This is the 1st in a trail of 12 geocaches that follow the Dane's Steam from its source in the hamlet of Wooton to the sea at Keyhaven Marshes (via Milford on Sea and Sturt Pond). Each cache or one of the waypoints will be as near as possible to crossing over the stream. You will be guided to historic buldings, great natural locations and even a large earth dam that you might otherwise have not seen.
Each cache contains a single 'golden letter' . The full set of 12 letters is an anagram of the 3 word 'moniker' of one of the most famous and well known pre-Norman (before 1066) Kings of England and provides the solution to the location of the Mystery Reward cache in Hordle. He is buried in Winchester Cathedral and part of a Dynasty that is very relevant to the theme of the trail.
For a detailed history of this location search for wooton miltonheritagesociety . If you plan a circular walking route then you can see the Wooton Stone ( reference waypoint) around 30 metres to the West of the Tiptoe Rd stream crossing. This is a Sarsen Stone made of the same material as Stonehenge and Avebury and is an historic boundary marker between the Forest and Farmland (in situ for at least 350 years , probably much longer). The Old store and Post office can be also be seen 100m to the East of this stream crossing, towards the cattle grid (marking the boundary of the New Forest). The store only closed around 20 yrs ago. A ribbon of trees marks the stream bed and if you have time you can go to the reference waypoint marking the very source of the Dane's Stream. A stone water trough is also referenced in the waypoints.
There is no vehicular access to the cache so you are recommended to access this location as part of a short Forest walk, using the Broadley Inclosure Parking Area as a starting point. The cache is a short distance down a public footpath accessed by a stile. The footpath follows a gravel access road. Once found then retrace your steps back into the Forest.
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