This cache will bring you to a Little Brdge from which you can see Houghton House up on the hill.
The house is now a ruin owned by English Heritage and is Grade 1 listed. The house can be visited at any time.
Built between 1615 and 1621, it is possibly the house referred to as 'House Beautifu'l in the Pilgrim's Progress. It may have been built using stone from Ampthill Castle, of which there is now no trace. It was abandoned in 1794 and deliberately stripped to supply building materials for other projects. An early example of recycling!!!
This Bridge is close to the route of the Timberland Trail, a 13 mile circular route through Marston Vale.
I acknowledge the assistance of The Forest of Marston Vale in the placing of this cache.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then, the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here: - Little Bridges Geocaching Series (littlebridgesseries.co.uk). If you would like to add to the series, please go to this site, on the tab Get Involved click number request and fill in the form. To qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.
