21 - Brown Willy, Cornwall - 13th November 2012 - Part 2

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The wind was blowing at the top of Brown Willy however it was not that cold, the clouds were moving fast above me, it felt like they were just above my head but I expect they were quite a long way up, I stayed up the top on Brown Willy for about 30 mins as I was making a time lapse video and they always take a while to make. It was after I had finished the time lapse video while I was taking a few more photos I looked over to the west and noticed the light coming through the clouds, I could just make out where the sun was, it was just at the horizon and setting fast, a quick glance at my watch and it was 4:30pm.

I have several books about climbing the high points of the UK and in one of them it says that Brown Willy should take 1.5 to 2 hours to complete the entire walk, the other book states that the walk is 4 miles. this made sense to me, if I walked at 3 miles an hour then 2 hours should be plenty of time to walk the 4 miles, what I didn't take into account was the fact that I often stop off for photographs, also the people who write these books obviously walk at the speed of a harrier jump jet where I walk at a much slower pace.

Muddy Shoes

It had taken me 1.5 hours to walk to the top of Brown Willy, the sun had just set and I was some distance from the car park, daylight was fading fast. I have no problem with walking in the dark, I have a compass for emergencies and an Ordnance Survey map and GPS tracker on my phone so this was not an issue, what I didn't want is for a sudden mist to come along and make things difficult. Bodmin moor is notorious for mist developing in a very short time. It was time to pack up and get back to the car park fast.


From the top of Brown Willy it is only a couple of miles to the car park, it should take me just 30-40 mins if I walk fast however Rough Tor sits directly in the way and I had a choice to make, do I walk around the edge of Rough Tor or cut straight over the top? well as I started my descent down the muddy slippery paths I had a short time to think about it. The walk down the side of Brown Willy was fast, I knew where the worst mud was and headed straight over the first gate in just a few minutes. It was during the next section I started to notice the problem with my left knee, every 5th or 6th step was giving me shooting pains through my knee and slowing me down slightly, I pushed on.


The next gate was at the bottom of Brown Willy, I was now across the river and working my way up to wards Rough Tor, time to make a decision, What I did in the end was aim up the side of Rough Tor in between 2 peaks, I figured it was a compromise between the two routes. Passing some horses I now started to notice my right knee playing up, yes I was now getting shooting pains in both knees, perfect, with two knees hurting every few steps and the light disappearing fast it was quite an interesting walk, at least I hadn't thought about the beast of Bodmin moor yet . . .oh great, and now I had THAT in my mind, I was alone, it was nearly dark, there was no sign of life for miles around and there is me thinking about big mysterious creatures in the night, perfect.

I carried on, walking up the hill as fast as I could, thankfully I took my walking poles so I managed to keep up a good pace, soon I had made it to the top of the ridge between the two peaks and it was down hill all the way, in the fading light I could now see the car park ahead, it must have been just less than a mile away, 15 mins and I would be there.

The Night Approaches

I reached the car park very quickly, my knees had both stopped hurting on the way down and there had been no sign of the beast of Bodmin moor (shame, I could have made a fortune). There was just enough light to take a few photos and a small explore around the area of the car park, there is a memorial to Charlotte Dymond here, she was murdered on the moor back in 1844, I took a few photos of the bridge and then made my way back to the car.

I think this has to be the best walk I have done since I climbed Scafell Pike with Chris and Amy, the views are stunning, the scenery is amazing and it all makes for such a brilliant walk, I highly recommend it.

21 - Brown Willy, Cornwall - 13th November 2012

Just to the north of Bodmin in the north east of Cornwall lies Bodmin Moor, an 80 sq mile moorland and home to the highest point in Cornwall, Brown Willy.

I have been to Cornwall many many times and I have worked out that I have driven through Bodmin Moor along the A30 around 80 times however I have never stopped off on the moor for an explore, it was time to change this and I left home at 10:30am for the 188 mile drive to the car park near Camelford.

