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Name:Betsom's Hill
Hill number:5464
Height:251m / 823ft
Section:42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight
Classification:CoH,CoU,CoA
Drop:15m
Col:236m  TQ411559  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
3044629/01/2020TQ 43524 56368  F: no feature: ground by lanejimbloomer
Subpoint
1GJ
3092621/02/2020TQ 43560 56385  F: Ground by lane
O: Reading affected by trees
K&AD
Summit
GJ
3092721/02/2020TQ 43527 56377  F: Ground by lane
O: Alternative location 30m W along lane
K&AD
Subpoint
1GJ
-1988926/02/2015TQ 43552 56387  F: no feature: ground by lane
O: summit is 45m N of site of old fort (TQ 43555 56332) which is higher but on man-made ground
webmaster
Summit
-1989001/01/1980TQ 43555 56332  F: no feature: near housewebmaster
Subpoint
2GJ
649826/02/2015TQ 43552 56387  F: Slight crest along lane/track to N of the old fort
O: Site of the old fort is higher, now a bungalow and private garden, but this appears to be on a man-made mound S of the natural high point.
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Walking up the lane met a very kindly resident who pointed me in the right dierection, to the lane turning left and up to near the actual top. Effectively into someones garden. A delightful pond and fenced garden close by.Sixtyplus04/07/2023
outlawcatcher02/07/2023
Parked at wider part of lane near junction. Friendly postie told me a bit about the area, once I explained why I was there.Minto30/06/2023
dubvine04/09/2022
GordonAdshead03/09/2022
Parked in the lane leading to Old Fort Bungalow. Wandered up the drive towards the house which is the high point. The front lawn looked like the high point so we decided thst was as close as we would get without knocking on their do ot.RowanP21/08/2022
ParkerP196017/02/2022
Walked here from Oxted, which starts out as a very nice walk along quiet country roads. Along Water Lane, through Titsey Place and up a steep wooded hill, then the lovely Chestnut Avenue. The last stretch, although only a half mile, is absolutely awful: along the very busy A233 with no pavement. I had to climb up onto the verge and walk through the brambles to avoid being mown down. The summit is in someone's back garden, so I walked to the highest point on the road.hillbagger9119/01/2022
Walked up the road from Hawleys Corner. Much easier than I was expecting. High point is on rough ground, through the hedge opposite the house. Solo.Dangerous Dave06/01/2022
Did Kent's County Top on the same day as Greater London and City of London. Ver pathetic County Top being literally someone's house!DavidHiner07/09/2021
Westerham Heights > Betsoms Hill from GR: TQ 43677 56442Hippster29/08/2021
Westerham Heights > Betsoms Hill from GR: TQ 43677 56442ronaldo33329/08/2021
jthomson6nr923/08/2021
daveyf200114/05/2021
Swindon Bagger03/05/2021
Andy West04/04/2021
Matt22/11/2020
A long day in the saddle cycled here from Ditchling and then from here to North London. A dull summit with limited views. But now Ive done all the 1964 County Tops South of the Thames.pclyndes15/10/2020
Drove down narrow lane and managed to find a spot to park. When I got out of car I was very close to highest point (6 figure grid ref). Driveway to nearby house led up to exact highest point so walked up as far as the gate at the property entrance. A bit frustrating to not be able to get a ten figure OS fix and a little underwhelming for a county top. Still nice sense of achievement to tick another one off the list :-)Gerry the Ranger04/08/2020
Rockdoctor07/03/2020
AlanD21/02/2020
jimbloomer29/01/2020
Scott Morley 8624/12/2019
johnkenyon14/09/2019
Got as close as possible to the county top - then went off to walk a section of North Downs Way .. dangerous down the road to NDW !D SID26/08/2019
Highest point behind a fence. Detour from NDW, done with Westerham Heightslerritt27/07/2019
North Downs Way walk from Dunton Green to Botley Farm. First County Top for which I'd say I risked my life! The walk up the road from where the NDW crosses Westerham Hill is not much fun. No safe verges. Had to keep my wits about me. High point seems to accord with the grid reference along the lane past the stables.jedthehumanoid05/07/2019
AngusDog22/04/2019
After Westerham Heights (of course). Walked down the lane - highest ground looks to be behind a wooden gate with a sign affixed saying 'Dog is big'.Mark Jackson02/03/2019
Betsom's Hill and Westerham Heights by No 246 bus (Bromley South or Hayes to Westerham service, every half hour). 'William Hall Coachworks' stop is ideally situated between the two summits.PGCE07/02/2019
richmatt01/10/2018
Janko27/08/2018
Bigmiggy25/08/2018
Stayed on public track, good enough for meBen Tindal22/08/2018
arjh10/08/2018
On own. Along track to driveway of house. GPS confirmation of correct 10 digit grid ref for summit. Tick and move on. Nothing to see here.Beeliner05/07/2018
raymondwilkes20/04/2018
Alan Whatley20/04/2018
bwm14/01/2018
Walked up the drive, then sore the owner doing gardening so I asked and let me into the back garden for the summitjmistry8612/01/2018
Nomad Perkins10/11/2017
Walked up drivePeterD05/06/2017
circular walk from lingendavie15/04/2017
A very nicely painted stick seemed to be the high point. Not the most exciting top ...but still a top!keithelliott02/04/2017
KC05/02/2017
sglennon28/11/2016
County top outing, I have permission to say this, The high point of kent is open, (if there at home.) I spoke to the lady who lives to the property and I'm not just saying this because of what she done for me she was utterly lovely she did not mind me being there and even invited me into her home to see something special, they have the trig pieces built into the chimney breast in the living room. If only farmers could be as forgiving to those who have weird obsession's like county top collecting.WAYNE ROWLETT13/11/2016
PhilipChaston13/11/2016
Frogreen08/11/2016
beckybags20/10/2016