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Name:Windmill Hill
Hill number:18979
Height:140m / 459ft
Parent (Ma):2807  Kinder Scout
RHB Section:37: The River Tees to The Wash
County/UA:Nottinghamshire
Catchment:Trent
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:SK 50543 43308
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:36m
Col:104m  SK503446  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 129
(1:25k) 260W
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 33 users)ByDate of Ascent
Very local one, had to run up to it from the farm track on the NW sidevisionset13/07/2023
parked at Strelley and after lovely lunch walked on bridleway to farm and like Nick Canute walked to edge of compound as no-one in sight to ask for accessgrumpy27/01/2023
No-one around at farm (suspect I saw farmer mowing a field to the north). Walked unchallenged to edge of compound and will have to make do with being a few inches short of the hp.Nick Canute12/06/2022
Parked N of Strelley church. Guided to trig (within dog enclosure) by friendly farmer.PGCE21/12/2021
From NW. as others escort required, trig in compound.PeterD08/10/2021
11:30am, 18 degrees (22 later) brisk westerlies, sunny. On to Windmill Hill (Boundary).Wycombe Wanderer23/09/2021
Permission from farmer who escorted me to the menagerie enclosure. SoloRoguePulsar30/08/2021
Asked permission from Farmer, a real gent, who kindly accompanied me to summit trig, within Farm property enclosure.Smog01/07/2021
Dogs roaming around farm so waited on farmers return. He was happy to show me trig in enclosed compound.Alan Caine04/07/2020
A escort is required for this one. As I walked up to the farm a grabbed the atension of the guy driving a tractor moving sileage around. I asked him about the trig pillar on the farm and to my surprise he stopped what he was doing and offered to take me there! I tried to refuse saying I could make my own way, but he insisted. I when I got there I could see why, The pillar was in a locked compound, luckily the dogs weren't running free but they were barking!dazedemon02/06/2020
Cycle out from NottinghamNicky C08/05/2020
Parked to the NNw in Babbington Lane SK501438. Very helpful farmer's son and farmer kindly allowed me to visit trig.David Evans11/01/2020
Trig pillar quite possible the top, tricky one to access without permission, and due to dogs the farmer elected to escort me.jonglew20/07/2019
Went the solo Vegebagger route to this one.Dugswell223/02/2019
What a quagmire and bewildering site to negotiate. Shown by farmers foster son in round the corner through the horses and over a bit of broken down hedge /fence as there was big tall locked metal gate into summit junkyard.vegibagger08/02/2018
Wandered up to the farmhouse where the farmer was out working in the yard. Asked if it was possible to visit the trig point - the farmer agreed and led me up past the farmhouse to the trig point around the back. He said he has someone visit around once a month.Wheelsy06/08/2016
Presented myself at farmhouse door after braving the dogs. The farmer instructed his son to get his wellies on & escort me to the trig. Which he duly did. Asked me why I touched the pillar and found this hard to explain. Then I was asked what it was for, so then had to expound on trigonometric mapping & the Ordnance Survey.ngthack10/03/2016
Helpful farmer. Farmyard beats Dundry Down. Dogs noisy but friendly.Campbell Singer02/02/2016
Marvelous evening: Farmer kindly asked his 8 year old son to stop driving a huge tractor round the yard and take me up to the back garden with the trig point.GordonAdshead10/07/2015
From Swingate to the NW. Permission given by farmer who was stood over his ankles in liquid cow-muck at the time. Took me to the trig. Not much chance of sneaking up to this one, yapping dogs everywhere! Lots of horses about: farmer said he couldn't survive with just cattle any more, had to expand into other areas. Then walked across bridge over M1 to visit County Top - for what it was worth.Aye Jimmy22/05/2015
Wandered up here after the nearby UA top. Rather grim - the skeleton was still there, seemingly attached to some sort of trap which was attached to the trig point. Various other traps, junk and caged rabid dogs meant i didn't linger.Herbert Anchovy11/05/2015
After visiting the Nearby UA boundary I walked up the track, obtained permission from the farmer and walked up to the trig. Not my most favourite hill, with rubbish all round, overlooked by baying dogs in an on-site kennel and trig had a skeleton of dubious nature draped across it, the sum of which led to a somewhat depressing outlook.Dazingdale10/04/2015
From Strelley via Robin Hood Way. Over motorway a right turn leads to Windmill Farm, where permission was obtained. No problems. Two friendly guys and equally friendly dogs. Trig sits on summit of this new Tump to rear of farm. Limited views due to buildings and greenery. Clear, sunny day, but strong Westerly wind. Muddy in places.Richard Gunn10/12/2014
AFter picking the county top by motorway embankment went to find the trig, and therefore this hill also, nice one! August not good time to go, lots of nettles and flies in this farm!nordicstar01/08/2012
Did at same time as UA top and its alternativeAdrian22/04/2011
Visited for trig pillar, in yard near house.RHW29/02/2004
Mark Sims08/06/2018
andrew brown04/05/2016
stevent080908/08/2015
RichardM19/09/2013
Martin R27/06/2012
carole engel27/05/2012
asbown10/01/2007