The village and civil parish of Writtle lies 1 mile west of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It has a traditional village green complete with duck pond and a Norman church. It was once described as 'one of the loveliest villages in England, with a ravishing variety of ancient cottages'.The village is now home to Writtle College, one of the UK's oldest and largest land-based colleges and a partner institution of the University of Essex, the grounds of which once housed a Royal hunting lodge, later the possession of the De Brus and De Bohun families. The suggestion that Writtle is the birthplace of Robert the Bruce, as well as his father Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, is contested though its possession and use by both is incontrovertible. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,632.
The parking waypoint is for a free carpark, next to the village green, which is a few minutes walk along the pavement to the first cache. You will have to cross the road, please take extra care if there are any little ones in your party. There may also be parking along side the green depending on what time you arrive.