The journey was uneventful having done most of it many times before, driving along the M27, A31 past Ringwood, A35 past Dorchester, Honiton then onto the M5 for a short time and then the A30 past Okehampton. Just after Launceston I turned off the A30 onto a smaller road and past the village of Pipers Pool and Davidstow, finally turning left just before Camelford towards the car park. I arrived at the car park around 2:30pm and prepared for my walk.

I left the car park and headed south through a gate, across a field and through another gate where I crossed a bridge over a river and headed onto the Bodmin Moor, I could see several hills rising up ahead of me and from this point I could not see Brown Willy. After a very short time It had become apparent that the ground was very wet, my shoes were already damp and mud was splattered up my jeans but this was not a problem, I dodged the puddles where I could.

I made my way up in between the first 2 hills, on my left was Showery Tor and on my right was Little Rough Tor, My plan was to get to the top of the ridge between these 2 Tors and then turn west and head up to the top of Little Rough Tor. This was not a steep climb but the ground was scattered with boulders and mud ahead of me which slowed me a little, eventually a made my way up to the top of Little Rough Tor.

Up until now I had not seen Brown Willy and as I reached the top of Little Rough Tor I saw it ahead, an unmistakable peak beyond a shallow valley to the south of me, I took a few photos and continued west along the ridge to the top of the next hill. Rough Tor is an impressive sight, many large boulders protrude from the top of the hill, they look like they have been scattered there by giants, some balancing on top of others as if they are about to fall off and then to the west a hugh granite wall stands as if ready to hold back an approaching army.
There is a memorial on top of the Tor for the 43rd Memorial Division who fought in WWII, the Scouts also have recently visited to leave a poppy wreath. I stayed around for a few minutes and then decided to move on to Brown Willy, I headed south again and worked my way through and over the boulders which are scattered all over the slopes of Rough Tor.

Rough Tor

The boulders and rocks soon disappeared as I walked through the valley between Rough Tor and Brown Willy, it was around this time during my walk I noticed how alone I was, I had not seen anyone since the car park and could see no one around, just a few horses, cows and sheep in the distance, it was quite windy but down in the valley I could not feel the full force of the wind and it was actually very quiet, a feeling of remoteness was upon me, I couldn't see any signs of civilisation, just the occasional barb wire fence.

At the bottom of the valley I approached a river with a bridge and a gate, up until now I had been on National Trust land but Brown Willy is on open moorland and there were paths for me to follow from now on, I stopped to photograph the little bridge over the river and then crossed it to the gate, it was pretty muddy as I got near the gate and I carefully stepped on solid ground towards the gate but just as I reached it my foot sunk into a mud hole right up past my ankle, ewwwww, the water poured into my shoe and I was left with a horrible soggy foot, oh well, never mind, at least I didn't have to worry about it getting any wetter.

Once through the gate I started the climb up Brown Willy its not a steep climb, in fact its a very easy climb so it was not long until I was at the second gate and once through this it was even muddier for a short distance, further towards the top the path became strewn with rocks and boulders and the top was in sight.

Further up the path I walked and up the last few feet to the top of Brown Willy where I found a trig point and a pile of rocks marking the highest point, I had made it to the top, The views are magnificent, to the south and east are the rolling moors stretching into the distance and in the north-west lies the Atlantic Ocean, they are probably some of the best views I have seen on any of my highpoint climbs so I was very happy.



To be Continued . . . . . . . . . . 

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18-20 - Walsall, Solihull and Coventry - 7th November 2012

Barr Beacon

Yesterday I visited 4 of the hills in the Birmingham area, today I was going to visit 3 more and the first to visit was Barr Beacon situated in Walsall to the north of Birmingham. It was easy to find Barr Beacon, I just kept driving up hill until I couldn't go any further, parking right on top of Barr Beacon I went for a walk around the area.




On top of Barr Beacon is a war memorial, it looks like a bandstand and when I got there it was totally covered in Scaffolding, apparently thieves have stolen all the copper from the roof so it was getting some much needed repairs. I had a really nice walk around the entire beacon, there are some radio masts and plenty of open areas, plus a few clumps of woodland which were turning a beautiful orange colour as winter draws in.



