Holy Horticulture Traditional Cache
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Welcome to the ancient City of Chichester, dominated by the cathedral with its spire towering over the Sussex plain and home to the internationally renowned Chichester Festival Theatre.
Chichester was founded 2000 years ago by the Romans. Much of the Roman city wall still remains and the huge Roman Palace at Fishbourne (SW of the city) is the largest surviving Roman Palace in the whole of Northern Europe.
The Cathedral was built about 900 years ago and is famous for its magnificent architecture and works of art. It houses the shrine of Richard, the Bishop of Chichester for 8 years who later became Saint Richard and also contains Romanesque stone carvings, modern paintings and sculptures and a wonderful stained glass window.
The City still follows a medieval plan and revolves around the main crossroads, with a Market Cross at the centre. Most of the hustle and bustle of the City can be found in this area, in North, East, South and West Streets.
There are parks and gardens hidden away and you get a real sense of the Roman past walking around. The City is the perfect balance between history and atmosphere and modern day activities and pastimes.
The cache is located in the Bishop Palace Garden near to the catherdral. The gardens are open between 8:00am and sunset (or 9:00pm if later - thanks Woodsmoke!) and they are not easy to find the way into but that is part of the challenge!! The cache is a small (8cm x 5cm x 4cm) tupperware type box with some small items inside.
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