Where is Herefordshire Beacon?

Herefordshire Beacon is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR13 6HR), in the parish of Colwall.

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.

Mountains & hills · West Midlands

Herefordshire Beacon

Free admission

Herefordshire Beacon — Named summit at 338 m.

Herefordshire Beacon, mountains & hills in West Midlands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

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

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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

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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