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Name:Allestree Park
Hill number:5497
Height:138m / 453ft
Parent (Ma):2812  Shining Tor
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Derby, Derbyshire
Catchment:Trent
Class:Current County/UA Top
(CoU)
Grid ref:SK 33979 40629
Summit feature:low bank E side of road
Drop:6m
Col:132m  SK338409  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 119 128
(1:25k) 259E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 299 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Highest point seems to be close to where the footpath enters the park. Tree-covered summit so no views. Parked in CP around 300m south.Vulcan21/01/2024
Parked in car park about 300m to S and walked through woods to high point. Returning from a bike ride to do Chellaston and Pistern Hillssteveb200611/12/2023
Parked in dirt pull-in by footpath sign into woods - Out of car & a few metres S. to low bank on E. side of road.gerrybowes04/06/2023
1 of 5 on 22 mile bike ride starting on church lane in darley abbey. Up the lane and to park entrance next to roadsideThe-Z-Man24/12/2022
Very little to be said. Parking almost on the summit and as long a walk as you wish!moorsman29/06/2022
After visit to Kedleston Hall and walk around the grounds there.Nick Canute04/06/2022
Allestree and Chevin CX - Ride (via Strava) visionset12/02/2022
From Allestree Park car park.CreakingHiker23/08/2021
With CreakingHikertim74723/08/2021
Walked from home, about 1 mile away, doing my virtual parkrun (passed it again on way home at 9:20). Highest point is right next to the road, with a small layby opposite. Not exactly Everest!Spartanhouse26/06/2021
Visited on way back home from SIBGordonAdshead15/05/2021
Ride out from Nottingham on a beautiful day.via drum hill (breadsall moor). Shame about the lack of views, but the woods were very green!Nicky C21/05/2020
On a Google Maps diversion on the way homejohnkenyon28/12/2019
TD, C & HThis Dog27/08/2019
Parked opposite and had a walk round entrance to wood, not much else to say.WAYNE ROWLETT23/08/2019
With E. Small lay by at side of road. Quick out of car in heavy downpour, to hp earthbank on east side of road next to fp sign, back in car. Done.Beeliner28/07/2019
Small dirt pull-in opp entrance into woods, seemed about as high as it gets.jonglew23/07/2019
Completed during a quick trip to Derby to visit the in-laws. Have been to Allestree many times over the years but never bagged this 'summit' before! Nice easy access along Woodlands road.Gerry the Ranger13/07/2019
After Allestree Urban.davechaffey16/06/2019
With my wife Sharon. Parked in small lay-by opposite summit. Also visited Allestree Church (cut benchmark). Lovely lunch in the Red Cow next door. Finished with a walk on Darley Abbey Park. Glorious weather.Richard Gunn14/05/2019
With Frankmagirob07/04/2019
By car. Parked up near summit and walked to it. High point on the road very close to the footpath sign into the woods.jedthehumanoid16/11/2018
From car park to south. Walked through wood to FP sign and small mound by the road.PeterD02/09/2018
Parked at Duffield car park next to church, walked along river up to Allestree park, summit at side of road right hand side of the footpath sign, then walked back a different way via Quarndon and bunkers hill (very good view) back to DuffieldJoel45119/08/2018
Woodlands Road for the satnav.clivevilla10/04/2018
Free car park. Had a nice walk around the park looking for toilets but found none! Solo.Dangerous Dave05/03/2018
Parked: Carpark SK340404 south of summit, although could have parked in layby next to summit.David Evans23/12/2017
Bank on east side of road next to fp sign. First of 6 county tops today.Campbell Singer12/11/2017
Roadside top.Barbara Singer12/11/2017
alanGlenford05/11/2017
Although I must have visited this top many times before I thought it was best to visit it again to apply a date to it. I lived for 20 years in Allestree during the early part of my life.Neil Haslewood10/07/2017
Nothing to write home about at the summit itself though a drive about reveals some decent views.stig_nest28/04/2017
Done in the dark with a torch from the carparkthe_adam20/12/2016
roadsiderhalstead20/08/2016
Short walk up from car park to the south. Ground just inside woods seems marginally higher than by road.Wheelsy17/04/2016
Short walk along road from car parkRamblingpaul19/02/2016
Arrived in the dark and had a short torch lit walk in the woods.Herbert Anchovy21/01/2016
Pleasant walk on an Autumn day Nice little wood, gentle stroll around parkMypoorblisters17/11/2015
In 1990? I entered one of my first orienteering events in Allestree Park. I still recall a golfer shouting at me 'What are you doing, reading the sunday papers?' as I stood on the fairway peering confused at this strange new map full of different colours and symbols and a scale that was unfathomable. Easier navigation (on a road) in finding the highpoint on this visit.Chris Pearson08/08/2015
Wandered around on what I thought was the highest point close to the edge of the road.bolton04/06/2015
1/11 First of long day's hill bagging. Beautiful wood beside nice villageFergalh04/05/2015
The 5th of 9 county high points todaymcallmar08/04/2015
Wandered in woods like everybody else. Not the pointiest of peaks.ngthack22/02/2015
Banking just inside wood from layby seemed as high as anywhere. Short wander in wood found only dog muck.Aye Jimmy05/02/2015
Spot height in road, low bank E side of road coinciding with boundary (old boundary marker?) appears to be highest point: apparently nothing higher within wood.RHW24/01/2015
Diverted off the Nomad way from Quarndon on an 18.5 mile walk from Kirk langley to the Flourish on Spondon road (near Stanley). I was surprised that this is classified as a hill. I walked around the woods and like everybody else was a bit confused about where the summit is supposed to be but I did walk along the verge of the road and even into the other side (through the broken wire fencing. There is a nice Yew tree in the woods and it looks like a makeshift bmx track has been created through constant use but a pleasant place to be for dappled light with lots of variety in tree species. There was some work being done to the water tower when I visited. I walked back along the road to the jct turning left and back onto the Nomad way along 'The Common and footpaths to DDuffield bank, Eaton park wood, and my second summit at Breadsall moor past the Scout camp off Horsley Carr wood and from there to Morley Smithy, Stanley and the end on Spondon road, catching the I3 bus into Derby.Dazingdale24/07/2014
Highest point not obvious in wood.arranc21/04/2014
Quick drive by , stepping out of motor to run about an take pic etc .Haygalzer20/04/2014
Pleasant stroll from the car park.Newton Maximus18/09/2013
One of the countrys best least known about golf courses near here. Just a slight woodland diversion to bag this.timday02/06/2013