I love a circular series and found the Grittleton Gambol series about half an hour from home. Perfect. I thought I'd write a short blog post about it in case it's helpful for anyone else considering the series.
Name: Grittleton Gambol
First cache in series: GC179PC
Number of caches: 12
Distance: Approximately 3.5 miles
Location: Starts from Grittleton, Wiltshire
We parked on The Street in Grittleton to start the series. Although it was Easter weekend, we found a spot without too much difficulty. From here we headed past the church and out of the village to pick up the start of the footpath.
The church in Grittleton |
The field we skirted to the first caches, complete with chicken coop |
Barney, sitting pretty much on top of the first cache |
Making our way across the fields |
Looking back towards Grittleton |
First bluebells of the year |
Making our way down the Fosse Way |
The view out to Littleton Drew from the last of the 'Dealing with Witches' caches |
Making our way up the road back towards Grittleton |
A quick stop off at the penultimate cache to take in the fields |
Back to Grittleton |
A stop off for much needed refreshments |
So, compared with our plan at the start of the day, this is what we did:
Number of caches: 15
Distance: Approximately 5.9 miles. The map below from my GPS shows our route
Time: 3.5 hours, excluding pub stop
Terrain: Flat, combination of fields, byways and roads. Dry when we walked it in April, but I'd imagine it could be very muddy in parts
Wildlife: There were two areas with chickens, and one fox spotted in the distance
Facilities: The pub in the village, the Neeld Arms, looked good and allowed dogs
I really enjoyed this series, all caches were present and in good condition and none too difficult to find. Despite a few nettle, bramble and holly injuries I'd definitely recommend it.
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