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Name: | Westerham Heights |
Hill number: | 5503 |
Height: | 245m / 804ft |
Parent (Ma): | 3686 Botley Hill |
RHB Section: | 42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight |
County/UA: | Greater London, Kent |
London Borough: | Bromley (LB) |
Catchment: | Thames |
Class: | Current County/UA Top, London Borough Top (CoU,CoL) |
Grid ref: | TQ 43619 56503 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground on E verge of A233 |
Drop: | 0m |
Col: | 245m TQ436564 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 187 (1:25k) 147 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 155 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
mk5375 | 15/10/2023 | |
Walked across the road from the bus stop, took a photo and then walked to Betsom's. | Sixtyplus | 04/07/2023 |
outlawcatcher | 02/07/2023 | |
Nipped across the road from parking for Betsom's Hill. | Minto | 30/06/2023 |
Andy West | 02/06/2023 | |
dubvine | 04/09/2022 | |
Left our car parked in the track to Betsom Hill. Walked along the B233 until we'd crossed the county boundary on the otherside of the road. Took the field corner by the gate as the high point because it was safe to stand there. | RowanP | 21/08/2022 |
Bagged along with Betsom's Hill. It's by the side of a very busy road. Beware of the A233. | hillbagger91 | 19/01/2022 |
Parked on Tatsfield Lane, Hawleys Corner and walked up the very busy road. The hp is on a very dangerous bend in the road on the east bank within the trees. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 06/01/2022 |
Did Greater London's county top on the same day as Kent and City of London. What a joke this county top was for just being on the side of a main road! And that is literally London's highest point... | DavidHiner | 07/09/2021 |
Westerham Heights > Betsoms Hill from GR: TQ 43677 56442 | ronaldo333 | 29/08/2021 |
Westerham Heights > Betsoms Hill from GR: TQ 43677 56442 | Hippster | 29/08/2021 |
jthomson6nr9 | 23/08/2021 | |
daveyf2001 | 14/05/2021 | |
Matt | 22/11/2020 | |
Corydon and Bromley are of a different order of magnitude to the rest of the Boroughs. Croydon more than twice as high as 15 Borough tops and Bromley more than twice as high as all but 7. All 32 Tops cycled from Kentish Town in 18 runs, in 35 days. 975 km and 5985 m of ascent. | pclyndes | 07/06/2020 |
Rockdoctor | 07/03/2020 | |
AlanD | 21/02/2020 | |
jimbloomer | 29/01/2020 | |
Scott Morley 86 | 24/12/2019 | |
Manuel Pereda | 06/10/2019 | |
johnkenyon | 14/09/2019 | |
picked up on way to Betsoms Hill | D SID | 26/08/2019 |
Small detour from NDW. Done straight after Betsoms Hill | lerritt | 27/07/2019 |
Bagged at same time as Betsom's Hill with another couple of hundred meters of dodging traffic. | jedthehumanoid | 05/07/2019 |
AngusDog | 22/04/2019 | |
Final London Borough Top. 246 bus stops pretty much at the summit. | Mark Jackson | 02/03/2019 |
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. | PGCE | 07/02/2019 |
richmatt | 01/10/2018 | |
Janko | 27/08/2018 | |
Bigmiggy | 25/08/2018 | |
arjh | 10/08/2018 | |
On own. On verge of dangerous main road. Bagged on the way to Betsoms Hill. Not one for a picnic stop! | Beeliner | 05/07/2018 |
raymondwilkes | 20/04/2018 | |
Walked along dangerously busy road from Betsoms Hill Farm and crossed road near bend. | Campbell Singer | 19/04/2018 |
Alan Whatley | 19/04/2018 | |
bwm | 14/01/2018 | |
Nomad Perkins | 10/11/2017 | |
Cycling to the highest points in London Boroughs and eating a bun at the top of each. 
