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The Monks' Way Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/31/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is on the public footpath from Astley Church to Glasshampton monastery in Worcestershire. Astley parish is set in beautiful countryside between the River Severn and Abberley Hills. The path starts by the church, crosses a lovely stone bridge over the Dick Brook and goes through grassy meadows closer to the monastery. There is a stile. It can get a bit muddy and overgrown in places.
This is one of our favourite family walks.

You can park at Astley church but please avoid times when church-goers are using the car park. Walk down past the church and graveyard (on your right), over a stile, and then take the public footpath on the right which leads down the hollow way to the cache. The hollow way continues to the Dick Brook and thence to the monastery. Glasshampton house, the manor house of Astley, was built in the 1700s and belonged to the Cookes family. It burned down in the early 1800s and the stable block was converted into a monastery. More information about the history of Glasshampton house can be found at
http://www.shrawley.org.uk/Site_1/Publications_files/The%20story%20of%20Glasshampton.pdf

Astley church is built of the local red sandstone and dates from 1160.

The cache is on a rural footpath, along the sunken way, and originally held a logbook, swappable toys and a trackable.
It is in a clip top plastic box wrapped in a brown bag, at about head height.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f bayl ebpx a' ebbg?

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)