There's usually not a lot to see - although the red tourist
buses do stop in the road outside and include a few words of
commentary on the organisation, which is opposite the Madingley Rd
Park & Ride - so is easy to get to by bus, and might be of
interest to geocaching tourists. (Parking is also no problem).
Seek the stone brought from a land 10 000 miles south
commemorating a visit from the 'Greek Prince' and read the date
(year) ABCD on the attached plaque in order to decode the
coords for the cache which is at:
N52 12.(C-4)(C-1)A E000 04.5CD
It's a small ammo-box containing an assortment of the usual
'goodies'
The first part is so easy, I thought I had to add a bit of
'interest' to the second part... So although the final cache is on
a public path/cycle way, there is a bit of an obstacle between you
and it! Be assured there is a way through on a well surfaced path -
and no 'bushwacking' or tree-cover problems to slow you
down. You'll even have a bit of a view towards central Cambridge
along the way... (Pity about the noise!)
You'll walk close to the site of the former Shorts SEBRO
factory which manufactured Stirling Bomber aircraft during WW2. The
fuselages and wings being taken by trailer up Madingley Hill to
Bourne Airfield (see 'Chocks-away
Harry Potter!) where the aircraft were assembled and test-flown
on a site now owned, ironically, by an off-shoot of the Krupp
industries whom they would once have included amongst their
war-time targets in Germany!
When you've finished, why not pop up the road - only 1.2 miles
as the crow flies - to 'The
Last Post' cache?
N.B. - Yes, its a private place and access to the premises is
controlled, but you do not need to enter the premises in
order to find the first clue. So please don't be frightened-off by
the signs. If approaching from the main road - the sign says 'No
public right of way' but that just means it's not a 'Public
Path' Hope this clears up any worries/confusion.