We receive our television programmes from the Ridge Hill transmitting station as it broadcasts digital television signals to Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. It provides two ITV1 channels, ITV Central and also ITV West for Gloucestershire, not that we've tried that one yet. Since the switch-over in April 2011 no analogue television channels have been broadcast, we don't miss those but we do enjoy the Freeview HD channels that began at the same time. We also listen to the FM and DAB radio stations that are broadcast from this station.
The cable stayed steel lattice mast is situated 203m (666ft) above sea level and is 164.6m (540ft) high and can be seen for miles. I find it a comforting sight as I drive closer to home using it as an easily visible navigation point.
If you are not on a long walk you could park close by and use either of two footpaths to approach this cache. The shorter route takes you across a couple of fields and provides close views of the tall mast but starts with a pig of a stile - and the next stile is not too easy either. Much easier is to walk away from the mast for a few feet and then turn right up the lane until you reach the Herefordshire Trail. A short distance up the trail is an easily overlooked sharp left-right dogleg, the coordinates of which are given below. Or you could continue on the east side of the hedge until you get to one of the mast's concrete anchors and then take the stile.
The cache is just a few feet off the footpath not far from its closest to the transmitting mast. Don't go too far from the footpath as there is a very steep slope to the west beyond the cache.