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| Name: | Wavering Down |
| Hill number: | 5426 |
| Height: | 211m / 692ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2891 Beacon Batch |
| RHB Section: | 41: South Central England |
| County/UA: | Somerset |
| Catchment: | Axe (Weston) |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem (Hu,Tu,2,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | ST 40702 55910 |
| Summit feature: | rock 3m N of trig point |
| Drop: | 132m |
| Col: | 79m ST421560  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 172 182 (1:25k) 141 153 |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 185 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Crook Peak and Wavering Down | Arbie | 09/03/2024 |
| Up and back from the CP at ST422560. Surprisingly muddy. | Newton Maximus | 29/01/2024 |
| West Mendip Way Day 1. Blown by Storm Henck. | Rob Rees | 02/01/2024 |
| Parked at King's Wood NT car Park and followed ridge west to summit. | johnbarnard25 | 06/09/2023 |
| With CreakingHiker | tim747 | 09/07/2023 |
| post uni deadline wanderings with my dog. Dry here but watching the rain sweeping up the estuary of the severn. Great day...on to crook peak | stagger onward | 05/05/2023 |
| 6 mile circuit from King's Wood car park over Wavering Down and Crook Peak. Very pleasant walk. | JulieB | 05/03/2023 |
| With Ramsoc and JulieB on a slow saunter. | Phreerunner | 05/03/2023 |
| From King's Wood car park. | KeithByTheC | 05/03/2023 |
| Wavering Down and Crook Peak in a short but very, very nice circuit from Compton Bishop. | Mark Jackson | 20/12/2022 |
| From the east | sturuss | 04/11/2022 |
| From Kings Wood car park to E. | Minto | 29/06/2022 |
| From the Church to the NE. King's Wood car park would have been better. | NormanW | 27/06/2022 |
| Parked by the church on Compton Bishop ( space for 3 cars ). The PRoW to the edge of the access land & then straight up to the top. Superb views. | DanMaisieBex | 19/03/2022 |
| The day prior to storm Eunice hitting. From small CP near A38. Shown on OS 1:25000 map. Muddy and slippery path up from car park. Eventually grass appeared underfoot. Windy. Slippery in many places, I actually fell on my bum. Onto crook peak, tried to get to it from paths around north, coming to western side. As we walked round the wind got stronger, to the point we could barely stand. We retreated and came around the lee side, out of the wind. Got to the top but stayed away from edge. Pleasant route back with wind behind us. Only saw half a dozen people around on the top. Must be swarming in the Summer. | Malcvolm | 17/02/2022 |
| From Kings Wood up alongside the Boxing Day crowds to fine viewpoint to Somerset Levels, Glastonbury and Cardiff. Following final English Marilyn on route to motorway north again. 3/3 | N.Morters | 26/12/2021 |
| Slow and steady dog stroll, headed up from NT car park for Kings Wood | lboutside | 18/12/2021 |
| With Mum, Dad & Luna. From King's Wood car park. | masmith | 24/10/2021 |
| Revisit, up from cross then onto crook peak. Cool breeze with distant hazy views | cjo | 04/08/2021 |
| NT car park at ST 4125 5605 - W. along bridleway to summit rock by trig point. Fine grasses around trig point & on middle section of walk, but steeper slopes are badly eroded with little or no grass cover. Woodland suffering from ash dieback. (S) | gerrybowes | 07/04/2021 |
| w G&A | NandB | 25/10/2020 |
| A small and very pleasant horseshoe walk over Crook Peak and Wavering Down from ST 3919 5508. | summitsup | 28/09/2020 |
| With L, K & R. | Chris Ellis | 30/08/2020 |
| Walk from car park near quarry at Compton Bishop. Steep ascent to Crook Peak and east to next HP at Wavering Down. Continue along ridge, descending to A38 and then long climb towards next HP at Callow Hill. Note due to northerly extension of limestone quarry, the path is diverted. Any former grassy summit is now gone and the best we could do is reach the highest point on the other side of a fence. Retrace route taking alternative way back from Hill Farm below Wavering Down. 10.28miles; walking time 4hrs,20mins; average speed 2.4mph | Howards | 21/03/2020 |
| Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: #15 'trig' of the trip. #9 Pillar. Last one of the day. Nice walk up from car park through Kings Wood's. Loved the farmhouse (Hill Farm) on the way up what a fantastic place to live! A bit more tricky going down wet, slippy slopes on the return journey in the pitch dark. | thejackrustles | 06/03/2020 |
| With Rosie from the very busy NT car park at Kings Wood. onto crook peak. | Longwojo | 24/10/2019 |
| With Carol on the way to campsite near Taunton. Warm sunny afternoon, hazy views. From small car park on Winscombe Hill at grid ref ST421560. Walked up through woods to the trig point then on to Crook Peak and back the same way. | Skip | 12/09/2019 |
| Parked to the East in the NT car park by Kings Wood. Followed FP to Trig then on to Crook Peak. | fosal29 | 01/09/2019 |
| From Crook Peak. Followed the Mendip Way along the fine limestone ridge over Compton Hill and up to the summit. Then returned to the col and descended south to Compton Bishop and back to my car. Solo. | Man of Kernow1 | 07/05/2019 |
| From King's Wood, part of West Mendip Way | whiskybottle | 12/01/2019 |
| with Evelyn and BEST group | jd16 | 04/08/2018 |
| Glorious evening anticlockwise circuit over Wavering Down HuMP summit and its SW TuMP sidekick while parking near the church dien in the little valley | vegibagger | 30/07/2018 |
| Lovely ridge walk | ejjohnstone | 13/07/2018 |
| Parked at Compton Bishop church. Nice circuit of Wavering Down and Crook Peak. | PGCE | 30/03/2018 |
| With Mum. From King's Wood car park. | masmith | 11/03/2018 |
| With K from car park to east. Very popular hill. Perfect still blue November skies. | Ashley | 19/11/2017 |
| This hill now places me one away from the TuMP Hall of Fame. End of an era in a way and it was a real humdinger of a day. Roll on tomorrow now :)). | Alex C | 27/10/2017 |
| Very windy walk from Compton Bishop - Crook Peak - Wavering down. Nice views and rolling ridge walking. | twg27 | 21/10/2017 |
| From east parking at Kings Wood. A very pleasant walk through Autumn woods onto grazing land above. | jenx | 14/10/2017 |
| From the Kingswood, following bridleway through fine woods. Grand plateau on top for thectrig and fine views. With Jenx and Bryher. | nordicstar | 14/10/2017 |
| Last hill on second last day on quick trip from Scotland. Previous 6 hills that day were Bingwell Hill, Three Gates Hill, Lyle Hill, Monkham Hill, Glastonbury Tor and Brent Knoll | Kiltie | 10/10/2017 |
| Agree with RichardM that to WNW of trig seems at least equal height. | Adrian | 28/08/2017 |
| With Caleb | simon and co | 27/07/2017 |
| with Charlotte and Noah | craigfoley | 02/06/2017 |
| with Mum and Dad | noahfoley | 02/06/2017 |
| Wavering Down then Crook Peak from Compton Bishop. Lovely walk. | clivevilla | 19/05/2017 |
| Circular walk from Axbridge | Ramblingpaul | 23/10/2016 |
| From Crook Peak with good views as weather cleared to the east. Trig point and ground to west same height. Visited both. | PeterD | 28/08/2016 |
| Combined with Crook Peak from King's Wood, lovely little hill. | tomd4 | 15/08/2016 |
| Mendips Marauder | benwloudon | 06/08/2016 |
| Pleasent walk from Crook Peak, fine views even under grey and murky skies. Warm and light rain. Trig point appears to be on a flattened tumulus. High ground on N side of fence 500m WNW of trig is of similar height. I liked the inscription on the stone seat ' Only a hill but all of life to me' | RichardM | 24/07/2016 |
| Pleasant walk on warm muggy day driving home from Plymouth. Trig. Also visited Crook Peak and Compton Hill. | Denise | 24/07/2016 |
| Parking on the road by the church to the North East then along ROW to the lane then along to Hill Farm, from there over to Pillar at Wavering Down and then off to Crook Peak, great evening walk and views. | griefmiester | 04/07/2016 |
| 3.5 mile circular from bottom of Crook Peak ridge, following small roads and crossing fields towards Wavering Down, then along surprisingly nice ridge to Crook Peak, descended ridge back to car, weather was dull and started raining between the 2 hills, not bad views even though better on a clear day. Did a walk a Beacon Batch that morning. | DanTrig | 11/06/2016 |
