Westhay Wander - 4 Traditional Cache
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This Cache is the 4th of 7 and can be combined with the caches below to make a circular route around the southern flank of Stonebarrow and Chardown Hills taking in a short section of the South West Coast Path. See: Westhay Wander - 1 (GC7RMMA) for full details about parking and the route..
To the west you are looking out towards Charmouth and Lyme Regis. During the era of the square riggers shipwrecks were common along these shores. In certain wind conditions as they couldn’t sail close enough to the wind to escape the bay they would be driven ashore. From 1947 until 1966 sections of the bay were off limits as they were part of the Lyme Bay bombing and firing ranges. The Cold War era building that is now the NT shop was a radar station operated by an RAF unit, associated with the Aircraft & Armaments Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down, monitoring the activity on the ranges.
This cache combines with the caches below to make a circular route. The complete walk is about 4 miles (7Km), includes one steep descent and finishes on a steady climb up from Westhay to Cain’s Folly. Geodogs are welcome but please keep them under close control as you may encounter grazing animals, ground nesting birds or other fauna.
Note: The difficulty for each of the caches is on an individual basis. The Terrain takes into account the whole route and all caches involved. In winter sections of the route can be muddy, especially in gateways. You will need a pen for the micro-caches and to find the bonus you will need to collect the clues along the way, don’t worry there is a decode sheet in Westhay Wander – 6 (GC7RMP7). The clues are pictograms so unless you have a photographic memory you will need a way to record them as you find them.
The cache is a small clip-top box, with log book, pencil, etc. There is room for small tradeables or travel bug.
The other caches in this series are:
Westhay Wander - 1 (GC7RMMA)
Westhay Wander - 2 (GC7RMMY)
Westhay Wander - 3 (GC7RMN6)
Westhay Wander - 5 (GC7RMNP)
Westhay Wander - 6 (GC7RMP7)
Westhay Wander - Bonus (GC7RMPR) and you will need to collect the clues in the caches above to solve this one, so don’t forget!
Enjoy walking on the Estate and Happy Caching.
Nearby Caches
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Celebrating Geocaching on the Golden Cap Estate 2 (GC31RG4)
Celebrating Geocaching on the Golden Cap Estate 3 (GC31RG7)
Stonebarrow Hill (GCG8HZ)
The Magnificent Journey (GCRBP2)
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Lbh pbhyq fgrc bire zr.