The views from the top are pretty awesome too, you can see all the way to Sedgely beacon in the west and over the rolling hills to the east. I couldn't see Birmingham to the south as the trees were in the way.

Meighs Wood

My next hill to conquer was in Solihull and what can I say about it, well, basically it was a tree stump in Meighs wood just to the north of the town of Meriden, there is not much more I can say about it really, I pulled up in a layby and wandered into the woodland for an explore but it was all pretty unexciting.

The highest point in Coventry

My last high point of the day was just a few minutes drive away, it was the high point of Coventry and is situated in the small village of Corley Moor. The actual high point is thought to be a manhole cover in the middle of the road so I parked in the centre of the village and wandered around the area, again another very uneventful high point to visit.

Corley Moor

The best high point in Birmingham was probably Barr Beacon and yesterday I have 2 other really good hills to climb with Sedgley Beacon and Rednal Hill, I was pleased to have those good hills to climb to make my trip worth while.

14-17 - Birmingham, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton - 6th November 2012

Rednall Hill in Birmingham

Having walked to the top of Ebrington Hill in Warwickshire earlier this afternoon It was time to continue to my next set of hills in and around Birmingham, from Ebrington Hill I headed north through the Shakespearian town of Stratford Upon Avon and then up the M40 towards Britains second largest city Birmingham.

An Oak Tree

The first of four hills was Rednall Hill, the highest point of Birmingham, it can be found in the far south west of the city close to where the M42 meets the M5. I parked up in a small layby in a residential area and walked up a steep and quite small path towards the top of the hill, it was not a long walk, I was up on top of the hill within 5 minutes, there were a few good views over the surrounding area and in the distance I could see the centre of Birmingham. I didn't stay too long as there was not much to look at on the very top of the hill, so I made my way back down the hill to the layby meeting some dogs on the way.

The Delights of Turners Hill

The next hill was just a 15 minute drive away in Sandwell, Turners Hill is the highest point in the surrounding area of Birmingham but it was far from being the prettiest, I parked in an empty golf club car park and walked the very short path to the top of the hill. the hardest part was dodging the rubbish and doggy deposits and I was soon as close as I could get, the actual high point was situated behind some very big locked gates (what do thy keep in here? Dinosaurs?)

Cawney Hill

The next stop was Cawney Hill in Dudley, another unimpressive stop just 5 minutes away from Turners Hill, turning off a main road and up a residential street I parked up outside the private house which sits on top of the hill. No time to stop here as there were a few people about and I thought I would look suspicious taking photos and having a look around.

The View of Birmingham from Sedgley Beacon

It was time to stop for some dinner so I headed back towards Birmingham and came across a huge Tesco store, now I am not really the type who gets excited about supermarkets (well not much) but this Tesco was HUGE, it was one of those raised up on stilts with the car park underneath, but when you get up into the store the roof seemed to be miles above me and the views out of the window over Birmingham were pretty cool, I think this Tesco was taller than a lot of my high points but I was not going to try climbing it (well not today anyway, I had another hill to visit tonight and don't want to get arrested).

Sedgley Beacon

After a dinner of burger and chips I headed north towards Wolverhampton and Sedgley Beacon, It was dark now but I parked in a residential area and walked up the short path to the top of the hill, the actual high point is not at the top of the hill, yes it sounds odd but the border cuts through the hill and so the highest point is right on the edge of the border as high up the hill as it can get, but I walked to the top anyway. The views were pretty good, on one side was the small town of Sedgley and then on the east side the lights of Birmingham stretched out below me as far as I could see.

Remember Remember, Sedgley Fireworks

I took a few photos and being it was a day after Firework night there were still a few fireworks going off, it was an excellent viewpoint to see them. I stayed up on Sedgley Beacon for about 20 mins before heading back to my car and then heading to my bed for the night. Rednall Hill and Sedgley Beacon are worth a look if you are in the area but give Cawney Hill and Turners Hill a miss.

