"Yuletide
Cheer
Whether it’s a Yuletide brew or mince pie you are after,
The Green Man Inn at Wychwood is great place to be this Winter
Solstice. Many have sought refuge beneath the ancient wooden
beams and crept through the winding passageways. Pull up a chair,
to the fireside, as the story is about to begin."
"Wrap
up warm!
Bronze Age Barrow Moor is a cold, wild, windswept place. Exploring
the world can be accomplished by traversing the many underground
passageways that honeycomb the landscape, or, if you are feeling
brave, you could pass through the snowy 'Hollow Way'. Watch
out though, there are beasts about; cunning, hidden and hungry."
"The
Portals
The trip to the time of Tooth and Claw is no one-way journey.
'Stones with holes' still fascinate archaeologists today. Victorian
folly or something more meaningful; ancient? Like the stone
circle on Barrow Hill, the stones wait to be invigorated and
revitalised. Perhaps some of our everyday ceremonies mimic the
actions of people, very much like us, 4000 thousand years ago."
"Surveillance
The 'Mysterious Beasts Research Group' have sent all manner
of tech to get your surveillance underway. Get out on the moor,
set up the cameras and then return to your tent to spy on the
night time world. It's the Winter Solstice, so expect the unexpected.
It'll be up to you to capture and log 'sightings', so keep those
eyes peeled! You never know, you might catch a glimpse of The
Beast of Barrow Moor.?"
"The
Four Hunters
More sightings of the 'mysterious creature' are made here, at
the Four Hunters standing stones, than anywhere else on the
moor. There must be a connection between the timeless monoliths,
and the glimpses of "something monstrous" upon the
landscape. The mysterious, silent stones have watched mankind
pass this way for thousands of years. What stories would they
tell, if coaxed from their slumber?"
"The
Camp
Dusk has fallen on Barrow Moor. You have an assignment to complete,
no matter how strange or bizarre. Your Editor is expecting a
great story, about the creature that stalks the moor. It appears
on the darkest, and longest of nights, to slaughter livestock,
and then vanish! A tent is flimsy protection, against the night,
so use these last few moments of dim light to prepare for the
dark hours ahead."
"The
Abandoned Mine
The Barrow Moor is scarred by centuries of tin mining, with
many abandoned pit shafts posing a lethal hazard to nocturnal
explorers. It's all too easy to get lost, in the dark, and then
plummet to your doom. If you survive the fall, it's likely you'll
find yourself in the long forgotten mine tunnels, which descend
deep into the ancient landscape.”
