The Icknield Way is unique among long distance tracks because it can claim to be "the oldest road in Britain". Extending from the Dorset coast to Norfolk, the ancient route of the Icknield Way consists of prehistoric pathways that were old when the Romans came. Dotted with archaeological remains, it survives as splendid tracks and green lanes along the chalk "spine" of England. In this area, it follows the chalk escarpment that includes the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern hills. The Icknield Way passes just to the south of West Hendred village, crossing the Ginge Brook at this point.
Please note that the approach from the east is down a steep path that can be very muddy and slippery when wet. You should wear appropriate footwear.
You are looking for a plastic tub that contains a logbook, a stamp and various trinkets and swappables. The ink stamp is part of the letterbox cache and should not be removed. Please note that the stamp is not self-inking so you should bring your own inkpad if you wish to stamp your book.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast, Damian from Winter Foxes has created and updates a list of cachers who has found 10 or more little bridges and can be found here, if you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan on stanthews@aol.com and he will give you a number for your bridge, to qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xx then name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to Damian’s list.