Hansel and Gretel Traditional Cache
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A lovely woodland walk on tarmac paths in a forest gorge.
I suggest leaving your car at the large public car-park at N51 30.305 W2 38.212. This is a free car-park and the cache is hidden just off a paved path / road about 1 mile away and the return journey should be completed within 1 hour. The path passes alongside a very large and well-laid out children`s play area. It then leads you very close to Blaise Castle Museum which is open Saturday - Wednesday from 10am to 5pm. It is well worth a short visit. Keep to the path down into the valley. Here you will pass the disused Stratford Mill. It was moved here in the 1960`s to preserve it from demolition. Follow the Rhododendron Path which winds it`s way up the other side of the gorge. You will eventually arrive at the most amazing wooden cottage ,hence the name of this cache. I have not been able to find any details of it`s age etc. so if anyone can help perhaps they could let me know. The roof is obviously recent but I have seen much older photos when it had a thatched roof. The cache is fairly well hidden and with heavy tree cover in the summer months you may well need the clue . (I had no problem with GPS signal in January.)
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