Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, just northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.
Old John Tower –Leicestershire’s most famous landmark
This Folly or Prospect Tower was built in 1784 by the 5th Earl of Stamford. The circular stone tower replaced a former wooden windmill (which had been made unsafe in an earlier storm) and stands on Bradgate’s tallest hill and one of Leicestershire’s highest points – some 690 feet above sea level.
I have placed this cache, close to Old John Tower, in honour of my 70th birthday and have also released a travel-bug called Old John's Memories, which after travelling the four corners of the British Isles will, hopefully, reunite with this cache.
**PLEASE NOTE - THIS CACHE IS NOT HIDDEN IN THE WALL - PLEASE DO NOT MOVE ANY STONES FROM THE DRY STONE WALL - YOU WILL NOT FIND THE CACHE THERE.**