Ogbourne St Andrew lies between the villages of Ogbourne St George and Ogbourne Maizey on the eastern edge of the Marlborough Downs. In our view it is the prettiest of the three Ogbourne villages with its thatched cottages, grand houses, well kept gardens and narrow streets. The idea of the cache is to take you through the village and the surrounding countryside to collect a few clues, give you a quick easy calculation and if you are correct lead you to a small lunch box type container hidden in a cammo bag. The route is all on public right of ways consisting of street paths, alleys and a countryside track. Park in the small lay by outside the church at the above co ordinates.
Enter the church yard and count the number of lime trees, including the dead one, that line both sides of the paths within the church yard. Answer = AB
Leave the church yard through the south gate and follow the narrow alleys to the second road. Turn left and walk to the edge of the village to N51°26.861 W001°43.654. How many local men is this monument dedicated to? Answer = CD. (Look and count carefully).
Retrace your steps back to the main part of the village and walk to N51°27.019 W001°43.741. How many chimney pots are on Poughcombe Farmhouse? Answer = E
Walk the short distance to N51° 27.044 W001°43.733 The Yellow Cottage and count the number of lamps down the driveway. Answer = F
So you don’t draw attention to yourself, you might want to move away to work out the following calculations for the final cache location: N51° (E-F)(B+C).(F-C)(D)(A+F) W001° (F)(F-C).(D)(E+C)(B)
Check sum = 58
Hope you enjoy the cache, the village and the fine views across the Marlborough Downs. Remember to note down the part co ordinate written inside the lid, combine it with the part co ordinate to be found in “THE OGBOURNES (ST GEORGE)” to reveal the co ordinates for “THE OGBOURNES (MAIZEY)”