Blenheim Palace (get in free!!!) Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Professor Xavier: Unfortunately as there has been no update from the CO and no one appears to have offered to adopt this old listing, I'm archiving it.

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Ed
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Hidden : 5/9/2003
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

The real cache here is that of its location giving one of the most stunning man-made vistas known throughout the world

The beauty of Blenheim Palace is that unknown to the vast majority of its visitors, you can walk into the park completely for free by using one of the many public footpath that cross it. These are generally referred to as ‘gates’. Ditchley Lodge Gate N51 51.999 W001 23.192 Old Woodstock Gate N51 50.969 W001 21.563 Bladon Lodge Gate N51 49.927 W001 21.110 The Oxfordshire Way also traverses the park in the north. The main problem however is car parking.Bladon Lodge Gate, The White House pub has a large car park, as does the Black Prince across the road from the Old Woodstock gate. There is a public car park in Woodstock or you might try your luck in the High Street/Park Street but these tend to fill up as the day wears on. There is a pedestrian entry at the end of Park Street but it will cost you dear. Visit www.blenheimpalace.com for background information and do look at the OS for pre-planning. Those of you with children will be pleased to see that in the Lower Park there is an adventure playground and a Butterfly House which can be reached from just east of the Palace itself on a free mini train service. However, Blenheim Palace’s web site hides a ‘who dunnit’ tale. The design of the Palace itself and that of the Grand bridge, officially has been attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. There is no doubt that he secured the commission, for after all he was a well-known and admired socialite, but the design and implementation was carried out by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Hawksmoor had earlier worked in Wrens office before joining up with Vanbrugh, working with him on Castle Howard, before going on to complete many other great works in his own name. The cache was a green, aluminuim cigarette canister, with a small log, (but no pencil), then a 35mm micro. Now under yet another owner it is a craftily concealed non magnetic nano. UPDATE: 12/03/2010 new container - aluminium screw top bison tube, slightly smaller than a 35mm.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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