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The town of Exmouth is situated on the East coast of Devon, where the River Exe meets the sea.
There are 2 miles of golden sandy beach, which stretches from the marina at the mouth of the river to the start of the Jurassic coast at Orcombe Point.
Exmouth is the oldest resort in Devon, with its origins as a ‘Watering Place’ where people came to bathe in the waters for their health.
In 1765 it was described as “the Bath of the West, the resort of the tip-top of the gentry of the Kingdom”
Exmouth’s ‘golden age’ continued for over a century, until the coming of the railway opened up Dawlish, Teignmouth and Torquay across the river and saw Exmouth’s gradual decline as a fashionable resort. But the town did not die, and after years of planning it, too, achieved its own docks and railway and became a port and a largely unspoilt resort for families.
The coordinates given are for a large car-park along the seafront, where you will also find the information panel with the answers for the first questions. There is another cheaper car-park fairly near (see waypoints) and also on-street parking (paying) along the length of the esplanade.
Orcombe Red Rocks: N50 36.668 W003 23.797
At the information board in the car-park:
The length in metres of the Geoneedle trail = A
Total minutes needed to walk all 3 trails = B
At the Lifeboat Station: N50 36.660 W003 23.950
On the plaque mentioning Baron Clinton, how many years of Lifeboats? = C
Last digit of R&J Welburn = D
George Bearman’s number = E
Will Carder died on Christmas Day. How big was the wave that swept him overboard? = F
The cache, a small container in a camo bag, is hidden at:
N50 36. (A + B + C – D ) W003 23. (E - F - 26)
Checksum of all answers A - F = 1338