Mountains & hills · West Midlands
Worcestershire Beacon
In or near West Malvern.
Worcestershire Beacon — Named summit at 425 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
- Great Malvern · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Worcestershire Beacon, you can take a train to Great Malvern station, which is 1.5 km away. The postcode for navigation is WR14 4DG, and entry to the site is free. Accessibility details are not provided.
About
Worcestershire Beacon is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 425 m.". Coordinates: 52.1048°, -2.3390°.
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Official information
Worcestershire Beacon is the highest point in the Malvern Hills, offering stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. Visitors can enjoy various walking paths leading to the summit, making it a popular destination for hikers and nature enthusiasts.
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
Worcestershire Beacon, also popularly known as Worcester Beacon, or locally simply as The Beacon, is a hill whose summit at 425 metres (1,394 ft) is the highest point in Worcestershire. It is part of the Malvern Hills which run about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. The hills are managed by the Malvern Hills Conservators under five Acts of Parliament of 1884, 1909, 1924, 1930, and 1995 whose aim is to preserve the nature and environment landscape of the area and to protect it from encroachments. The Beacon is highly popular with walkers with its easily reached dense network of footpaths crisscrossing it and the area has been designated by the Countryside Agency as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
and erected to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897]] The hill itself appears to mark the northern terminal of the Shire Ditch, or Red Earl's Dyke, which runs north and south of the British Camp along the ridge of the hills. It was created in 1287 by Gilbert de Clare, the Earl of Gloucester, following a boundary dispute with Thomas de Cantilupe, the Bishop of Hereford. Recent research has shown that the Shire Ditch might actually be much older. Indeed, there is some evidence that it may have started life as a prehistoric trackway running from Worcestershire Beacon to Midsummer Hillfort. The hill is also the site of two Bronze Age burials. In 1849 two urns containing bones…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1048, -2.3390
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Malvern Hills
- Parish
- West Malvern
- Postcode
- WR14 4DG
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Nearest railway station
- Great Malvern — 1.5 km
Sources
- osm: n96072663 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Worcestershire Beacon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Worcestershire Beacon - geograph.org.uk - 1488388.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Worcestershire Beacon?
- Worcestershire Beacon is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR14 4DG), in the parish of West Malvern.
- What is Worcestershire Beacon?
- Worcestershire Beacon — Named summit at 425 m.
- How do I get to Worcestershire Beacon?
- The nearest railway station is Great Malvern, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode WR14 4DG.
- Is Worcestershire Beacon a protected site?
- Yes — Worcestershire Beacon is part of the The Malvern Hills SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Worcestershire Beacon free to visit?
- Yes, Worcestershire Beacon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Worcestershire Beacon?
- The nearest railway station is Great Malvern, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR14 4DG.