Herefordshire Beacon

#958 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Facts and practical information

The Herefordshire Beacon is one of the highest peaks of the Malvern Hills, and is high enough to be classified as a mountain. 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. ()

Elevation: 1109 ftCoordinates: 52°3'29"N, 2°21'6"W

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Herefordshire Beacon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: British Camp, Little Malvern Priory, Tinkers Hill, Swinyard Hill.

~50 ftSW
Forts and castles, Hill
British Camp
1 min walk • British Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located at the top of Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills. The hill fort is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is owned and maintained by Malvern Hills Conservators. The fort is thought to have been first constructed in the 2nd century BC. A Norman castle was built on the site.
0.7 miE
Monastery
Little Malvern Priory, Malvern
18 min walk • Little Malvern Priory, in the village of Little Malvern near Malvern, Worcestershire, was a Benedictine monastery c. 1171–1537. It was founded from Worcester Cathedral. Little remains of the 12th-century church, which was rebuilt in 1480–1482. The site is now occupied by house named Little Malvern Court, which has limited public opening.
0.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Tinkers Hill
11 min walk • Tinkers Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs about 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies to the east of Herefordshire Beacon with views across the Vale of Evesham and the Cotswolds. It has an elevation of 213 metres.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Swinyard Hill
19 min walk • Swinyard Hill is a hill in the Malvern Range, a line of hills that runs approximately 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. Swinyard Hill lies north of Midsummer Hill and south of Hangmans Hill. It has an elevation of 272 metres.
1.3 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Stowe Lane
34 min walk • Stowe Lane is a cricket ground in Colwall, Herefordshire. The first recorded county match on the ground was in 1974, when the Worcestershire Second XI played the Glamorgan Second XI in the Second XI Championship.

Herefordshire Beacon

Facts and practical information

Herefordshire Beacon plan & book

Herefordshire Beacon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

British Camp

Little Malvern Priory, Malvern

Tinkers Hill

Swinyard Hill

Stowe Lane