Mountains & hills · South East England
Hydon's Ball
Hydon's Ball — Named summit at 179 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
- Milford · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hydon's Ball is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 179 m.". Coordinates: 51.1473°, -0.6033°.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: WEALDEN HEATHS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hydon's Ball is a 179-metre-high (587 ft) hill covering most of Hydon Heath in Hydestile, Surrey, England.
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Background
Description
dedicated to Octavia Hill, on the summit of Hydon's Ball]] The hill on Hydon Heath, Hydestile, reaches 179 m and is almost a quarter of the way between Gibbet Hill, Hindhead and Leith Hill in the Greensand Ridge. Sometimes known as Hydon Ball or Cup Hill, the area is under the management of the National Trust. At its highest point is a large stone seat dedicated in 1915 to Octavia Hill, one of the Trust's founders. It is believed that the term ball refers to a signalling station which once stood at the top of the hill. Its shape is similar to other hills named as 'ball'; there are more than six on Dartmoor e.g. Cuckoo Ball, grid reference SX 717902. There is a short poem associated with…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1473, -0.6033
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Waverley
- Parish
- Hambledon
- Postcode
- GU8 4DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Nearest railway station
- Milford — 2.9 km
Sources
- osm: n273186653 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hydon's Ball (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hydon's Ball.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hydon's Ball?
- Hydon's Ball is in Surrey, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU8 4DP), in the parish of Hambledon.
- Is Hydon's Ball a protected site?
- Yes — Hydon's Ball is part of the WEALDEN HEATHS National Nature Reserve and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Hydon's Ball free to visit?
- Yes, Hydon's Ball is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hydon's Ball?
- The nearest railway station is Milford, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU8 4DP.