This is the Bonus cache for our H&G Oxenhal Canal Adventure Lab.
The H&G Canal was begun in 1792 and reached Ledbury, from Over Basin, in 1798. However, it wasn't until 1845 that it reached Hereford, a distance of 34 miles. The estimated cost of the canal in 1790 had been £69,997 but in reality, the cost to Ledbury was in excess of £104,000. A further £141,436 eventually saw the canal reach Hereford. The Oxenhall tunnel that has the 5/5 Hippos Below cache is 2192 yards long and is the 13th longest canal tunnel in England. Between 1881 and 1883 the canal closed due to the arrival of the railway which was built on some of the canal route. By 1965 the railway had gone and eventually parts of this became the B4215 Newent to Gloucester road. The price of progress(?)!
Oxenhall Lock and Cottage
Take a stroll along the canal and collect the answers to five questions using the Adventure Lab cache to reveal B O N U S. Then, place these in the formula below to find the final. The cache can be found at:
N51 56.NUB W002 25.OSU
Parking co-ordinates are provided but please park respectfully.
Our thanks go to the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust and the Oxenhall section site leader for allowing this cache to be placed.