13 - Ebrington Hill, Warwickshire - 6th November 2012

You may have noticed that I am running out of local high points and the time has come to start travelling so It was time to do a few high points over the course of 2 days. I decided that my first high point was going to be Ebrington Hill, in Warwickshire, this is a bit of an unusual one as most of the walk was in Gloucestershire, the highest point of Warwickshire lies just a few feet over the border between the 2 counties.

I left home around 10am and drove the 115+ miles towards the Midlands, my route took me along the M27,  up the M3, then the A34 towards Oxford, eventually I turned off onto the A44 passing Blenheim Palace and eventually arriving at Chipping Campden for some lunch.

Chipping Campden is in the Cotswolds and is surrounded by amazing scenery, the village is also pretty amazing, a typical old fashioned village with tea rooms and little shops. I had a nice wander around the main high street and around the market hall which was built in 1627. Walking away from the main street I headed towards the church and had a wander around that area, there was a house which reminded me of a house in the Harry Potter books. Back in the village I had my lunch (Sausage Roll and Almond Tart) and then drove to a car park at the base of Ebrington Hill just a few miles away.

I left the car and started the walk up the hill, it was not far to walk to the top and not steep either, just a gradual climb, it was not long until the amazing views were stretching out behind me, the path turned right and then I came across a massive puddle which I had to climb across somehow without getting wet feet.


A few minutes later I had reached the top of the hill, I finally walked out of Gloucestershire and into Warwickshire where the high point was situated, a small area was fenced off where a communication station was situated but the views to the west over the Cotswolds were amazing, I took a few photos and it was around this point it started to rain a little. It was not long before I made my way back down towards the car park. There was nothing spectacular about Ebrington hill but it was a nice walk and worth having an explore.

12 - St Boniface Down, Isle of Wight - 22nd October 2012

On the ferry to the island

My 11th high point is St Boniface Down, on the southern part of the Isle of Wight it is just 18 miles from my house and one of the more local high points but it proved to be a bit more difficult to get to. Joining me today was Nat, then Andie once we reached the Island.

To get to the island we chose to take the Passenger ferry from Portsmouth to Ryde and set off ready to catch the 10:40 sailing, arriving nice and early we walked down to the ferry only to find out that the 10:40 ferry had been cancelled, now ferry cancellations are a common occurrence and we had check the website to see if there were any cancellations but they had failed to advertise this change so we had 45 mins to wait to catch the next ferry.

After a walk to the Co-op and a bit of a wait near HMS Warrior we made our way back to the ferry to get our tickets, £34 later (yes £34 for 2 adults to travel a total of 10 miles) we had our tickets and boarded the ferry for our 15 minute trip to Ryde. The weather crossing the Solent was pretty foggy, there was nothing to look at during our trip and when we arrived at Ryde Pier Head we couldn't actually see land, just the pier stretching out into the fog ahead of us.

We found Andie waiting for us at the entrance of the pier and we piled into here little car for the 25 minute drive across the island, we drove from Ryde, thro Brading, Sandown, Shankling and then on towards Ventnor. Our original plan was to park just outside Ventnor but the car park was closed due to roadworks so we carried on down into the town and parked in the town car park instead.

The fog, look out for zombie pirates

Leaving the car park we walked along the road and up some very steep steps to another road, then along to the start of St Boniface Down, when we passed through the gate onto the downs we were presented with a decision, either left or right, Nat was heading left but looking at the map this path just led back down towards the town, where turning right meant going up the hill, so we went right and up the hill, first following a wall then climbing steeply, and then even more steeply, it was near impossible to climb but we managed and came out onto some open land.



We followed the contours of the hill for a while and saw a sleeping fox not far away, he woke up and ran away but was nice to see, after this we worked our way up the steep hill and through the ferns eventually coming out at the top path, this path ran alongside a fenced off area, the location of several radio masts and the location of the highest point on the island, we walked along this path a while and took some photos, we didn't stop for too long as the view was non existent, the fog was so thick we couldn't more than a few tens of meters.

