
Where the story begins. "Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?"
The Shire is where Hobbits live, in their Hobbit holes dug into the side of the hill. Everything about The Shire is peaceful and its where the hobbits live in harmony and at one with nature. A quintessentially English village is just like The Shire.
Proceed to Bag End at N53 07.119 W002 38.740. The Shire was settled by Hobbits in the year TA 1601. According to the plaque above the middle door when was our Bag End built? This is abcd.
From here proceed to N53 07.078 W002 38.724 and stand and admire the view out over The Shire. Look below the bird to see how old John Dutton's wife was when she died. This is ef.
Finally walk through "The Shire" to another "Hobbit Hole" at N53 07.072 W002 38.743 (please take care on the narrow road). To the left of the upstairs window there is a plaque. What number is on it? This is gh.
The cache can be found at N53 0f.gbe W002 3h.ebc
The rest of the LOTR series is not far behind but as each cache is a stand alone they are being published separately.
A bookmark of all the caches available can be found to the right of the page.