Your task is to visit a number of locations around part of the village of Takeley. Here you will find the answers to some questions. The answers will give you a digit to replace each of the letters A-Z in the Sudoku grid. On route it is also possible to find a Church Micro cache, an Earth Cache, and two Traditional Caches. The first stage should take around forty five minutes. You can then solve the puzzle which may take a further forty five minutes. Once you have finished the puzzle you will need the numbers in the squares identified by the letters S,T,U,W,X,and Y. These are used to provide the co-ordinates for the cache site which is only a short walk from the centre of the village. Below is the Sudoku grid. Remember you will find clues to replace the letters A to Z with numbers. When you have solved the puzzle the letters S,T,U,W,X, and Y provide the remaining parts of the co-ordinates to find the cache.
Now for the clues.
Location 1.
From the car park make your way on the footpath towards the church.
What year did James Reynolds fall asleep? 19H8. Also his wife 19G6.
This provides the first two digits H & G.
Location 2.
Just to the left of the church entrance staying on the footpath you will find WREKIN B.S. ENEFD.
The letters EFD provide the next three digits for the puzzle.
Location 3.
Continuing on around the back of the church you can take a rest here to gather some more information.
What days of the month was Daniel James Ellis born? T.Z. are your next two digits.
Location 4.
Retrace your foot steps back to the car park and continue on down the lane to the main road and then turn left. Opposite the bus stop is where you will find your next clue. Take care when crossing the road.
What is the last digit of the serial no of Brewers End S/S BT Cabinet? W is the digit.
Location 5.
Returning back on the footpath make your way eastwards.
Here at the village hall they died for king and country during the period of
19NY-194O. N. Y. & O are your next two digits.
Location 6.
Continue on eastwards towards the traffic lights.
What is the number of the road to Hatfield Heath and Hatfield Broad Oak?
B. IKJ. IKJ are your next three digits.
Location 7.
Turn left at the traffic lights and take a short walk (350yds ) to the Parsonage Road Sign 1~ B. on the right. B is your next digit.
Location 8.
Now retrace your footsteps and take the second turning on the left into the Roseacres estate.
How many yds before you reach the humps? 1X0. X is the digit required.
Location 9.
Continue straight ahead for 75yds to the junction on the right. Here you will find TROJAN U5. U is your next digit.
Location 10.
Make your way back out of the estate and turn left, making your way towards the cross roads. After 50yds what is the number of the telegraph pole? 1V C.
V. C. are your next two digits
Location 11.
Continue on for a further 55yds. What is the number of the National Cycle Network Route? Q M. are the next two digits required.
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Location 12.
Continue on to the cross roads. Turn right crossing Parsonage Road. Please use the pedestrian controlled lights. How many ashes are there here? A. is the digit.
This may be a good place to have some refreshments later and solve the puzzle.
Location 13.
Cross the main road again using the pedestrian controlled lights, and head south towards the village green. When was the Village Sign unveiled? L Sept 2000.
L is the digit required.
Location 14.
Head further south along the road towards the hump back bridge for 100yds
To the yellow H: 8P 5RS sign on the left. P.R.S. are your final three digits.
The Cache Location.
So now you have all the information to solve the puzzle. To check you have got all the correct digits you can add up all the digits for A to Z. in the table. The total should be 120. If it isn`t you have made a mistake somewhere.
When you have completed the puzzle you need to find the digits labelled S.T.U.W.X. and Y. from the puzzle. The Cache Location is at N51˚51.STU. E000˚16.WXY.
This is a few minutes walk from the centre of the village.
The cache itself is not at ground level.
Good luck I hope you enjoyed it.