The cache is near Hawker's Hut, Morwenstow, the smallest National
Trust Property in the UK. The hide for this cache has now very
kindly been provided by the National Trust in a purpose-made hide.
It is not anywhere near the actual hut, so please do not climb over
the hut!
There is no charge to visit the hut.
Hawker was the Vicar of Morwenstow about 150 years ago. He was
famous for rescuing the bodies of shipwrecked sailors and giving
them a Christian burial. You can see some of their graves in the
churchyard, and the figurehead of "The Caledonia".
The hut is made from the timbers of wrecked ships and was used
by Hawker to write his sermons in. He was famous for riding around
on a pig and ex-communicating his cat for catching a mouse on a
Sunday! He also was responsible for reintroducing the Harvest
Festival back into the church calendar.
This is a busy location, so please take
extra care when retrieving and replacing the cache.
This cache has been featured in an article in
the Daily Telegraph