Hawkhurst Smugglers #1 Traditional Cache
Davjan: Location has proved problematic over the years, so reluctantly we have decided to archive it.
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The first of six caches on a circular walk around Hawkhurst of about 5 miles on well marked paths. A map would be useful to link the caches.
Named after the Hawkhurst Smugglers who controlled all the smuggling on the south coast between 1735 and 1749. Farmers were forced to lend them horses and informers would be beaten or murdered. They operated from the Oak & Ivy pub in Hawkhurst, where, apparently, a tunnel ran from the pub to Tubs Lane near Cranbrook. A cave, used by the smugglers as a storehouse, was discovered in Soper's Lane.
The cache is a 35mm film canister containing a log book and a pencil.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va onfr bs fghzc gb yrsg bs cngu orsber fgvyr.
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