A Halloween themed series around a spooky wood with five caches. Will you find tricks or will you find treats?
The word Halloween is a modern interpretation of its original name, All Hallow's Eve. The first day of November was traditionally celebrated by the Catholic Church as All Hallow's Day when they took time to pay their respects to the saints.
The date of Halloween, 31st October, marked the end of the Celtic year and was believed to be the day when the spirits of those who died in the previous year would come back and possess a body of the living to allow themselves into the afterlife. However, the people who were living were not keen on being possessed and would dress up in scary costumes to try and frighten away spirits.
All caches contain a log book. Please re-hide the caches as you found them.
Parking is available for one or two cars along Loperwood Lane but please be considerate for residents living close by.
We hope you enjoy the series.
To find this cache you need to solve this easy puzzle -
N50 56.1BA
W001.31.C4D
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
A = number of letters in first word on 5th line
B = number of letters in second word on 1st line
C = number of letters in fifth word on 9th line
D = number of letters in fifth word on 2nd line