where you will see the footpath ahead.
View from Deene Hill over Woolwich Wood
There has been a farm here since 1870, and the Loder-Symons family have farmed it for the past 100 years. Those of you that partake in a particular 'religious tipple' from the world renown brewery based in Faversham, one of MeerRescue's favourite's, you may like to know this is where a large percentage of the required malting barley is farmed.
As the footpath climb's away from the farm you may catch a glimpse of Deene Hill, a country house built in 1871 by George Devey - who you will hear more of later on the full route - for the Dyson family. Set in parkland it borders the A2 Canterbury to Dover road. One of the family, Edwards Hopton Dyson, was an officer in the 3rd Dragoon Guards regiment who was killed in action in 1879 at the battle of Isandlwana in Zululand. It was in the 1930's, on the estates private ride that runs parallel to the present A2, that a pilot from nearby Manston discovered the outline of a Roman guard post which had been built on the original Watling Street.
As you crest the hill, look ahead. To the right is Woolwich Wood. Although Woolwich Wood is still an impressive size from up here, it is but a pale shadow of it's pre 1960's size, when it was almost completely destroyed to make way for open farmland, which was more profitable due to new farming methods and modern machinery. It's pre 1960's size can be traced on an OS map. Parish Peregrination - Denne Hill is ahead of you
Following this cache, follow the co-ords for GC2WJB3 Parish Peregrination - Finiss Wood.
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goes to LVT (& Marzo)