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Name: | Strawberry Hill |
Hill number: | 5309 |
Height: | 193m / 633ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2714 Burnhope Seat |
RHB Section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
County/UA: | Durham |
Catchment: | Wear, Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Hump, Tump (100-199m), Clem (Hu,Tu,1,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NZ 34630 39240 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 110m |
Col: | 83m NZ301334 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 93 (1:25k) 305 308 |
Observations: | ground 430m N at NZ 34613 39669 is 60cm higher but is probably spoil from old workings |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 97 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked in Cassop. Walked along the road past Dene House Farm. The gate is usually locked and covered with barbed wire. Currently the summit is a home for a herd of cows and their very young calves. Trig surrounded by mud. We were fortunate to meet Les Oliver, who kindly escorted us to the summit in his tractor. He even took our photo at the trig pillar. What a lovely young man. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 18/12/2023 |
I was staying in Durham for work and had a free day. No taxis available so walked 5 1/2 miles each way and ascended from a gate to the north across a field of stubble. | clivevilla | 19/08/2023 |
Gate open to track that leads to TP, lots of sheep around but no-one around so made it a quick in and out | matty1971b | 29/01/2023 |
Strawberry Hill [Old Cassop S4180] from GR: NZ 35080 39271 | ronaldo333 | 17/12/2022 |
Gate open to track that leads to TP adorned with a Ukrainian flag. | mrs_ts7 | 14/05/2022 |
Up track from junction. Got told off by a contractor on the way down. Not in an aggressive way. Sheep in top field. | chrisbien | 13/10/2021 |
From junction 5 mins | Nicky C | 04/09/2021 |
New gate with barbed wire to deter walkers. Chatted to the landowner at the summit who was shooting with rifle/shotgun hybrid. He was pleasant but warned us that it is not safe up there and the gate was put in for a reason. | Wycombe Wanderer | 29/08/2021 |
Also visited quarry summit which was well vegetated | Adrian | 05/10/2020 |
With CreakingHiker | tim747 | 07/09/2020 |
Parking on the verge at the road junction to the east. Two gates along an easy path to the summit. | moorsman | 05/09/2020 |
Followed farm track. My last Region 35 Hump. | Alan Caine | 15/09/2019 |
From junc of A & B roads to E - wide verge for parking. Farm track to trig pillar at HP. | jonglew | 06/09/2019 |
Union Jack flutters boldly on pole inserted into summit trig. Within grassy field on rock outcrop, accessed from farm track to NE. Parking at road junction. | Denise | 16/03/2019 |
From the E, track on S side of hedge. Flag now a fine Union Jack streaming in the 40mph wind. | RichardM | 16/03/2019 |
Lunch short leg stretch from road junction, round field on track. Fine views | N.Morters | 23/10/2018 |
Parked on grass verge 300m SSW of junction at 349390 - Walked up towards junction & then along farm track to trig point and the few tattered remains of the Flag of St. George. Field recently cultivated so no cattle. (S) | gerrybowes | 24/09/2018 |
On mapped track from B road to East. Frisky bull calves appeared near the top, quick detour over two gates. | agentmancuso | 05/08/2018 |
Parked on grass verge 200m SW of lane. No ROW. St Georges flag flies proudly from trig at hill top. | John Lee | 11/10/2017 |
Repeat w Jenx and Bryher on way back down south to meet family. Damp and drizzly day, flag's still there | nordicstar | 12/08/2017 |
Not a very exciting hill. Pretty wet too. | jenx | 12/08/2017 |
Here for the trigpoint. 
 
Parked on the B6291 and followed a track through a field of cows. We managed them shoo them off, but they were a little too curious and followed us! One got a bit excitable and started jumping. Got cornered at an old trailer but we managed to clamber over it into the next field, phew. Round to the trig with a big England flag on it. Came back through field with crop in along tractor track to find we ended up on the road with not even a fence to cross. Top tip do not enter cow field! | thejackrustles | 09/06/2017 |
With K. England flag appears to have been replaced. Current one has ENGLAND printed on it and has already weathered away as far as the D. | Ashley | 21/12/2016 |
3/7 Third of seven (Mickle Fell/Boldon Hills/Strawberry Hill/Rombold's Moor (Ilkey Moor)/Weets Top/Abbot Hills/Black Hill) Long 4 hour slog through rain for this one. | Fergalh | 09/07/2016 |
Flag still flying proudly, but worn down to vertical section of cross. Myriad heather burning fires across 180 degrees of the horizon. Makes you realise how much of the NY Moors are grouse murdering territory. | ngthack | 25/02/2016 |
Field of cows who ran en mass this way and that as I wanted slowly up the track at the side of the field to the very English trig bedecked with a st George's cross flag. | vegibagger | 15/07/2015 |
Solo | simon and co | 22/05/2015 |
Walked up from the b road along the track on a windy but sunny day so flag fairly fluttering today. | Walker Dan | 28/04/2015 |
Parked on the B road then followed the track to the trig. | Dugswell2 | 31/08/2014 |
Visited it to bag the trig - didn't realise it was a summit too! Walked from B road - the field seemed to take longer than it should have done! Good use of a flagpole! | madaddo | 12/07/2013 |
Chased by cows | mcbiydw2 | 19/04/2013 |
Easy but muddy stroll from minor road to the E. Trig at summit with St George's flag flying high, on pole stuck in the hole on top of trig. | Aye Jimmy | 21/03/2013 |
Parking as per nordicstar. Field ploughed (no cattle) but track left in place. | mae | 22/02/2013 |
from road junction w B6291 and A181, best spot by path by road. Followed North side of cow field (less mud!) all way to nr trig, cross wooden fence. great views on clear frosty day. | nordicstar | 11/12/2012 |
Along a busy road to a junction and field gate. On a muddy track by a hedge, over another gate to the column 4180 on a grassy tump at 14.20 A tattered English flag jammed into the centre pipe. | arranc | 23/11/2012 |
No ROW but short track up field edge to trig with St George flag flying from pole stick in centre hole. | Chris Pearson | 06/05/2012 |
Easy parking at end of track to E. Stroll. | destaylor | 09/04/2012 |
on a long walk from home, avoid field with cows | nevans84 | 18/07/2010 |
Quick and smelly walk, when you don't pay attention, from road side to bag trig. | TomL | 21/07/2009 |
Via farm track | PreCambrianLife | 12/10/2007 |
Trig on a small mound. On private land with cow/sheep pastures. Easily bagged in a few minutes from the main road via a track. Parking by minor rd jct off A181 to North | maknipe | 06/09/2007 |
pleasant (once reached) pasture summit, fairly urbanised view. tk & cattle swamp to summit | RHW | 17/11/2002 |
Rode past this one on my tiny bike, aged 10, on A181, en route from West Hartlepool to Durham. Date an estimate, but within 5 weeks. I must go back and finish it off for old time's sake. | IanHHill | 20/07/1956 |
Jill Robertson | 18/12/2023 | |
PeterAH | 06/12/2023 | |
LizH | 06/12/2023 | |
Halfdecent | 16/09/2023 | |
nicolajane | 27/12/2022 | |
Tom Mundell | 25/11/2022 | |
Fletch | 16/12/2021 |