Nettlecombe View (Somerset) Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

PurplePenguin: I went to check on the cache, which had mysteriously moved about 20 metres, so I had trouble finding it. Why would someone have felt the need to move it from its proper hiding place! I really don't like the narrow lane you have to drive along to get to this cache, if you aren't on a walk, so I have decided to archive it and am relieved that never again will I have to drive down it. I do pass the cache site occasionally on walks but not often enough to maintain it this way. Apologies to anyone who was intending to find it in the near future - if you email me a photo of the location with the horizontal tree branch in it, you can count it as a find.

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Hidden : 11/7/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A quick cache and dash in a wood in the Brendon Hills in West Somerset.

The cache can be accessed from the B3188 at or just north of Monksilver or from the B3224 near Ralegh’s Cross. The road is narrow but there are quite a few passing places and the road is fairly straight. Roadside parking for 4 cars is available near the cache site at N51 07.043 W003 20.952. Please do not block the gateway or tracks at the edge of the woods. There is no need to enter any fields to reach the cache. Follow the sign marked ‘Bridleway to Monksilver’ into the wood. Even in November when I placed the cache the GPS signal wasn’t great, so please feel free to use the hint. You would get a better signal from the track but you will need to access the cache from the wood. If you are feeling energetic, you could walk up to the cache site along a bridleway from Monksilver.

Nettlecombe Court is a striking example of a Tudor and Georgian country mansion. It was once owned by the Raleigh family (relatives of Sir Walter) but is now the Leonard Wills Field Centre, which is run by the Field Studies Council. It is significant to me because my first ever visit to Somerset was a week long Geography field course at Nettlecombe in 1984. I fell in love with the county and decided I wanted to live there. It only took me another 17 years to achieve this aim! Nettlecombe Court, which is tucked down in the valley, can be seen from the edge of the field opposite the wood. The weather station in the field belongs to the Field Centre. About 200 metres west of the parking area, there is a permitted footpath to a viewpoint in the field. On a clear day you can see for miles down to the Bristol Channel and beyond.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

2 srrg hc va na hcevtug zhygv-gehaxrq orrpu gerr tebjvat ba gbc bs gur onax. Gur arkg qbbe gerr vf n orrpu tebjvat nyzbfg ubevmbagnyyl. Uvqqra haqre fgvpxf naq yrnirf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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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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