Rob, Nat and Andie on St Boniface Down

Shortly we started to make our way back down the hill, this time following the path towards the west end of Ventnor, we were hoping to see some of the feral goats which the area is known for but sadly they were hiding today. We soon went through a gate and were back in civilisation where it was a short walk back to the car park.

Once we reached the car park we had all decided we were hungry so continued down through the town and onto the seafront where we walked along the promenade to the Spy Glass Inn where we all had a fantastic Lunch, I had a Cheddar and Stilton ploughmans, Nat had scampi with chips and Andie had a cheese and coleslaw jacket potato, It was all very yummy and highly recommended.

Once lunch was finished we headed back to the car and then Andie very kindly drove us back to Ryde Pier where we managed to catch the ferry through the thick fog back to Portsmouth.

It was an excellent day with excellent company and I hope to do it again sometime soon when its not so foggy. Thanks to Nat and Andie for joining me on the adventure today.

7-11 - Poole, Bournemouth, New Forest, Southampton and Portsmouth - 10th October 2012

Today it was a chance for me to get 5 high points done in one day, the first of the local authority high points on my list. I decided early on to do these 5 high points in one go and thought it best to travel to the furthest away and work my way back towards home and so I set off towards Poole in Dorset.

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Combe Hills, Poole

Poole is only an hours drive and I arrived at the Corfe Mullen area around midday, there was nothing special about the highpoint, it was next to a school and all pretty residential, I am sure people were looking out of their windows at me taking photos, there was a Roman road crossing the main road, it was just a footpath but clearly signposted as a Roman road.

Ringwood road, Bournemouth

I didn't stay in Poole too long as there was not much to see so I got in my car and drove towards the next high point in Bournemouth. It was only a 10 minute drive to Wallisdown in Bournemouth and on arrival I noticed I had been here before, as a kid I used to come to Bournemouth for the family holiday so I know the area well, it was just down the road from Tower Park, the home of a water park I used to love.

Near Pipers Wait

I managed to pull up in a residential road and get out of my car for a quick walk around, again there was nothing special about the high point, it was the location of a duel carriage way and an Alfa Romeo Showroom.

The next high point on my list was not an official high point but it was one that I wanted to do, it was the highest point of the New Forest National Park. Pipers Wait is an area of the New Forest not far from the village of Nomansland, it was easy to find and had a small car park for me to pull into, there was a couple sat in their car eating their lunch when I arrived. I left the car and took a short walk around the area, the high point was a fairly large open Plateau so it was difficult to find the exact highest point but I had a good wander around avoiding the cows and horses.

Pipers Wait

On now to the next high point, this one was in Southampton in an area called Basset, it was fairly easy to get to and find, I knew exactly where it was as I know Southampton very well, I stopped off in a side road just off of one of the main routes in and out of Southampton and took a few photos, it was another place I didn't want to stay at for too long.

Basset Avenue, Southampton

The last stop for me was my most local high point, not just for today but for the entire collection of high points, it was the highest point of Portsmouth, just next to Fort Southwick and over looking the city below it was an easy one to find, I parked in a small car park and wandered up to the high point, it was a bit difficult to get close to and I have to say it was a total mess, rubbish and litter strews all over the place. There were also places right next to the high point which were actually higher but these were part of Fort Southwick and man made so they did not count.

Fort Southwick, Portsmouth

So that was the end of an easy day of visiting high points, it was probably going to be one of the least exciting days of hill bagging I am going to be doing, owing to the fact that I have been to nearly all of them and they are not really that amazing to look at but I still had a nice day out and I managed to double my list from 5 hills visited up to 10 hills visited.

