To find it you will need to reach up for the box. Please take care to hide it again behind a bit of wood. You will find a lovely pond, surrounded by old trees - and green parakeets screeching at you from the branches. Don't believe me ? - check it out :-) You may also see some large carp in the pond: take some bread. Please take care not to disturb the wildlife in and around the pond, which includes nesting swans.
The "Hampton Court" Geocache is deep in the park
behind Hampton Court Palace, not far from "The
Medieval Oak", reputed to be over 1000 years old.
Free parking is available in Bushy Park behind
the large circular pond with the "Diana" statue.
Bushy Park is worth a visit in it's own right,
being a large London Park with wild deer and
plenty of open space. There is a play area for
children near public toilets. The car park is at
N 51° 24.676' W 000° 20.047'
From the car park, go back south, past the large
circular pond - which is a huge roundabout - and
back through the main gate from Bushy Park to
the A308 Hampton Court Road. The gates to Hampton
Court Palace are on the opposite side of the road.
While in the grounds of the Palace you may wish
to pay to go inside the building and formal gardens
- and maybe see if you can get lost in the
Hampton Court Maze :-) To reach the geocache, walk
to the left of the Palace and follow "The Long Water"
east towards The Rick Pond and Home Park Golf Course.
The Long Water is certainly long :-) You will see
The Medieval Oak towards your right, this end of
the Golf Course.
Hampton Court Palace was built in the early
16th century by Cardinal Wolsey, who presented
it to King Henry VIII (with all the ill-fated
wives) in 1526. Henry VIII added the chapel
and The Great Hall - although I understand that
he had a bit of help from skilled craftsmen,
since Henry's brick-laying skills were not too hot :-)
In later years Sir Christopher Wren built extentions
for King William III, such as The Fountain Court,
and East and South Fronts.
You will find more Lovelock caches on
www.gpss.co.uk/geocache
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