This cache is the 2nd of a series of 3 located on the Crab &
Winkle Way, a 6 mile cycle ride each way taking you from Canterbury
University to Whitstable.
Please note the reviewers have
made a special allowance and agreed to allow 3 caches to have the
same starting point because of the nature of the caches in
question.
The beginning of the Crab & Winkle way is in Canterbury making
it about 7 miles each way if you want to do the whole route.
You need to do the first 2 to get the
coordinates for the final bonus cache. These
coordinates can be found in the log books.
· 1st
Canterbury Crab
· 2nd Whitstable Winkle
· 3rd
Crab & Winkle Bonus
The above location is for the recomended car park, this is the
start of the series.
The missing coordinates for this cache can be found in the
Canterbury Crab Cache.
Replace P & Q with the numbers fron Canterbury Crab.
N51°20.P88
E001°02.Q65
The line operated as a passenger railway until 19P2
In 199Q parts of the line reopened as the Crab & Winkle
way.
Please remember to write down the numbers for the bonus cache!
This series is an ideal cycle ride although you could walk it if
you rather. Bikes can be hired from Canterbury West
Railway Station. Although this series doesn’t quite take you
into Whitstable why not go that bit further and enjoy some crabs
& winkles from the fish markets in the Harbor or a pint in the
pub before you set back for the bonus, it’s only about another mile
from Whitstable Winkle.
If you go that bit further there is a cycle stand to lock your
bikes in the car park at the end of the trail.
A leaflet on the route can be down loaded from
Here.
In1830 the Crab & Winkle Line Opened between Canterbury
& Whitstable it was built by George
Stevenson.
The line was 6 miles long with a half a mile Tunnel at Tyler hill,
Journey times were 40 minutes with a top speed of 17MPH.
The
Crab & Winkle Line was the first scheduled passenger steam
railway in the World. The tunnel was also the World's first, and is
recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The tunnel is home to 3
species of bat: the most important being the "Natterer" bat.