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Name:Ringwood Road
Hill number:5486
Height:65m / 213ft
Parent (Ma):2896  Lewesdon Hill
RHB Section:41: South Central England
County/UA:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Catchment:Avon & Stour, Catchment Boundaries
Class:Unclassified
(Un)
Grid ref:SZ 04930 94998
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:1m
Col:64m  SZ047950  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 195
(1:25k) OL15E 118S
Observations:highest point appears to be at bollarded end of Francis Ave
Comments:Former county top of Bournemouth UA which became defunct on 01 April 2019
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 87 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Drive bystagger onward02/03/2024
Before the Southampton v Villa game. Not really anything else to say.clivevilla21/01/2023
Parked the Adidas TERREX van at the BP garage (20mins free) and walked to the bollards at Francis Avenue. Not especially scenic so GFE unimpressed with our 4 minute hill bagging loop.Fionalevey16/10/2022
Diverted on the way home from Blackwater hill. Parked on Francis Avenue. Luckily the previous two hills were pleasant.Buck04/07/2022
Drive byBasingstone15/07/2021
Parked by the bollards in Francis Avenue and walked about in the rain for a few minutes. Solo (Evan sensibly stayed in the van)!Dangerous Dave04/10/2020
https://www.strava.com/activities/3184826504lazer9715/03/2020
Deserted at 0730 on a beautiful sunny Sunday morn. Strong winds , which lasted all day,buffeting the car, twiggy branches littering the roads, wheelie bins over and bold birds boomaranging backwards. Just to the west is the shy source of the just 7 km long River Bourne (a common name for a seasonal stream) which drains down to the logically named Bournemouth - a blob of urbanisation and crowdedness strung out along 7 miles of beaches, refered to by it’s Council in a nicer term as England’s Coastal Garden.Chris Pearson10/03/2019
3/4. Drive from Hertfordshire to Dorset on a very wet day: all 4 were easy bags with a minimal amount of time spent out of the car! East Burnham Park, Bassett Avenue, Ringwood Road, Corfe Hills.PGCE08/02/2019
Filled up with petrol and then parked for the short walk. Night visit on way home from in laws.Herbert Anchovy05/08/2018
TD, C & HThis Dog11/07/2018
LAST one thank the Lordcarole engel20/02/2018
Parked in Francis Drive and walked the few mts to the bollards. Very busy main road.Barbara Singer03/02/2018
On junction of Francis Drive and Ringwood Rd. Bollards.Campbell Singer03/02/2018
Long trek along Francis Drive to bag the bollards.ngthack15/08/2017
Visited in 23/10/2007 on a day off from FMD back for a photo after coming accoss on the Studland to Sandbanks ferry after 4 nights in Swanage YH.Dugswell202/11/2016
Drive by bag... not very memorable spot on the dual-carriagewayandrewbanks11/08/2016
Bagged on way from Poole to Southampton. Nice bollards.electricratman10/04/2016
By car on a wet Thursday morning.Ramblingpaul29/10/2015
Reckon Francis Avenue bollard has itBramley15/10/2015
2/3 Three county tops on wet day ! Basset Avenue/Ringwood Avenue/Corfe HillsFergalh23/08/2015
Visited at dusk, what a load of bollards this county top lark.PeterD12/08/2015
Wet busy roundaboutChinnockC04/08/2015
Solo, parked by it at end of Francis Roadsimon and co10/07/2015
Home Bargains shopping trip.Play2End12/06/2015
Parked in side street, few minutes walk.rhalstead17/05/2015
Parked in Francis Avenue and walked around the bollards.bolton25/04/2015
Quick visit on way home from holiday in Corfe Castlecitygent14/06/2014
on roundaboutarranc03/02/2014
Double parked in Francis Avenue to tackle this one.Newton Maximus13/01/2014
With: hb; Drive by bag. Not very satisfying.Ian Baines07/09/2013
With: ib; Helen Baines07/09/2013
Did as a quick drive by on the way to Poole Quay.steverd12/08/2013
Parked in pub CP opposite the BP garage and walked around to the bollards. A short walk, most of time spent waiting to cross some very busy roads. Probably noisiest Unitary top to date.Hillsidenick14/03/2013
Stopped off here whilst visiting several county tops in Hampshire/Dorset Areamagirob10/10/2012
Dangerous spot.destaylor04/08/2011
Ascent?? Parked in the nearby garage and waited for 5 minutes for the lights to change so I could cross the road to the bollards. Reckon the 4th from the left was the highest!! This has got to be the busiest "top" I've visited.signyred27/01/2011
just a quick walk from the car around the area, GPS highest near the end of francis Ave but it could be anywhere in the area really.asbown17/11/2009
A quick dash from nearby retail park.Overthehilljill20/07/2009
On the way to work in the car hat seems like everydaybenwloudon01/01/2009
Drive overRhayader_wander18/07/2006
Spot height by roundabout - highest point appears to be at bollarded end of Francis Ave.webmaster25/10/2005
One of the worst unitary tops, but at least you can go to the loo in the BP station!wheresthepath17/09/2005
Family moved to Dorset, and drove down this way. There again only last week.nordicstar01/09/2001
Have driven along this road many times, most recently to my Cousin's wedding.andy01/08/2001
Visited this one on the way to see the solar eclipse in Cornwall.moorsman09/08/1999
Alan Caine21/07/2021
Matt27/06/2021
ijpowell29/07/2020
arjh29/08/2019