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Hopefully today has been great fun for all so here is the chance to compare how you've all done for the bragging rights.....
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QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT DOVER HILL
QU1. What can’t you do overnight here? A: STAY
QU2. Who is the hill named after? A: CAPTAIN ROBERT DOVER
QU3. Find the Trig point on top of the hill with the engraving on top. Ts not as far north west as North Wales where Julie grew up, but what hill is out to the NW 44 miles away in the Shropshire Hills? A:
QU4. Find the scroll maps for Chipping Campden. One for each team under each bench on the hill. There will be extra help from Julie with each map. A:
QU5. Where’s good for posh camping? A: COTSWOLD YURTS
QU6. What sort of fighter is being recruited here? A: FIRE FIGHTERS
QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT CHIPPING CAMPDEN
Team 1
QU7. Chipping Campden is full of sundials but when did modern time presumably start here? A: 1880
QU8. Find the acorn National Trust symbol as part of a memorial on the floor. Which famous author and poet does it point to? A: T.S. ELIOT
QU9. At Ivy House which British icon is guarding the door? A: BULL DOG
QU10. Sundial House Interiors has been telling time since when? 1647
Team 2
QU11. When were the new street lights installed in Chipping Campden? A: 1994
QU12. What animal is above the door at Wood Staplers Hall? A: BEE
QU13. Who was born at Davis House and spent his life hunting plants in the East? A: ERNEST H WILSON
QU14. Try not to do this to the locals. What are you warned about not to cause in Market Hall? A: ANNOYANCE
Team 3
QU15. What starts and end in Chipping Campden that is 100 miles long? A: THE COTSWOLD WAY
QU16. What slow mover is crawling up the town sign? A: SNAIL
QU17. What nocturnal animal has a hall in town? A: BADGER
QU18. What colour dragons are in town? A: GREEN
QU19. Which pub is looking to use ‘free labour’? A: THE VOLUNTEER
QU20. Which saint has a farm here? A: PETER
QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT BROADWAY TOWER
QU21. Which animals are you asked to be mindful of that live here? A: DEER
QU22. Which RAF base saw one of its aircraft crash land here? A: HONEYBOURNE
QU23. What type of telescope is near the tower? A: TALKING
BACK IN THE CAR
QU24. Beyond being on a fun day out, why should you be smiling? A: YOU"RE ON CC TV
QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT SNOWSHILL
QU25. What is specifically prohibited in the church grounds? A: PICNIC'S
QU26. There is a dangerous what in the village? A: CORNER
QU27. One entrance to the church has a certain type of gate. What is it and when was it made? A: BIRDGATE, 2000
QU28. Around the church there were once 4 “old” village services. What are they? A: POST OFFICE, FORGE, SHOP, BARN
BACK IN THE CAR
QU29. Spot the white notice board near the roadside and pull over. How many yards is it to Oldborough Ture? A: 260 YARDS
QU30. Find the Trig Point near the roadside. What is the serial number for this one? A: S1522
QU31. Which regular on Sunday night TV lives here? ADAM HENSON
QU32. What is ‘made’ along here? A: FURNITURE, ART & COLLECTABLES
QU33. What circular structure from times gone by, not typically used for wall building is used here? A: MILLSTONES
QU34. Who’s ‘nesting’ on the way into Bourton? A: ROBINS
QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT BOURTON
What seafaring symbol is carved above the door on the church? A: SKULL & CROSS BONES
I’m sure Bethany has this sorted already but who should Julie call for big day services? A: LORA NOVA BRIDAL
Who designed and made the main town sign? A: BLACK FORGE ART
Which bird is watching over the jewellers? A: OWL
What famous model of car is carved in vegetation? A: MINI
BACK IN CAR
QU35. What petrified bird can you find here? A: HAWK (HAWKSTONE STONE MASONS)
QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT STOW
QU36. What did the police station once double up as? A: PETTY SESSIONAL COURT
QU37. I like a good map. Another map maker is honoured in Stow. What sort of maps did he make and what’s his name? A: WILLIAM SMITH, GEOLOGICAL MAPS
QU38. Who is celebrating a centenary at the stocks? A: ROTARY CLUB
QU39. What do the 4 sides of the ancient cross monument depict? A: CRUCIFIXION, EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, CIVIL WAR
QU40. Where would you find a hobbit living? & WOOL TRADE
QU41. What London location is represented here? A: BAGEND
SCROLL MAP LOCATION IN THE TELEPHONE BOX
QU42. What’s ‘wild’ that you are being warned about on the approach to Moreton? A: FOWL
QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT MORETON
QU43. Who celebrated their 60th year in the Cotswolds back in 1992? A: T.N. HILL & SON
QU44. When was the old police station built? A: 1897
QU45. Who sells fossils in town? A: JON FOX
QU46. Which famous author visited the Bell Inn? A: TOLKEIN
QU47. Who is the collector of the ‘Undermentioned Tolls’? LORD OF THE MANOR F. PAGE
BACK IN THE CAR
QU48. What “high-flying” capital city and military leader can you find here? A: WELLINGTON
QU49. What may “precipitate” down this road to Blockley? A: HAILSTONES
QU50. The Queen never had to wait around in one of these, she has her own transport. What was erected in the Queens honour and when? A: BUS STOP 1953