Worcestershire Beacon - Monday 15 July 2013
Route
Great Malvern - St Ann's Well - Lower Wyche - Summer Hill - Worcestershire Beacon - Table Hill - North Hill - St Ann's Well - Great Malvern
Parking
Plentiful parking in Great Malvern
Mileage
5 miles.
Terrain
Grassy paths with some road walking at start/finish
Weather
Very warm with little wind
Time Taken
2hrs 45mins
Total Ascent
2112ft (644m)
Map
OS190 - Malvern Hills & Bredon Hill
Great Malvern - St Ann's Well - Lower Wyche - Summer Hill - Worcestershire Beacon - Table Hill - North Hill - St Ann's Well - Great Malvern
Parking
Plentiful parking in Great Malvern
Mileage
5 miles.
Terrain
Grassy paths with some road walking at start/finish
Weather
Very warm with little wind
Time Taken
2hrs 45mins
Total Ascent
2112ft (644m)
Map
OS190 - Malvern Hills & Bredon Hill
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Walk Description
Our first full day in the Malvern Hills therefore we drove to Great Malvern, parked in the town and walked up to Worcestershire Beacon via St Ann's Well and the Gold Mine. The weather was extremely warm therefore we left it until gone 5 o'clock before setting off. The walk starts off with a gradual ascent up to St Ann's Well and from there we turned towards Lower Wyche and the Gold Mine. There was once a Gold Mine on the spot but the amount of gold found was ridiculously low. From the Mine we headed over Summer Hill to the summit of Worcestershire Beacon where there is a Trig Point and a commemorative direction point.
From the Beacon the walk is delightful and meanders along grassy paths that can take you in all directions although there are plenty of signs to show you the way. We walked up Table Hill and traversed around North Hill before joining up with Lady Howard de Walden Drive which ultimately meets the path back down to St Ann's Well and the finish.
From the Beacon the walk is delightful and meanders along grassy paths that can take you in all directions although there are plenty of signs to show you the way. We walked up Table Hill and traversed around North Hill before joining up with Lady Howard de Walden Drive which ultimately meets the path back down to St Ann's Well and the finish.
Great Malvern Priory
Fudge didn't know that he was sitting on a gold mine
Perseverance Hill, Jubilee Hill and British Camp (Herefordshire Beacon)
Worcestershire Beacon - and a mad dog
Looking south from Worcestershire Beacon
The Trig Point on Worcestershire Beacon - it was nice to see that it had not been defaced
The commemorative direction point on the Summit
Looking North to North Hill
Great signs up here
.... and again
All's well at St Ann's Well
The buzzard sculpture in Rosebank Gardens
The Abbey Hotel and the Priory
Journey's End at Great Malvern Museum