Cuckoo Too Traditional Cache
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The cache is located somewhere along the Cuckoo line between Hailsham and Polegate. The Cache itself is a 5" diameter white plastic container and is inside a small black plastic bag. It contains 5 FTF certificates a log book, pen and pencil and several swapsies.
This picturesque walk follows the former 'Cuckoo Line' which was the old steam railway running from Polegate to Tunbridge Wells.
The track was started in 1849 with the single track link from Polegate to Hailsham . In September 1880 a further length of single track line from Eridge to Hailsham was opened, providing a service from Charing Cross to Eastbourne via Tunbridge Wells .
The track ran from Polegate to Tunbridge Wells via Hailsham, Hellingly, Waldron, Horam Road and Heathfield through a tunnel to Mayfield, Rotherfield and then on to Eridge where it joined the Uckfield to Tunbridge Wells line.
Its name came from the Cuckoo Fair held at Heathfield Legend has it that a quaintly dressed old lady always turns up at the annual April Heffle( Heathfield ) Cuckoo Fair, to release from her basket the first cuckoo of spring. Drivers of the trains referred to the trip as "going down the Cuckoo"
The majority of the traffic on the line was from the Express Dairies milk plant at Horam .
Today the Heathfield to Polegate section has been opened up to the public for walking, cycle riding, and in some sections as a bridleway, and is known as the Cuckoo Trail .
The 11mile (16km) surfaced track through the Sussex countryside is a safe route for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders of all ages. Benches and picnic tables along the way offer plenty of places to stop for a break.
The Cuckoo Trail can be accessed from various locations, depending on how far you want to walk/cycle. Car parking can be found at Heathfield, Horam, Hellingly, Hailsham, Polegate and Hampden Park
The following co-ordinates given are for Hailsham: N 050 51.680, E 000 15.42 . Although generally dry the Cuckoo Trail can get very muddy in places in winter, so suitable footwear is advisable.
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