Eaton Mess
This cache is hidden in the picturesque village of Eaton. The
cache is an ammo box with several trinkets in it to start it off,
including Xbox games (not Xbox 360), a book, a baby rattle and some
other little toys. You can get almost all of the way to the GZ with
a pushchair, but the last few feet to the cache are up a steep
incline which will require your hands and feet to get up.
Parking in the village is limited, but there is a fairly large
grass verge on the side of the main road not far from the GZ.
Eaton sits near the source of the River Devon (pronounced
"deevon") which runs through the Vale of Belvoir. It's a lovely
little village with a great play park for children. The village has
been around for many years (the church dates back to the 12th
century) and thus has a couple of legends. According to Wikipedia
these include:
The Phantom Cat
Several sightings of a large, black cat have been seen around
Eaton. Some believe that it is a black panther, some believe that
there may be more of them. Several animals have been found dead up
trees, and there are plenty of potential places around the village
where these big cats could be taking shelter.
Ash Tree Operations
In the 17th century it was rumoured that Eaton became a hiding
ground for several criminals around the vale, and as such the
number of serious crimes, including burglary and murder rose
significantly. The police of the time felt that Eaton was too far
afield to do anything about it, so a local group of vigilantes
created what was known as Ash Tree Operations. It is said that they
built a large underground shelter, the entrance to which was a
hollow ash tree...hence the name. The legend states that whenever
someone commits a serious crime in Eaton and gets away with it the
site of Ash Tree Operations will be found and the finder will
restart the band and "deal" with the perpetrator.
We hope you enjoy our first hide. Hopefully it'll be the first
of a few. A hat tip to
Table9tom & Jake for providing the first cache container
(which has sadly since gone) as swag for one of their caches
(Jake's
First Hide). Comments are welcome.
Good luck!