Cleary Gardens Mystery Cache
Southerntrekker: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.
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Welcome to this oasis of calm in the heart of the City of London. Ideal for either a break from sightseeing or the office. Bring your lunch, put your feet up, and then solve the puzzle to find the cache which is sited at a nearby popular tourist destination, some 5 to 10 mins walk away. Nearest tube for Cleary Gardens: Mansion House.
Separated into three tiers, including a sunny terrace and more shaded wooden arbours below, the garden provides a range of wildlife habitat. The three tiers also reveal its history, including WWII bomb damage on the upper section, through medieval London by the stairway, and a section which covers the site of a Roman bathouse at the lower level.
You will need to answer the following three questions, to find the location of the cache. The information can be gathered by visiting the gardens at the given coordinates:
Question 1: Huggin Hill runs alongside Cleary Gardens. What was the first recorded reference to Huggin Hill? (ABCD)
Question 2: In what year did Cleary Gardens first win 2nd Prize in the London Garden Squares Competition? (EFGH)
Question 3: A flight of stairs leads up to the mid levels of the garden from the Huggin Hill entrance. How many steps are there, excluding the platform at the top and the paving at the bottom? (X)
Cache location:
N 51 (A+B)D.(A+C)(B+C)A
W 000 (C-A).(A+X)EF
When you reach your destination, you will be looking for a small camouflage cache.
There are many many muggles in the area which will make this a more challenging find, but it is quite possible to get the cache without arousing suspicion. The cache is perfectly accessible from the paved area without needing to walk into any planted areas, but you may need to poke around a bit. Please remain on the paved paths!
Additional Hints
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A nqqf hc gb 25. J nqqf hc gb 16. Gnxr n frng, rawbl gur ivrj, ohg erzrzore gb ybbx oruvaq lbh!