Poole - Combe Hills - 78 meters
Bournemouth - Ringwood Road - 65 meters
New Forest - Pipers Wait - 129 meters
Southampton - Basset Avenue - 85 meters
Portsmouth - Fort Southwick - 122 meters

Highest Points - The Complete List

For those of you who are interested, here is the complete list of High Points, this includes the modern AND Historic counties of England, Wales and Scotland plus all the unitary authorities of England, Scotland and Wales including the 33 London boroughs.

Hill name	County	Metres	Feet	Date of Visit
Ben Nevis	Highland	1344	4409
Ben Macdui	Aberdeenshire	1309	4295
Ben Lawers	Perth and Kinross	1214	3983
Carn Eige	Ross and Cromarty	1183	3881
Ben More	Stirling	1174	3852
Bidean nam Bian	Argyllshire	1150	3773
Ben Cruachan	Argyll and Bute	1126	3694
Snowdon - Yr Wyddfa	Gwynedd	1085	3560	02 September 2010
Glas Maol	Angus	1068	3504
Carnedd Llewelyn	Conwy	1064	3491
Ben More Assynt	Sutherland	998	3274
Scafell Pike	Cumbria	978	3209	21 August 2012
Ben Lomond	Stirlingshire	974	3196
Helvellyn	Westmorland	950	3117
Ben Vorlich	Dunbartonshire	943	3094
Aran Fawddwy	Merionethshire	905	2969
Pen y Fan	Powys	886	2907
Goatfell [Goat Fell]	North Ayrshire	874	2867
Merrick	Dumfries and Galloway	843	2766
Broad Law	Scottish Borders	840	2756
Cadair Berwyn	Denbighshire	830	2723
Moel Sych	Denbighshire	827	2713
White Coomb	Dumfriesshire	821	2694
The Cheviot	Northumberland	815	2674
The Old Man of Coniston	Lancashire	803	2635
Clisham	Na h-Eileanan Siar	799	2621
Mickle Fell	Durham	790	2592
Craig Berwyn	Wrexham	790	2592
Merrick - Kirriereoch Hill	South Ayrshire	782	2566
Fan Foel	Carmarthenshire	781	2562
Mount Battock	Kincardineshire	778	2552
Pumlumon Fawr	Cardiganshire	752	2467
Culter Fell	South Lanarkshire	748	2454
Burnhope Seat	Durham	747	2451
Cairn Hill West Top	Roxburghshire	743	2438
Whernside	North Yorkshire	736	2415
Ben Cleuch	Clackmannanshire	721	2365
Carn a'Ghille Chearr	Morayshire	710	2329
Morven	Caithness	706	2316
Black Mountain	Herefordshire	703	2306
Blackcraig Hill	East Ayrshire	700	2297
Chwarel y Fan	Monmouthshire	679	2228
Great Rhos	Radnorshire	660	2165
Carn Glas-choire	Nairnshire	659	2162
Blackhope Scar	Midlothian	651	2136
Kinder Scout	Derbyshire	636.3	2088
Green Hill	Lancashire	628	2060
Snaefell	Isle of Man	621	2037
High Willhays	Devon	621	2037
Snaefell	Isle of Man	621	2037
Craig y Llyn	Neath Port Talbot	600	1969
Black Hill	Kirklees	582	1909
Coity Mountain	Blaenau Gwent	578	1896
Earl's Seat	East Dunbartonshire	578	1896
Coety Mountain	Torfaen	574	1883
Werfa	Bridgend	568	1864
East Cairn Hill	Edinburgh	567	1860
Shining Tor	Cheshire East	559	1834
Moel Famau	Flintshire	554.8	1820
Howden Edge	Sheffield	550	1804
Black Chew Head	Oldham	542	1778
Brown Clee Hill	Shropshire	540	1772
Foel Cwmcerwyn	Pembrokeshire	536	1759
Pen March	Caerphilly	535	1755
Meikle Says Law	East Lothian	535	1755
Merthyr Common	Merthyr Tydfil	531	1742
Cort-ma Law East Top	North Lanarkshire	527	1729
West Lomond	Fife	522	1713
Hill of Stake	Renfrewshire	522	1713
