Stanton: Beauty and the Beast 3 Traditional Cache
kerrfamilySBD: I collected this series in today. When it was first set the industrial site around here was in decay and there was a growing sense of nature reclaiming. Now, with HS2 contracts boosting the site's usefulness it is returning to hive of activity and that's not pleasant for cachers. So farewell to my first series of caches. Thanks for visiting.
Stanton: Beauty and the Beast 3
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Number 3 in a short circular walk around the fields of Stanton-by-Dale, always with an eye on the relationship of the village with its industrial heritage.
As a walk from the suggested parking place it is about 2 to 2.5 miles. Please if you park elsewhere be considerate of local people and farmers.
After every cache I give a brief description of where to walk next so if you are in reverse order that could confuse you! Hope you enjoy the series.
This is a series of caches around our home village of Stanton-by-Dale. The village has grown up over hundreds of years with the nearby ironworks, and that takes its toll on a place. So this walk shows you both the lovely rural side of Stanton, and the ugly industrial scarring that we have too, hence the cache series name. If you are interested in the industrial heritage of Stanton then the Erewash Museum in Ilkeston has a fantastic room describing the site, and in the village itself (near another cache GC43MDP) there is a small plaque summarising the history. I have also included a link to the Parish Council history pages.
From the 2nd cache IGNORE number 6 which may be closer to you now than number 3. Head directly across the field onto an old access road to the site, and turn west. If you get a summer's evening here and the sun is setting it can feel like walking into the sunset. Literally just before the gates, turn left to pick up a footpath. If you have kids with you then make sure you tell them to not pick anything up here. Sadly over the years this area has suffered from a bit of tipping. Anyway, eventually you will turn a right into a hawthorn lined path and smiley 3 is close by.
Please replace exactly where you find this one - the GPS signal can be dodgy here and moving the cache won't help!
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