Coxhoe Blue Lady Traditional Cache
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A very easy 'park and grab' cache (parking opposite - a great one for disabled Geocachers) or can be done as part of the series of caches which can be found on the Coxhoe Circular walk. I strongly recommend that you should also attempt the nearby caches in Coxhoe Woods hidden by the creative 'Just Us Two.' 'X marks the spot' & 'Chloe's Walk in Coxhoe Woods.'
Note that the gate has been missing for a very long time & the cache was placed afterwards.
You are close to the site of what was once Coxhoe Hall. Here is a local ghost tale!
Legend of the Blue Lady (see 'Coxhoe Local History Group' Website)
The ‘Blue Lady’ was a young maidservant who worked at one of the village grand houses. She had fallen in love with a handsome coachman at Coxhoe Hall.
The coachman was a very jealous person and on seeing the naïve young maid being friendly with other men, he became enraged.
One evening he enticed her into a small alcove cupboard in a remote corner of Coxhoe Hall. Once there he quickly slammed and locked the heavy door leaving the maid alone in a dark confined space. She tried desperately to open the door but slowly suffocated as the oxygen diminished.
Her body was discovered days later and although her death was unreported gossip soon spread throughout the village.
When sightings of the ‘Blue Lady’ began to appear at Coxhoe Hall and the nearby woods, the villagers believed that it was the unhappy spirit of the maid.
Good luck and enjoy!
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