Cheeks Hill	Staffordshire	520	1706
Dunkery Beacon	Somerset	519	1703
Hoar Stones - Howden Edge	Barnsley	514	1686
Hoarstone Edge	Tameside	497	1631
Innerdouny Hill	Kinross-shire	497	1631
Ward Hill	Orkney Islands	481	1578
Way Stone Edge	Calderdale	482	1575
Blackstone Edge	Rochdale	474	1555
Withins Height - Round Hill	Bradford	457	1499
Winter Hill	Blackburn with Darwen	456	1496
Urra Moor Ronas Hill	North York Moors Nat Park Shetland Islands	454 450	1490 1476
Winter Hill	Bolton	449	1473
Creuch Hill	Inverclyde	441	1447
Worcestershire Beacon	Worcestershire	425	1394
Brown Willy	Cornwall	420	1378
Scholes Height & Bull Hill	Bury	415	1362
The Wrekin	Telford and Wrekin	407	1335
Duncolm	West Dunbartonshire	401	1316
Corse Hill	East Renfrewshire	376	1234
Mynydd y Betws	Swansea	373	1224
Darrach Hill	Falkirk	357	1171
Burley Moor	Leeds	342	1122
Cleeve Hill	Gloucestershire	330	1083
Gisborough Moor	Redcar and Cleveland	328	1076
Mellor Moor	Stockport	327	1073
Cairnpapple Hill	West Lothian	312	1024
Wentwood	Newport	309	1014
Garth Hill	Cardiff	307	1007
Walbury Hill	West Berkshire	297	974	07 September 2012
Leith Hill	Surrey	295	968	28 September 2012
Milk Hill	Wiltshire	294.3	966
Pilot Hill	Hampshire	286	938
Black Down	West Sussex	280	919	05 September 2012
Lewesdon Hill	Dorset	279	915
Bardon Hill	Leicestershire	278	912
Liddington Hill	Swindon	276	905
Butser Hill Turner's Hill	South Downs National Park Sandwell	271 271	889 889
Wendover Woods	Buckinghamshire	267	876
Brimmond Hill	Aberdeen	266	873
Niver Hill	Bath and NE Somerset	264	866
Whitehorse Hill	Oxfordshire	261	856
Ebrington Hill	Warwickshire	261	856
Currock Hill	Gateshead	259	850
Bald Hill	Oxfordshire	257	843
Cawney Hill	Dudley	251	823
Betsoms Hill	Kent	251	823
Rednal Hill	Birmingham	250	820
Meir Heath	Stoke on Trent	250	820
Ditchling Beacon	East Sussex	248	814	03 October 2012
Bishop Wilton Wold	Yorkshire E Riding	248	814
Westerham Heights	Greater London	245	804
Westerham Heights	Bromley	245	804
Pavis Wood	Hertfordshire	244	801
Dunstable Downs	Central Bedfordshire	243	797
Blagdon Hill Farm	North Somerset	242	794
St Boniface Down	Isle of Wight	241	791
Hanging Hill	South Gloucestershire	237	778
Sedgley Beacon	Wolverhampton	235	771
Raw Head	Cheshire West and Chester	227.1	745
Barr Beacon	Walsall	227	745
Arbury Hill	Northamptonshire	225	738
Holyhead Mountain	Anglesey	220	722
Dere Street	Darlington	219	719
Newtonwood Lane	Nottinghamshire	205	673
Cathkin Braes	Glasgow	200	656
Cold Overton Park	Rutland	197	646
Bullock Hill	Brighton and Hove	197	646
Cold Overton Park	Rutland	197	646
Beacon Hill	Torbay	196	643
Meighs Wood	Solihull	185	607
Billinge Hill	St Helens	179	587
Whitehill	Luton	178	584
Woolley Edge	Wakefield	176	577
Sanderstead Plantation	Croydon	175	574
Gallow Hill	Dundee	175	574
The Moors	Sunderland	174	571
Holly Hill	Medway	172	564
Bow Brickhill	Milton Keynes	171	561
Billinge Hill	Wigan	169	554
Normanby Top	Lincolnshire	168	551
Corley Moor	Coventry	167	548