 
#3 Bromley 
 
Border of Kent and London. Had the bun in Shampan car park. | Maggot | 20/08/2017 |
Done with Betsom Hill, walk along busy road to verge on east. | PeterD | 05/06/2017 |
KC | 05/02/2017 | |
sglennon | 28/11/2016 | |
County top outing, boring but got to be done I parked cheekily in the entrance to the gas works and then walked the 10 seconds back to the turning with the sign for Westerham Heights farm the high point is opposite on the other side of the road, but really who cares | WAYNE ROWLETT | 13/11/2016 |
PhilipChaston | 13/11/2016 | |
PM | 17/07/2016 | |
Drive by | RocksRock | 27/06/2016 |
Circular 10 mile walk from Titsey church included Betsom's Hill. The peak is on the main road opposite Westerham Heights house.Dull. | Graeme | 15/05/2016 |
TD, C & H by mobile kennel. | This Dog | 27/03/2016 |
carole engel | 13/02/2016 | |
10/11 Tenth of eleven on wet day (Langdan Hill/Heath Mount/London Road/Wrotham Hill/Holly Hill/Dettling Hill(North Downs)/Cheriton Hill/Toys Hill/Betsoms Hill/Westerham Heights/Botley Hill) | Fergalh | 25/12/2015 |
Along road from Betsom's Hill. Definitely more dangerous than the Inn Pin. | ngthack | 12/12/2015 |
Parked up and did at same time as Betson's Hill | Russellab | 22/11/2015 |
DARRENG | 17/09/2015 | |
Drove over this one in car. No views to speak of. | fnem | 08/09/2015 |
This was done after a quick geocaching trip around the South of Biggin Hill. Following the Road down to Westerham we parked on the side and then bagged both Westerham heights and Betsom's Hill. It would have been rude not to. | Dragonzilla | 27/08/2015 |
PaulB | 22/08/2015 | |
andrew brown | 03/08/2015 | |
TFCope | 06/07/2015 | |
DC11main | 24/05/2015 | |
aussie1961 | 18/04/2015 | |
lenman | 11/04/2015 | |
OpenStreetMap on GPS has the boundary on E verge opposite house. Convenient parking in gateway same side of road. My final LB highpoint on way home from Heathrow, having summitted the Cameroon, Belgium and Netherlands national HPs during the week: quite an eclectic bunch! | RHW | 08/03/2015 |
Parked along track/driveway at TQ435564. Highest point is a few metres S on opposite verge on busy A233. | webmaster | 26/02/2015 |
Have driven this way in the past. Road closed this pm due to traffic accident so didn't make it. Leaving unticked for a GPS visit when next passing. | RHW | 22/02/2015 |
Not an impressive summit, if indeed it can be called that. With Rogue | maltose | 09/02/2015 |
With Steve | GinaSmith | 06/01/2015 |
Part of Betsom Hill, Kent Historic County Top walk with Gina. Really wet day so rather than planned 11 mile circular walk ended up driving round and doing short walk to bag days tops.Parked in field entrance blocked by tree trunk opposite lane to Little Betsom Farm. Walked NW along both sides of busy road to Westerham Heights Farm to ensure visit high point. | mntainman | 06/01/2015 |
A dangerous spot! | catman | 09/10/2014 |
Easy roadside bagging .. | Haygalzer | 05/10/2014 |
After overnight stay just north of the North Downs Way with Betsom Hill Old County Top Too | nickywood1 | 18/03/2014 |
Rubbish | simon and co | 07/03/2014 |
softsquare | 21/02/2014 | |
Walked from Kent county top about 100m down the road. Equally disappointing. With Rich, Chris and Andy. | Biffin | 03/11/2013 |
Ben Rinnes | 19/10/2013 | |
nothing that's not been said before.. maybe we could petition the house owner to get a huge granite slab installed in the garden as a summit feature.. | stig_nest | 21/09/2013 |
While trying to find somewhere to park for Betsoms Hill. | Newton Maximus | 26/07/2013 |
Nick Down1 | 23/06/2013 | |
It was a box ticker. We walked from Westerham itself - bloody dangerous road! | markrussell | 30/05/2013 |
As said by others this is a mad spot, with no verge either side of road. Darted out from by Westerham Heights House and back, parking in lane by that, possible to get the Kent top from here too. | nordicstar | 21/05/2013 |
geoffreycurnock | 24/04/2013 | |
climbed with Alli, started at Botley Hill and continued along the North Downs.Approached from north direction but found road very busy.Cold and even snowing at times.No view from point.Carried onto Clackett services and then back to Botley Hill.(8 miles) | rickybalboa | 30/03/2013 |
Uninspiring | rhalstead | 12/03/2013 |
MichaelF | 08/02/2013 | |
TeamMoo | 19/01/2013 | |
Not the best place to find a summit. | bolton | 17/01/2013 |
Parked in a field gateway by Westerham Heights when doing Betsom's Hill - Kent's historic county top. (PM) | gerrybowes | 17/01/2013 |