| from small car park at base up to waveringdown then to crook peak and back | orbit bad | 28/02/2016 |
| With Minnie, from parking area, Webbington rd, up Crook Peak-steady pull up ridge, more intersting top, then round Compton Hill to Wavering Down & trig, down via Hill farm & woods to Compton Bishop-parking, some sun & heavy cloud, dry & v cool fresh breeze. | apricorum | 19/04/2015 |
| 3/6 Climb up from King's wood carpark. Again slippy and wet on a rainy day. Straight after farmhouse on left is final climb, trig point is a short distance from the track to the left | Fergalh | 26/11/2014 |
| Popped up to the top here from Shute Shelve. Great clear views | Gnomedodds | 06/08/2014 |
| Spice | SimonK | 22/06/2014 |
| From Kings Wood, out and back on the West Mendip Way. | rhalstead | 09/03/2014 |
| Wonderful views - did loop from Compton Bishop, to include Crook Peak. | Isambard | 26/02/2014 |
| From church car park. | jimbloomer | 22/02/2014 |
| Over Peak and Down walk | Pjb100 | 02/02/2014 |
| From NT car park due east, good path but very muddy! Probably good views but we didn't get any today as summit in cloud. | Hillsidenick | 03/01/2013 |
| Walked up from winscombe, best ascended via the footpath behind st james church. Easy access via cross plain some fine views towards brent knoll.A pleasant enough hill. | hodder | 19/09/2012 |
| Walk up to the top with Isabelle, Amelia and Hayley from the National Trust car park. Very pleasant saw a Green Woodpecker en route. | isabelle | 01/07/2012 |
| Walked up from the National Trust car park. Lovely downland walk to the summit then on to the rocky topped Crook Peak. Only downside was the noise of the M5. great views to Wales. First decent weather for ages. | isabelle | 18/06/2012 |
| From CP to E. Pleasant walk and very flat at the top. | chrisbien | 21/05/2012 |
| Dull, overcast day, but it stayed dry. Wavering Down is on open access land, a lovely rounded hill with short grass and wild ponies running free. A good day's walking. | jonglew | 28/04/2012 |
| Sunny walk from east leaving car at the busy Kingswood National Trust car park. | Dugswell2 | 26/03/2012 |
| Winscombe to Brent Knoll. Light cloud on summits. | Smudge | 10/03/2012 |
| Easy walk up from the King's Wood carpark. | Herbert Anchovy | 15/02/2012 |
| Winscombe - Winscombe Church - Old Quarry Farm - Compton Hill - Crook Peak - Wavering Down - Hill Farm - King's Wood - Strawberry Line - Winscombe (Gem, Mum, Dad, Todd) | ciderpeter | 27/02/2011 |
| Stroll on grass from NT car park. | destaylor | 10/02/2011 |
| Winscombe-Winscombe Church-Old Quarry Farm-Compton Hill-Crook Peak-Wavering Down-Hill Farm-King's Wood-Strawberry Line-Winscombe... With: Pete, Kathryn, Andy, Todd | beadlebarker | 27/01/2011 |
| parked at car park to the east.(national trust) and a steady 1mile to the top. absolutely fantastic panoramic views, probably the best in the area.(my opinion) | DARRENG | 06/07/2010 |
| While walking West Mendip Way from Weston to Cheddar. Sunny and warm day with great views. | mart0797 | 20/05/2010 |
| with Magda, the first walk which started me on the slippery path of hill bagging. | dicky | 02/01/2010 |
| Crossed this as part of a 4-day bike ride from Weston-Super-Mare to Eastbourne on the Wessex Way | Chris Derrick | 31/05/2009 |
| 1 ascent | abbo0001 | 25/05/2009 |
| Day one of West Mendip Way, Uphill to Shipham. Batey, Neil & Dick Twitcher. | CJM | 11/09/2008 |
| West Mendip Way with Meds, Batey and Culch. Day 1. | bolton | 11/09/2008 |
| RHW | 22/06/2003 | |
| Parked in Compton Bishop > WAVERING DOWN summit trig point (S3247) at ST 40699 55900 210.936m > Cross > Compton Bishop | Tony Hartry | 01/01/1995 |
| Part of West Mendip Way | Cammy68 | 01/05/1994 |
| Excellent walk over attractive limestone hills; with Walkers, from Kings Wood. Sunny, hazy low in valleys. | pwheeler | 17/11/1985 |
| From the north in army boots. to Crook Peak. | arranc | 06/04/1968 |
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