where's the bridge, v2? Traditional Cache
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This cache is alongside the Wye Valley Walk - a beautiful path following the Wye; this section between Kerne Bridge and Lydbrook. The path is well trodden and busy at times, but often muddy. You'll see lots of day-canoeists [and groups of them] with young people excitedly discovering the beauty of the river [and the Symonds Yat rock further down the river].
This particular cache is at the site of the bridge which took the railway from Kerne Bridge to Lydrook and Symonds yat. The railway was closed in the late 50's - oh what a beautiful trip that must have been. The cache is a simple tupperware box below a wall by the path near the Stockingboat cottage. Mrs Stockingboat was the lady who used to operate the ferry here. Up behind the cottage N51 51 44.5 W 002 36 04.1 is the cutting towards the tunnel cutting under Coppett Hill - take a torch and wellies if you want to go through. The cache has been moved slightly due to feedback. It is by the path below a stone block wall at ground level, just south of the cottage and a footpath marker.
The cache was set up for/by the Coppett Hill Geocaching festival - June 30th. 2012. The cache is permitted by the Coppett Hill Trust landowner, and the cottage owner.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ybbx sbe gur veba srapr cbfg ybbxvat yvxr na byq envyjnl yvar.