Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown changed the face of eighteenth century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green.
In 1773 Sir William, the 5th St Quintin Baronet of Scampston, engaged ‘Capability’ Brown to redesign the Parkland in a ‘naturalistic’ scheme which was the height of fashion. This amazing landscape was captured in a series of watercolours c. 1790 by the Yorkshire Artist Francis Nicholson
Inspired by these paintings, modern day printmaker, Hester Cox has created a series of prints based on the Capability Brown landscape at Scampston. These take geocaches on a journey through the parkland to discover key viewpoints, vistas, buildings and natural features.
Each hidden cache box includes a print stamp that can be collected on a free stamp sheet.
View Bridge - The main road (now A64) on the edge of the parkland was concealed by a bank and ha-ha constructed as part of the Capability Brown design for the Scampston Parkland
This series of geocaches has been hidden in Scampston parkland as part of the Capability Brown 300 Festival
Geocaches can search for the caches within the parkland for free and there is no need to go to the ticket booth. There is still a charge if you wish to visit or enter the main walled garden (no caches to find in this area).
Please be aware there are times when the parkland may be closed for private events or safety.
Signs will be in place near the path entrance if the parkland is closed to the public.
Hope you enjoy geocaching at Scampston :-)