CYN End of the path Traditional Cache
Chaplinfamily: Stopped caching.
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Part of a group of caches placed within Craig y Nos Country Park suitable for the family.
Craig y Nos Country Park is situated next to Craig y Nos Castle.
History:
Craig-y-Nos Castle and grounds were once the estate of the celebrated opera diva Adelina Patti who during her lifetime ( 1843-1919 ) became one of the worlds most famous and highly rewarded entertainers.
Madame Patti was a remarkably talented woman who gained singing fame as a child and built on it throughout her life to become a legend in her own time. She was an accomplished actress, a shrewd business woman, and a master of publicity and social graces. Her contacts were impeccable and she moved in the highest echelons of Victorian society, not only in Europe but on the World stage.
Her supreme talent however derived from the quality of her voice and the "vocal gymnastics" which she was able to perform, apparently without effort.
Before the time of microphones, amplifiers and recording equipment Adelina Patti was filling huge theatres with her rich voice and even the people in the poorest seats at the back of the hall were never disappointed. Not only would she maintain her performance for hours at a time, but she would often give two shows in one evening, with only an hour's rest between them. On her tours she would keep up an incredible work rate for a period of several months.
In between tours Craig-y-Nos Castle was where she would re-charge her energies and entertain her many friends.
Today Adelina Patti is something of an enigma. The second most celebrated woman in the world in the year 1900, after Queen Victoria, is today almost forgotten. Unless of course you are an opera lover.
Grounds
You’ll find tall trees, two rivers, ponds and meadows to walk around and enjoy. There are plenty of seats and picnic benches too. Most of the paths in the Country Park are on level or gently sloping ground and some have hard surfaces.
The grounds are open all year round except Christmas Day, the main car park is pay and display £1.50 for 2 hours or £2.50 for all day however the parking location given is for a lay by suitable for a number of cars outside the main gates.
This cache has been placed with the kind permission of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.
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