Geocaches - 6 found, 2 DNF
Walk Inspiration - City Walks, London, Walk 5
Start - Finsbury Park Tube
Finish - Manor House Tube
A flying visit to the Smoke and how to entertain myself before the pubs open?
I know, a walk and some Geocaching.
Not many trails in the centre of London but there's always a high density of unfound ones, somewhere accessible by tube. A look at the Geocaching map and Stoke Newington seems a good bet.
I don't want to make the walk completely random, so a look through guide books shows a route that can be adapted. At least I'll get a feel for the area.
The first set of caches are around the perimeter of Clissold Park - a typical London Green Space full of people completing increasingly bizarre exercise routines. You'll always get one using a fallen down tree trunk inappropriately or doing that slow motion Tai Chi mime dance. I think I was only muggled by one tramp on a bench but he looked like he'd been on a week long Spice bender, so I'm sure the integrity of the cache remains.
They don't just run in London. They run over mountains of bark chippings |
The Church in Church Street |
You must visit the Auld Shillelagh |
The next few Geocaches are in Abney Cemetery. It's quite a unique Ground Zero. I've never cached amongst the dead before.
And no-one does Death quite like the Victorians.
Agnes is watching |
The cemetery is a public park now. Plenty of dog walking muggles, but they were all on their phone. Probably receiving orders to pick up £7 loaves of bread on the way home.
The caches are off piste and you see nature reclaiming the grave sites and the tumbledown headstones.
Would make a good night time caching location. At Halloween.
Victorian Death Opulence. |
Meets a Travel Bug Drop off |
Victorian Folly Pumping House |
Enjoyable blog with some great photos!
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