Mountains & hills · South East England
Pitstone Hill
In or near Ivinghoe.
Pitstone Hill — Named summit at 219 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
- Tring · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Pitstone Hill, the nearest railway station is Tring, located 1.9 km away. The postcode for navigation is HP23 5QW, and entry to the site is free.
About
Pitstone Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 219 m.". Coordinates: 51.8175°, -0.6230°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Pitstone Hill SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pitstone Hill is a 22.9-hectare (57-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Importance east of Pitstone in Buckinghamshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is crossed by the Ridgeway National Trail. The site is chalk grassland on a steeply sloping hill, with small areas of woodland and scrub. The richest areas botanically are the lower and steeper slopes, with plants including the nationally scarce pasque flower and field fleawort. Twenty-six species of butterfly have been recorded, and breeding birds include skylarks, meadow pipits and willow warblers. There is access from Stocks Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.8175, -0.6230
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Dacorum
- Parish
- Aldbury
- Postcode
- HP23 5QW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Nearest railway station
- Tring — 1.9 km
Sources
- osm: n258051191 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Pitstone Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ridgeway on Pitstone Hill - geograph.org.uk - 575690.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pitstone Hill?
- Pitstone Hill is in Hertfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP23 5QW), in the parish of Aldbury.
- What is Pitstone Hill?
- Pitstone Hill — Named summit at 219 m.
- How do I get to Pitstone Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Tring, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode HP23 5QW.
- Is Pitstone Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Pitstone Hill is part of the Pitstone Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Pitstone Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Pitstone Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pitstone Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Tring, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP23 5QW.