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Name:Ramsdown Hill
Hill number:18344
Height:55m / 180ft
Section:41: South Central England
Classification:Tu,0
Drop:46m
Col:9m  SZ128987  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1036229/09/2015SZ 13468 96690  F: Heather top at junc paths.jonglew
Subpoint
1GJ
1046803/10/2015SZ 13500 96629  F: Heathery ground at centre of hilltop near old control building for former RAF beacon
O: Level summit: ground at NW end of hilltop may be as high
RHW
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2GJ
1046903/10/2015SZ 13466 96697  F: Heather at NW end of summit
O: Level summit: this atrea may be as high
RHW
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1GJ
4023318/02/2023SZ 13486 96522  F: HP probably at S end of viewpoint area, slightly raised path next to decking
O: Generally flat extended viewpoint area,
S: Visual
henryfm
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3GJ



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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 40 users)ByDate of Ascent
From car park. straight up and down. nice views from summit and over to the east.stagger onward02/03/2024
Pleasant walk on woodland paths to POI before noticing that viewpoint area was 10 m higher. The extended viewpoint area is generally flat so HP difficult to specify, but probably path next to decking at south end.henryfm18/02/2023
From the parking at Hurn. Pleasant woodland walk.clivevilla21/01/2023
From the car park following sandy paths. Good views from the top which has wooden barriers practically all the way around. On to Blackwater hillBuck04/07/2022
Steep hill in conifer plantation with outstanding views over the lower avon valley and New Forestfreethehilltops19/06/2022
From the car park to the N. Covered all possibilities on the level summit. Great weather, great views. First county completed!ekm21/04/2022
A pleasant wood/ heathland ramble from carpark to N. Summit view point area level.Denise 30/10/2021
Wide track through mixed woodland to summit from car park to NW - with intimidating entrance between rocks. A rather level (levelled?) summit. Good views.RichardM30/10/2021
A pleasant wander from Hurn.summitter26/09/2021
Ramsdown Plantation CircularBasingstone15/07/2021
From car park to north.PGCE04/11/2020
Walk from Castlepoint and then to Christchurch Nice day and good views to the New ForestChinnockC04/02/2020
From car park to the North. Good paths up to the viewing area at the top.fosal2902/02/2020
From cp on Avon Causeway. Early morning stroll through the pleasant mixed woodland. Summit is a surprisingly good vantage point.Campbell Singer25/05/2019
Revisit for better photos.Dugswell206/05/2019
From park to N, pleasant enough walk in the woods.rhalstead31/03/2019
Lovely stroll on sandy paths to summit decking from car park to N, but I made a pickle of finding a link south to Blackwater Hill - felled brashings and a 400m verge walk on dual carriageway to sanctuary of a bridleway on the Great Heath. Down to the east the River Avon splits and rejoins forming a potential SIB. Later visited it - reached by a fishermans bridge. Down to the west is Hurn Airport. Historically it was the starting point for the 3 day passenger flight to Australia in converted Lancaster bombers, and for 3 months in 1945 it was UK’s only international airport before Heathrow opened. In 1989 visitors could enjoy Concorde champagne flights looping for 1hr 40 mins over the Bay of Bisco and back for the sake of reaching Mach 2 (1534mph) but felt as they were not moving at all. Passengers would have felt more speed wandering slowly over Ramsdown, for a lot less money, no claustrophobia, a lot kinder to the climate, and instead could brag that they reached 3mph instead.Chris Pearson24/03/2019
Christchurch circular.Smudge24/12/2016
Bagged after Blackwater Hill trig and sTUMP before heading for YHA Swanage.Dugswell229/10/2016
Pleasant and straightforward walk through Forestry Commission nature reserve.Herbert Anchovy12/06/2016
Heathery ground near old raf beacon building although summit area rather level. From nwRHW03/10/2015
Nature Reserve car park, pleasant walk through sandy conifer woods to small but prominent hill.jonglew29/09/2015
From car park near football pitch, followed main track to the top which was fenced flat topped area.PeterD12/08/2015
Car just squeezed through between two huge stone blocks: Pleasant maze of tracks to nice top.GordonAdshead26/02/2015
Last little walk of the day just before daylight fades and rains arrive.vegibagger20/01/2015
Easy stroll from carpark through woodland. Top is flattish area.Adrian13/04/2014
Nice little walk through woods to top after working in ChristchurchMark Sims04/02/2013
date approx., realised completed this some years ago walking in this wooded area from Hurn, plus trig on other side of road before heading out to Christchurchnordicstar22/07/2004
Andy West21/05/2022
Martin R06/09/2021
Matt27/06/2021
DC11main02/06/2021
Swindon Bagger07/04/2021
ijpowell28/07/2020
bwm30/08/2019
Ben Rinnes20/07/2019
salen30/01/2016
andrew brown03/06/2015
stevent080930/03/2014
bellminsterboy02/02/2004