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The route is stroller and wheelchair accessible, but the last few yards to the geocache hide would not be accessible for a wheelchair user. Please note that a couple of sections of the route are next to busy roads, so please take care. One main road has to be crossed after stage 7, so please use the pedestrian crossing outside the Golden Cross pub.
About Twyford
Situated in the Thames Valley, Twyford is 10 miles from the M4, M40 and M3 motorways and 25 miles (40 km) from the M25. The town of Reading is 6 miles (10 km) to the west, with Maidenhead 7.5 miles (12 km) to the east, Henley-on-Thames 5 miles (8 km) to the north, and Wokingham 5 miles (8 km) to the south.
Twyford was primarily an agricultural settlement until the coming of the railway in 1838 put it on the main line to the west and subsequently made it a junction for the Henley Branch Line. However, its position on the Bath Road had always brought activity which was centred on the King's Arms, an important coaching inn. The population, according to the mid-2014 population estimates, was 6,000, but Twyford is still affectionately known by the residents as a village.
Twyford railway station is on the Great Western Main Line and served by trains between Reading and London Paddington stations. All clues and the final multicache are easily accessible from Twyford rail station should you wish to use public transport. Twyford has a large supermarket, Post Office, and other shops, cafes, and restaurants including a number of outlets where geocachers and families can stop for coffee or lunch.
The Multicache
The geocache container is not at the start location, which is for the main village car park. Note that there is also limited free parking on the roadside to the south of Twyford station. Please visit the following locations and answer the questions to give you values for A-L.
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Prefix
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Name
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Coordinate
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P0
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PA (Parking Area)
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N 51° 28.617
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Public Pay and Display Car Park
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W 000° 52.125
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01
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The Old Butchers (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.644
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What number is the Old Butchers = AB
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W 000° 52.039
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02
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The Old Post Office (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.648
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Second number above doorway = C
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W 000° 52.026
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03
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United Reform Church (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.632
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The last number of the Year the stone was laid = D
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W 000° 51.968
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04
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The War Memorial (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.603
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The first digit of W G Mousley's Regiment = E
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W 000° 51.926
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05
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County Police Station (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.572
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The second and third digits of the Year of construction = FG
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W 000° 51.901
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06
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Signalman's Cottage (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.531
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The Second digit of the house number of Signalman's Cottage = H
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W 000° 51.976
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07
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The Old Police House (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.577
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Opposite the House, what Size is Gas = I
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W 000° 51.756
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08
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Railway Bridge (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.570
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The last digit, before the c, of the line below "Twyford Overbridge" = J
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W 000° 51.690
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09
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The Notice Board (Virtual Stage)
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N 51° 28.553
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The number of acres of farmland = KL
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W 000° 51.597
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P1
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Free Parking for up to 1 hour 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, no restrictions at other times |
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N 51° 28.525' |
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Free parking bays on Hurst Rd and Byron Rd |
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W 000° 51.723' |
Now you have values for A-L, you can work out the co-ordinates of the geocache container (which is a camo 35mm film canister) using the following formula (changed 24th Aug 2021):
North BA° (C-D)I.(C-E)H(J+K) West G° (F-J)K.J(L-B)B
Checksum = 54 (the sum of all digits)