There is a dedicated car park at the back of the Gardens. Take the long driveway off Ferry Road. This driveway is closed for cars overnight.
The garden and factory, which feature on the cover of the best-selling Edmonds Cookery Book, have been a horticultural delight for generations of visitors and residents.
Thomas Edmonds, the manufacturer of the famous brand of baking powder, commissioned this garden around his new factory, built in 1923. The factory was completed in 1925 and since then its gardens have won many awards in civic beautifying competitions. Until the late 1980s, a succession of gardeners were employed full-time to maintain and develop the formal geometric beds, lawns and plantings of annuals. However the demise of the gardens began with a change of ownership in 1982, and in the coming years they were scaled down and features removed. In 1990, much to nation's regret, the factory was demolished and the property sub-divided.
The City Council acquired a major portion of the original Edmonds Factory Garden in 1991. Since then, a rose garden and an oval garden have been added. 21st February 1992 the gardens were reopened by the mayor V.Buck.
Recently, enclosed areas of a more natural style have been developed, with an emphasis on low maintenance, featuring permanent plantings of evergreen shrubs and dwarf conifers.
The garden is supported by the local community and a dedicated group known as Friends of the Edmonds Factory Garden. The Friends care for the garden - weeding, pruning, running working bees and looking after both the rose and scented gardens.
This is a simple, 4-stage multi-cache that will take you around some of the prominent features and give you some more information on the location. Once you have all the info and the coordinates, you can head to the final location. Stealth will be required if there are muggles around.
Wp01 - Entry Gate - The number you see on the black gate. ABCD; How many Edmonds branded cars are there in the parking lot? E
Wp02 - Plaque - The plaque was donated 19F1
Wp03 - Sundial - Digital root of the year mentioned on the sundial. G; What is the left-most time of day depicted? H.IJ
Wp04 - Information Boards - K) Bluebird Oval Garden; The head gardener Ray Leech retired in 198L
S 43° 3K.IBF E 172° 3D.GLH
Checksum of unknown S coordinate digits is 22 and E - 32.