This cache is the 3rd 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.
You need to find Canterbury Crab & Whitstable Winkle to
collect the missing numbers you need to complete this bonus located
at N51°19.DEF
E001°02.ABC
Please take a photo with the camera in this cache.
This series is an ideal cycle ride although you could walk it if
you rather. 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.