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This cache is based around a local landmark and a woodland between Littleheath Road, Tilehurst and Nunhide Lane, Calcot. The co-ordinates are for an screw top container hidden in the woods with the Folly in view. This listing replaces the Flint's Folly multi-cache which we disabled because the micro in the Folly was the target for persistent muggling!
There is roadside parking in Littleheath Road and City Road.
The landmark and cache can be found along a footpath (Berkshire Circular Route). The footpath starts at N51:26:983 W001:03:575. Part of the footpath is a very steep hill. It is possible to approach this cache by parking in Nunhide Lane, Calcot. This is a much shorter route and will avoid the steep hill, but strictly speaking there is No Public Right of Way into Nunhide Lane. You will also miss out on a very pleasant walk through the woods. There are four stiles to negotiate and therefore this one is not suitable for buggies, although you could lift a lightweight one over them.
The footpath leads down to a dovecote (a red brick tower) which has a romantic history attached to it. It was built so that two young lovers, one who lived in Sulham House, the other in Sulhamstead House (now the Police College), could look at it from their homes and think about each other when they were apart. The views from the folly are amazing. The cache owners placed the cache near sunset and there was definitely an air of romance about the place as the sun went down. The folly is in the middle of a farmer's field - if you walk up to it, please be careful with the crops. If you walk down the path, you will see a furrow which leads up to the folly - taking this route will save crushing any of the growing plants. The main cache is approximately 400ft from the tower, just inside the copse. There are some very large chunks of flint in these woods, hence the name for the cache.
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