Doyster White #7 - Bored Walk Traditional Cache
Doyster: We're going to archive this circuit as it's been around for 4 years now and, now that we have a 2 year old to look after, we're not getting the time to maintain the caches as they deserve. Archiving this series should open up the area to new caches.
Doyster White #7 - Bored Walk
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Small camo pot.
** FTF Kudos to ScaryFox **
This pond is on West Green common. Behind you is West Green House which was built in the 1770s by General Henry 'Hangman' Hawley of 1745 Rebellion fame.
In the past 100 years the house has undergone four major periods of transformation.
The Playfair family employed the architect Robert Weir Schulz to remodel the north front of the house and to design new gardens.
After five years the Playfairs left and the new owner, Evelyn, Duchess of Wellington continued to perfect the gardens. The Duchess and then with her friend Yvonne Fitzroy occupied the house and garden for many years. Sir Victor Sassoon bought the house and allowed them to stay on until her death in 1939 and then Miss Fitzroy's death in 1971.
Sir Victor left the house and garden to the National Trust in 1957 and it became their property in 1971. The Trust's first tenant was Lord Alistair McAlpine who employed Quinlan Terry, a partner of the late Raymond Erith, to design a collection of garden buildings and neo-classical ornaments. The Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb in the forecourt in the 1970s.
Marylyn Abbott, known for her beautiful garden at Kennerton Green in New South Wales, Australia, took over the lease from the National Trust in 1993.
She has remade and enhanced the garden of this enchanted place after some years of neglect.
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The Doyster 'White' route, circles the river whitewater to the east of Hook.
The route consists of 17 caches plus 2 bonus and 3 other caches, a total of 22. There are also other caches nearby for those looking to make a big day of it.
The route is mostly on footpaths but does include short stretches of byway and quiet roads. You'll need to cross the A30 twice and will also be near the river Whitewater on a couple of occasions so please take care with children and animals. The standard route is 4.70 miles but can be increased to 6.21 miles if you include the bonuses.
Please note that some parts of the route can get wet and muddy, mainly in the flood meadows and especially between Black Hole and the A30. You'll need walking boots at the very least unless it's been a very dry summer.
There are many places to park around the route, but a couple of good places are as follows:
Opposite Crooked Billet Pub
51 17.245 N
00 56.670 W
Room for 5-6 cars.
End of Old Potbridge Road
51 17.149 N
00 54.993 W
Room for 4-5 cars
Caches are a mixture of sizes and styles to keep you on your toes.
Happy hunting! Doyster.
Additional Hints
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