Neo-Classical Revisited Multi-Cache
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This is now straight forward two stage off-set multi cache set both in and just outside the spectacular Dinton Park near Philipps House. Co-ordinates are given are below for the free National Trust Car Park alongside the church; you will need to walk from there to get the final cache co-ordinates, obviously you will need to bring a pen.
The original cache was vandalised but we managed to find the LogBook. This is such a beautiful area we just had to replace it and use new locations and a totally different walk. Due to yet more mischief, the first micro was discovered missing in August 2007, so this walk has now been reduced significantly with no need to find the micro caches, just the final box of goodies. A sign at the entrance to the park on the path leading from the NT car park did tell you much about the House and Park but this was recently been taken (September 09), possible by vandals. That sign did provide vital information to find the cache but now you will need to walk a little further into the park to the co-ordinates given above. Here you will find a gate with a small sign having a multi-digit number. Note the first 5 digits and these are now A,B,C,D & E. A certain times of the year it is worth passing through that gate into the woods and climbing to the top where you can exit and rejoin your search for the cache; this will only take you a little out of your way.. The cache is across the open Parkland in front of the house where you will rejoin a footpath to the cache point which is at: N51° 0C . A(C-B)D W001° 5(E+B). (E+B)(E-B)(E-B) Please Note: When searching for the cache, there is no need to climb fences. “Philipps House in the Vale of Wardour was built between 1814 and 1817 for William Wyndham IV. The Wyndham family purchased the estate in 1689 and the present house was built near the site of their earlier home. The severe neo-classical house was designed by Jeffrey Wyatt, better known for his association with the Gothic revival. Philipps House, with its simplicity and lack of ornament, is an effective expression of the neo-classical theories which by 1800 had become widely accepted in England. The two-storey, rectangular building was constructed of local Chilmark limestone from the same quarry that produced the stone for Salisbury Cathedral 600 years earlier. The well-proportioned south facade, with its rows of sash windows and parapet, is dominated by a graceful Ionic portico which rises to the height of the building. The kitchen wing which curves away from the main building is the only touch of asymmetry. The undulating parkland surrounding Philipps House was landscaped in the 18th century around the Wyndhman's earlier house. There are some splendid specimen trees including a magnificent Spanish chestnut which was already flourishing in 1700. In 1926 the Wyndham family sold the estate to Bertram Philipps, from whom the property now derives its name. The principal rooms on the ground floor of Philipps House are open to the public and access to Dinton Park is free.” Walking in Dinton Park is very pleasant and in the summer ideally suited to picnics. Dogs love it (and if you see a lady with blonde hair walking a yellow Labrador called Rosie - please do go and say hello!). Hope you enjoy this cache!
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