Fylde Coast Series #7 - Stanley Park (Lancs) Traditional Cache
Deceangi: Rather than keep this cache temporarily disabled (which should only be used for shortish periods) I'm archiving it. If/when the cache is ever replaced I'll gladly unarchive it assuming it still meets the guidelines.
Deceangi
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Fylde Coast Series #7 - Stanley Park (Lancs)
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The 7th in a series of caches placed around the Fylde Coast in Lancashire - this one is in Stanley Park, Blackpool - the only attractive part of the resort!
Blackpool, Britain's top holiday destination, is unashamedly brash and noisy. Behind its boisterous exterior, however, lies one of the other faces of our famous resort.
Relaxed, rustic and beautiful Blackpool's Stanley Park, a lovely 256 acre oasis, offers a calming antidote to fish and chips, candy floss and the exciting hustle and bustle of the Golden Mile and the town centre which are about 2 miles away.
Opened in 1926 our purposely-designed Stanley Park is one of the largest of its kind in the whole of the country.
At the time of its development Blackpool was a rapidly-growing, prosperous town. There was great civic pride in the resort and this magnificent park is a permanent reminder of that period.
Stanley Park, roughly one kilometre from side to side (whichever side you're on) was carved from a vast, windswept area which was part shanty town and part agricultural wasteland.
The clever layout of Stanley Park provides the visitor with an ever-changing round of interest. The formal treatment of the tennis courts and the many other recreative grounds contrasts with the Italian (and other) gardens, the rolling lawns, the areas of woodland and shrubberies and the enormous lake - different from every angle, with its free, natural lines.
The now mature and beautiful Stanley Park is still much the same. There have been a few subtle changes over the years but many of the main features still remain.
The cache container is a small tupperware box and is hidden in trees on the western shore of the lake.
If you like feeding ducks, geese and swans then this is a cache for you!
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE CACHE IS NOT VISIBLE WHEN YOU REHIDE IT. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR AREA AND THE CACHE HAS GONE MISSING TWICE ALREADY.
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