Woolwell Road	Plymouth	162	531
Dundry Hill East	Bristol	160	525
Fir Hill - Harthill Field	Rotherham	157	515
Bushey Heath	Harrow	153	502
Viking Way	Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven	151	495
Chrishall Common	Essex	147	482
Arkley	Barnet	147	482
Chrishall Common	Essex	147	482
Great Chishill	Cambridgeshire	146	479
Mote End Farm	Barnet	145	476
Ashley Hill	Windsor and Maidenhead	145	476
Foredoles Head	Doncaster	144	472
Whelly Hill	Hartlepool	142	466
Bowsey Hill	Wokingham	142	466
Lillypot	Vale of Glamorgan	140	459
Allestree Park	Derby	138	453
Potter Street Hill	Hillingdon	134	440
Hampstead Heath	Camden	134	440
Shooters Hill	Greenwich	132	433
Nottingham M1	Nottingham	132	433
Westerhope	Newcastle upon Tyne	131	430
Surrey Hill	Bracknell Forest	130	427
Highgate	Haringey	129	423
Pipers Wait	New Forest National Park	129	422
Great Wood	Suffolk	128	420
Fort Southwick	Portsmouth	122	400
Wold Newton	North-East Lincolnshire	117	384
Langdon Hill	Thurrock	116	381
Newcombe Drive	Salford	116	380
Bournwell Hill	Enfield	115	377
Sydenham Hill	Lewisham	112	367
Sydenham Hill	Southwark	112	367
Westow Hill	Lambeth	110	361
Nether Hall	Leicester	110	361
Poll Hill	Wirral	108	354
Heaton Park	Manchester	108	354
The Slipe	Bedford Borough	107	351
Havering Atte Bower farm	Havering	105	344
Beacon Hill	Norfolk	105	344
Appleton Park	Warrington	105	344
Park Lane	Reading	103	338
Saxby Wold	North Lincolnshire	102	335
Quarry Hill	Middlesbrough	100	328
Knowsley Park	Knowsley	100	328
Highgate Hill	Islington	100	328
Halton Castle	Halton	100	328
Boldon Hills	South Tyneside	93	305
Wakemans Hill Avenue	Brent	92	302
Wattisham Airfield	Suffolk, East	91	299
Telegraph Hill	Kingston upon Thames	90	295
Cabin Hill	Redbridge	90	295
Woolton Hill	Liverpool	89	292
Camperdown	North Tyneside	86	282
Horsenden Hill	Ealing	85	279
Langdon Shaw	Bexley	83	272
Boy Hill	Stockton-on-Tees	82	269
Basset Avenue	Southampton	82	269
Racecourse Road	Peterborough	81	266
Boring Field	Huntingdonshire	80	262
Corfe Hills	Poole	78	256
Green Walk	Trafford	67	220
Ringwood Road	Bournemouth	65	213
Heath Mount	Southend-on-Sea	61	200
Richmond Park	Richmond upon Thames	56	184
Lauriston Road	Merton	55	180
St John's Wood Park	City of Westminster	52	171
Higher Newford	Isles of Scilly	51	167
East Burnham Park	Slough	51	167
Harrow Road	Kensington and Chelsea	45	148
College Park	Hammersmith and Fulham	45	148
Stock Hill	York	44	144
Marks Gate	Barking and Dagenham	43	141
Seven Sisters Road	Hackney	39	128
Haddenham village	Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely	39	128
Melling Mount	Sefton	36	118
The Vale	Hounslow	35	115
Warbreck Reservoir	Blackpool	34	112
Chancery Lane/Holborn	City of London	22	72
Wanstead Flats	Newham	15	49
East Mount	Kingston upon Hull	11	36
Pinchbeck Marsh	Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland	8	26

Some counties such as Oxfordshire appear twice, this is because the historic county boundaries are different to the modern boundaries.