This multicache will take you on an exploration of the back streets
of Staithes – our favourite place on the Yorkshire Coast. In
completing it you will discover some of the quirkier features of
this beautiful little fishing village. It can be combined with the
National Trust Trail for those who want to find out about the
area's history too.
The trail is mostly on good paths, although Staithes is hilly
and the final location can get a bit muddy.
The coordinates given are not for the cache, but for the public
car park. The cache is hidden at N 54º 3A.BCD' W 000º
4W.XYZ'. To reveal the coordinates just answer the following
questions:
Question 1 - N 54º 33.426' W 000º 47.634'
What footpath starts here?
Old Stubble (A = 3)
New Beard (A = 4)
Modern Moustache (A = 2)
Question 2 - N 54º 33.528' W 000º 47.531'
What's the puntastic name of this cottage?
Dunroamin (B = 3)
Thistle-Doo-Nicely (B = 4)
A Plaice by the Sea (B = 5)
Question 3 - N 54º 33.517' W 000º 47.470'
Who is commemorated here?
Pooker. 1st Lieutenant Finch - the hero of two hundred fights.
(C = 2)
Spadger. 1st Baron Sparrow – the hero of a hundred fights.
(C = 3)
Trooper. 1st Captain Crow – the hero of two fights. (C
= 7)
Question 4 - N 54º 33.512' W 000º 47.432'
What might you hope to find in this cottage?
A fisherman (D = 4)
A friend (D = 6)
Some flowers (D = 9)
Question 5 - N 54º 33.496' W 000º 47.412'
Whose mission church is it?
St Peter the fisherman. (W = 7)
St Simon the zealot. (W = 8)
St George the dragon slayer. (W = 9)
Question 6 - N 54º 33.540' W 000º 47.442'
What type of animal is in the wall?
A horse. (X = 4)
A pig. (X = 5)
A sheep. (X = 7)
Question 7 - N 54º 33.547' W 000º 47.497'
George Hanson was a Staithes fisherman who lost his life:
in a courageous attempt to rescue a drowning child in a rough sea.
(Y = 2)
in a gallant attempt to rescue a drowning bather in a rough sea.
(Y = 4)
in a foolish attempt to rescue a drowning kitten in a rough sea.
(Y= 7)
Question 8 - N 54º 33.530' W 000º 47.597'
What are climbing the wall?
Geckos. (Z = 1)
Seahorses. (Z = 3)
Crabs. (Z = 6)