Cumbria – Lake District
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Episode 4.5
23 January 1986
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| Contestants |
Daphne Jeffery and Margery Jeffries, housewives from Devon |
| Hint to the Treasure |
A protection against witches |
| Clue 1 |
Rock around the Old Man? Mr Wainwright will guide you to the
Pudding Stone for a touch of the Whympers. |
| Leads to |
Pudding Stone near the Old Man of Coniston –
Annie has the climb the boulder to reach the clue |
| Clue 2 |
Bluebird country near a likely Swallows and Amazons island,
and a Venetian craft with a first-class recommendation. |
| Leads to |
Coniston Water –
in first class compartment of steamer ‘Gondola’ |
| Clue 3 |
Follow the daffodil-gazer home from school and check up on
his landlady’s climbers. |
| Leads to |
Ann Tyson’s Cottage, Hawkeshead –
concealed in the climbing rose by the front door |
| Clue 4 |
Badger’s set on Gaddum’s place and an alfresco meal with the
Ursa family. Who’ll choose marmalade? |
| Leads to |
Brockhole
near Lake Windermere – with Paddington Bear at a teddy bears’ picnic |
| Clue 5 |
Reach the end of the bookies’ £25 trail near the old limekilns
on the way to the Roman High Street. And discover a girl’s best friend. |
| Leads to |
Limefitt Park –
a pony called ‘Diamond’ carries the treasure, a horseshoe |
| Result |
The contestants ran out of time on the final clue |
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2014
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