Byron's Pool is between the villages of Grantchester and
Trumpington, about three miles south of Cambridge. It is named
after Lord Byron,
who is said to have swum there. Certainly Rupert
Brooke, Virginia
Woolf and Ludwig
Wittgenstein all swam naked there in the early twentieth
century.
The site is now a small woodland with a circular walk of about
one mile, popular with dog walkers. There is a free car park there,
but for a longer outing the walk or cycle ride from Cambridge is
highly recommended. You can go all the way along the River Cam
across Grantchester Meadows. When you reach Grantchester, turn left
along the main road, and Byron's Pool is a few hundred metres on
your right. (Please be careful crossing this busy and windy
road).
You may have some trouble with GPS reception at the cache site,
especially in the summer, but if so you should be able to find it
with the hint. Please make sure to hide the cache well
afterwards, as it can get very exposed otherwise. Thank
you.
While in Grantchester, you can also see Rupert Brooke's name on
the war memorial in the churchyard, and do the caches
Enigma: Mission 3 -
Turing's Old School (GCJN63) and Peering Over Lord
Archer (GC189FJ). Then you can stop in one of the pubs,
or the (slightly overpriced but nice) Orchard tea
gardens, for some refreshment before the return trip.
Information about Byron's Pool: http://www.orchard-grantchester.com/Grantchester_Group.html
Directions for walk from Cambridge: http://www.plcane.clara.net/cambridge/granchst.htm