A trip to Melton Mowbray

Easter Sunday and out for the day with my caching pal Jules of the bedfords. We were heading up to Leicestershire – in particular, the Melton Mowbray area to pick up some caches and some pork pie! On the way, we stopped off to pick up a quick drive by and then LQ: Leicestershire - RATAE CORIELTAVORVM  which was a small cache on a path. Not as special as some of the LQs I’ve done, but another one ticked off the list.

Then..a bit of a surprise for Jules.... a 5/5 in the shape of Cold War Cache

Cold War Cache by Jacaru

http://coord.info/GC32REK

We’d both done a similar cache near Swindon but thought this one was more atmospheric – the bunker is in quite an overgrown area and it’s really dark in there...A great caching highpoint for both of us!

In the bunker!

Jules on way out

Then another treat:

Schrödinger’s Ghostly wormhole paradox by Pinfold

http://coord.info/GC2HJYV

It took us a while to locate the right portal, but that was all part of the experience. Then it was on with the torches and in we went! An amazing place, we were both really chuffed with this one.

Cache in the bag!

The portal

After these special caches, we grabbed another drive by and then headed off to do some numbers in the form of two series

The Somerby Circuit by The Bonhams

A series consisting of 24 caches over 3.5 miles.
A nice variety of caches and hides in lovely countryside, well marked paths and only a few cows! We really enjoyed this series and found all the caches so we were very pleased.

We parked up by here to do both series

We then went on to Pickwell Series, not even needing to move the car as the both series pretty much share the same start point.

Pickwell Series by the The Bonhams

A series which consists of 26 caches over 4.8 miles. Once again, lovely views, interesting hides and a really good walk. Very enjoyable and a few fave points awarded for some of the caches Thanks to The Bonhams for placing these caches.

It took us an age to find the cache here.

The weather was kind to us today – just as well really as I’d left my coat at home – doh! One small shower but otherwise, a pretty nice day. In addition to the caches on the series, both loops allowed us to pick up a couple of extra caches en-route. We ended the day with a final drive by as we headed home, bring the tally for the day to 63.

A really great day with only one disappointment...realising that all the shops were shut and not being able to buy a proper Melton Mowbray pork pie. Oh well, we’ll just have to go back another day!

Thanks to Jules for writing this blog!