Mountains & hills · West Midlands
Herefordshire Beacon
In or near Little Malvern.
Herefordshire Beacon — Named summit at 338 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Colwall · 2.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Herefordshire Beacon, the nearest railway station is Colwall, located 2.4 km away. Entry to the site is free. The postcode for sat-nav is WR13 6HR.
About
Herefordshire Beacon is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 338 m.". Coordinates: 52.0583°, -2.3519°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Malvern Hills SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Malvern Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Herefordshire Beacon is one of the highest peaks of the Malvern Hills. It is surrounded by a British Iron Age hill fort earthwork known as British Camp. The fort subsequently had a ringwork and bailey castle built inside its boundary and there is evidence of 120 huts in the area. British Camp has been a scheduled monument since 1923. On the eastern slope of Herefordshire Beacon, there is a disused reservoir, British Camp Reservoir, which holds approximately 213,000 cubic metres (7,500,000 cu ft) of water.
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- Coordinates
- 52.0583, -2.3519
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Colwall
- Postcode
- WR13 6HR
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Colwall — 2.4 km
Sources
- osm: n96073067 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Herefordshire Beacon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: British Camp - geograph.org.uk - 16198.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Herefordshire Beacon?
- Herefordshire Beacon is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR13 6HR), in the parish of Colwall.
- What is Herefordshire Beacon?
- Herefordshire Beacon — Named summit at 338 m.
- How do I get to Herefordshire Beacon?
- The nearest railway station is Colwall, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode WR13 6HR.
- Is Herefordshire Beacon a protected site?
- Yes — Herefordshire Beacon is part of the The Malvern Hills SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Herefordshire Beacon free to visit?
- Yes, Herefordshire Beacon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Herefordshire Beacon?
- The nearest railway station is Colwall, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR13 6HR.