The Teddington Hands Crossroads is today a very busy roundabout with main roads to Tewkesbury, Evesham, Stow and Cheltenham and a minor road to Overbury/Pershore. It is strongly suggested that you park for this "cache and dash" on the disused (Old Stow) road by the entrance to the pub's car park. (Off the A435). If you park elsewhere be advised that all the roads are extremely busy and take great care if crossing the road.
The cache has been replaced again and is at ground level. .
Whilst here take a wander over to the Teddington Hands. It is a stone column with metal arms and symbolic hands, (hence the name of Hands) . It stands near the original junction which once included a way to the village of Teddington, now a footpath. This was the sixth direction hence the six arms on the signpost. It was erected by one Edmund Attwood who may have lived between 1562 and 1643. Some sites give a date of 1676 so so this signpost easily dates from the seventeenth century. There are various plaques of interest attached.
Across the road on the grassy area in front of the garage is a standing stone, The Tibblestone. This is an ancient stone that marks the boundaries of the Tibblestone Hundred, mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. Before counties such as Gloucestershire were invented, areas were divided into hundreds and sometimes marked by a stone. However the boundary stones used could well be much much older as used in long barrows. The local legend tells of a giant on nearby Dixton Hill who hurled a rock at his enemy towards the river Severn at Tewkesbury, but his foot slipped and the stone landed here. His fingers marks are still in it. This stone disappeared sometime in the 18th century but was re-discovered in 1948 when the foundations were being dug for what is now the garage. It appears forlorn, standing on the grass with all the modern signage around it.