They weren’t open when I arrived, even though the sign said they should have been. They lucked out that I was willing to get out of the car again when I saw someone unlock the door.
This visit was to redeem a coupon I received in the mail. If they can keep the quality up — and open on time — I’ll be back. The tenders were tasty. The biscuit was just meh.
Sat in the shade with my panting pupper and almost immediately spotted this clever cache container. A great location and an imaginative container! Definitely worth an FP from me.
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/09/dan-q-found-gcbpakm-grab-a-seat-and-take-in-the-view/
A good hiding spot for this type of cache, which the geohound and I found while on a walk this sunny morning. TFTC.
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/09/dan-q-found-gcbpamz-not-the-twiggist-of-finds/
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LocationLarge field near Tawny’s Farm, East of Stanton Harcourt.Participants Dan Q PlansBetween dropping the kids off at school and going to the dentist I had a small window of time in the vicinity of this hashpoint. Could I make it? I figured I’d rush out there and find out. It’d all depend on whether the […]
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/06/geohashing-expedition-2026-05-06-51-1/
<h2><span id="Location" class="mw-headline">Location</span></h2> <p>Large field near Tawny's Farm, East of Stanton Harcourt.</p> <h2><span id="Participants" class="mw-headline">Participants</span></h2> <ul> <li><a title="User:DanQ" href="https://geohashing.site/geohashing/User:DanQ">Dan Q</a><a href="https://fleeblewidget.co.uk/"></a></li> </ul> <h2><span id="Plans" class="mw-headline">Plans</span></h2> <p>Between dropping the kids off at school and going to the dentist I had a small window of time in the vicinity of this hashpoint. Could I make it? I figured I'd rush out there and find out. It'd all depend on whether the field was actively in-use (I'm not gonna go tramping through crops!).</p> <h2><span id="Expedition" class="mw-headline">Expedition</span></h2> <p>I've been sort-of distracted from geohashing after <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://danq.me/2026/02/16/f-day-plus-3/">my house flooded and I had to evacuate</a> earlier this year, so I've not had much opportunity to get out and participate. But today, that changed!</p> [caption id="attachment_29078" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-A-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-A-640x360.jpg" alt="A paved lane leading past a farmhouse." width="640" height="360" class="size-i640 q23-image-29078"></a> The road stops here and becomes a footpath.[/caption] <p>After dropping the kids at their schools I drove to Manor Cottages at 51.746, -1.396 where I knew I'd be able to park, then set off at a jog down the rest of Steadys Lane and onto the permissive footpath beyond. I waved to a solitary walker coming the other way, and pressed on until I was close to the field.</p> [caption id="attachment_29079" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-B-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-B-640x360.jpg" alt="A field, turned over but left fallow." width="640" height="360" class="size-i640 q23-image-29079"></a> Entering the first field.[/caption] <p>Satellite photography suggested that I wouldn't be able to enter the field directly, so I hopped a gate into the field West of it and was pleased to discover that neither field was currently cultivated.</p> [caption id="attachment_29080" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-C-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-C-640x360.jpg" alt="A large empty field." width="640" height="360" class="size-i640 q23-image-29080"></a> The second field: the hashpoint's out there![/caption] <p>The hashpoint turned out to be about 700 metres into the field, and it felt sort of open and exposed to go tramping right across the middle of it, but sure enough that's where I reached the circle of uncertainty, at 08:53.</p> [caption id="attachment_29081" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-D-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-D-640x360.jpg" alt="A white man wearing a yellow 'Slamilton' t-shirt stands, smiling, in the middle of an empty field." width="640" height="360" class="size-i640 q23-image-29081"></a> Silly grin![/caption] [caption id="attachment_29085" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-E.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-E640.jpg" alt="Ultrawide 360 degree panoramic view of the empty field, with trees and hedges in the distance." width="640" height="112" class="q23-image-29085 size-full"></a> Panoramic view from the hashpoint.[/caption] <p>Coming back, I spotted a disused and rusty old gate that provided easier access to the field, which provided a quicker way back to the footpath.</p> [caption id="attachment_29083" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-F-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/2026-05-06_51_-1-F-640x360.jpg" alt="A rusted metal gate, slightly overgrown, at the egde of a field." width="640" height="360" class="size-i640 q23-image-29083"></a> A better-placed gate.[/caption] <h2><span id="Tracklog" class="mw-headline">Tracklog</span></h2> <p>No tracklog today. 😢 I'm not sure if I've seen my GPSr since the flood, so I was just working off my my phone.</p>
For a while I was looking way too high, but in the end I caught a glimpse of this surprisingly well-concealed container.And that’s the loop complete! Big thanks to the CO for setting this excellent trail spanning so many gorgeous footpaths, many of them new to me despite being relatively local!Thanks for all the caches, […]
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/02/__trashed-2/
<p>For a while I was looking way too high, but in the end I caught a glimpse of this surprisingly well-concealed container.</p> <p>And that's the loop complete! Big thanks to the CO for setting this excellent trail spanning so many gorgeous footpaths, many of them new to me despite being relatively local!</p> <p><a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/20260502_120204-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/20260502_120204-640x360.jpg" alt="Dan, a white man with a blue ponytail and a goatee beard, wearing a purple t-shirt, crouches in a quiet rural lane alongside a panting French Bulldog, whose lead he's holding, as he smiles at the camera." width="640" height="360" class="aligncenter size-i640 q23-image-29041"></a></p> <p>Thanks for all the caches, and for a delightful Spring morning's walk!</p>
Solid coordinates walked me right into this one, although I’ve still got to give it credit for excellent camouflage! TFTC.
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/02/dan-q-found-gcbmakz-18-northmoor-loop/
QEF for the geohound and I as we push on into the final straight of our circular walk. TFTC!×
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/02/dan-q-found-gcbmam5-20-northmoor-loop/
<p>QEF for the geohound and I as we push on into the final straight of our circular walk. TFTC!</p> <p><a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/666c0f54-fcf3-4d76-8471-93b2abebb1b0.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/666c0f54-fcf3-4d76-8471-93b2abebb1b0-640x361.jpg" alt="On the grass verge of a rural road, a fawn-coloured French Bulldog pants." width="640" height="361" class="aligncenter size-i640 q23-image-29036"></a></p>
A good thematic cache container which we managed to find in a gap between muggle traffic. TFTC.
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/02/dan-q-found-gcbmamc-21-northmoor-loop/
My GPSr – and my eyes – locked on to a nearby gate post which I searched thoroughly before realising it wasn’t the host: d’oh! Eventually found success while the doggo tried to make more sheepy friends.×
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/05/02/dan-q-found-gcbmam2-19-northmoor-loop/
<p>My GPSr - and my eyes - locked on to a nearby gate post which I searched thoroughly before realising it wasn't the host: d'oh! Eventually found success while the doggo tried to make more sheepy friends.</p> <p><a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/20260502_114442-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2026/05/20260502_114442-640x360.jpg" alt="Curious lambs in a field." width="640" height="360" class="aligncenter size-i640 q23-image-29032"></a></p>
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