Visited With Darren while trying to visit all the high points on London in one day. | magirob | 10/01/2013 |
Kevgbl | 07/12/2012 | |
Bramley | 27/10/2012 | |
jonglew | 14/09/2012 | |
One of the scariest hills I've climbed. Traffic on the A233 is lethal and the top is on a blind corner. Felt safer on the Inn Pinn! | prwild | 09/09/2012 |
Drive by hill. Close to house | steverd | 23/08/2012 |
Argentum66 | 19/08/2012 | |
KJF | crazy | 05/08/2012 |
Mark Sims | 09/05/2012 | |
Took a slight detour on the north downs way | mcallmar | 14/04/2012 |
Clare & Charles. Not really part of the challenge but bagged whilst getting Kent. | BHMC | 09/04/2012 |
With Clare after picking up the Kent top | alwaysinshorts | 09/04/2012 |
peter.stone | 03/03/2012 | |
Matt Hicks | 02/02/2012 | |
JohnStoneham | 22/01/2012 | |
on the way to gatwick to pick up Isabel! | mr bounce | 22/08/2011 |
nicolajane | 22/01/2011 | |
When visiting Betsom's Hill; busy road, didn't linger. | Aye Jimmy | 12/12/2010 |
siabod | 11/09/2010 | |
Halfdecent | 05/09/2010 | |
veganvixen | 05/09/2010 | |
Owen B | 20/08/2010 | |
Biked from home (Kew) through Croydon. Great view towards Sout East into Kent. Time used 6 hours return. Nice and warm summer evening but it got 0:30 past midnight before I was home. | NilsOS | 24/06/2010 |
Stewart | 04/05/2010 | |
GordonAdshead | 20/04/2010 | |
Busy road with no path. Did not hang around too long in case I got asked to wash a car. | Father Ted | 15/08/2009 |
Adrian | 11/06/2009 | |
Swindon Bagger | 31/05/2009 | |
I think this grid ref must be wrong as it's in Kent. However, if you walk 100 yards up the main road you reach the London border. Not an inspiring spot though. | Herbert Anchovy | 09/05/2009 |
This was once a Palmerston Fort and is now all houses. Got as close as I could without upsetting people or horses! How can this also be a Kent top? | Nick | 29/03/2009 |
Moorponder | 16/03/2009 | |
AndyS | 10/01/2009 | |
Walked up the hill from the pub in time to catch sunrise. | Overthehilljill | 07/12/2008 |
asbown | 30/11/2008 | |
Same as the Kent county top for some reason called a different name. | clivevilla | 16/09/2008 |
It's somewhere on the left hand side of the road about 200 metres past the pub (which I don't recommend visiting). | Richard | 03/05/2008 |
jonnymuir | 12/04/2008 | |
BloodMonk | 09/02/2008 | |
So many uninspiring 'tops' round here I can't even remember what it was like at this spot! | signyred | 27/01/2008 |
Bagged quickly with Betsom's Hill on a return trip from darkest Kent. | kaapiovuohi | 23/12/2007 |
Top? | Dugswell2 | 07/10/2007 |
@Timmyp81 | 01/09/2007 | |
stevedixon | 26/08/2007 | |
This is my favourite county top.Lovely view. 
Nice road | electricratman | 17/06/2007 |
Was a sunny day so was OK. | destaylor | 05/04/2007 |
Estimated date - with JSG. | JOHNS | 01/03/2007 |
stevent0809 | 20/05/2006 | |
Not a very interesting county top - Trig point missing - great views in to the weald of Kent | griefmiester | 06/11/2005 |
With Mark did N Downs tops incl CTs of Kent(stables) and G. London(both Westerham Heights and at the time the conflicting location, depending on list used, of garden by reptile zoo. Also did Botley Hill -both old and new locations. | Chris Pearson | 09/03/2005 |
Maybe the worst county top of the lot - a squeeze down the edge of a busy and pathless A-road to reach an indeterminate point near an eponymous house. The Kent top is nearby. A local bizarrely thought we were car valets and asked us to wash his car! | wheresthepath | 22/10/2004 |
GaryJones | 01/07/2003 | |
mae | 07/07/2002 | |
kent and london next to each other | johnfwoolley | 19/02/2002 |
squeegs | 01/06/2000 | |
David Rawden | 16/04/2000 | |
Did on the way to the Kent county top on my way from Beacon Shaw which on my old 1:50000 was the highest point in Greater London | garyhoney | 15/01/2000 |
Martin R | 31/12/1999 | |
moorsman | 09/09/1999 | |
Jacqdaw | 22/08/1999 | |
Hillsidenick | 22/08/1999 | |
Tony Wilson | 03/05/1999 | |
The Dancing Mon | 20/03/1999 | |
Solo from M25 services. Very close to Kent CT. | mikejacobs | 28/12/1996 |
Rob Rees | 19/04/1985 | |
On verge of main road beneath the London sign. | arranc | 30/12/1983 |
As part of Betsom's Hill - Kent CoU Highpoint - we walked along the busy road for a while to this point. Unceremoniously unmarked for London's Highpoint !!! | ChinnockC | blank |
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