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Name: | Croft Ambrey [Yatton Hill] |
Hill number: | 7765 |
Height: | 307m / 1007ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2856 High Vinnalls |
RHB Section: | 38B: West Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester |
County/UA: | Herefordshire |
Catchment: | Severn, Catchment Boundaries, Wye |
Class: | Tump (300-399m), Subhump, Clem (Tu,3,sHu,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SO 44389 66857 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 93m |
Col: | 214m SO460684 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 137 148 149 (1:25k) 203 |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 78 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked at SO 470 679 for a circuit of Dionscourt Hill (summit and trig) and Croft Ambrey. | PGCE | 09/08/2023 |
Whilst walking the Mortimer Trail | nickywood1 | 10/07/2022 |
Nice walk up from Croome castle on a beautiful spring day! So many incredible veteran trees on the way :) | Gerry the Ranger | 28/03/2022 |
From Leinthall Earls up FP to SE along path to Whiteway Head, along Mortimer trail and then north up path to Dionscourt HIll and trig hidden in the undergrowth the other side of BWF. Retraced route back to Whiteway Head and on to Croft Ambrey Hill fort good views.Then descent back to start. | PeterD | 06/06/2021 |
From high point of the road south to trig pillar and then WSW to the hill fort tump. | vegibagger | 04/11/2020 |
Lesley and I incorporated this walk on our exploration of Croft Castle grounds, after doing the Fishpool Dingle circuit. We took a path (overgrown in places) back onto the Blue route and then easily up on a circuit of the hillfort including the top, with grand views. Vast hillfort, although the Romano-british shrine as per Pointer no 4 is only a bush to look at so please do not get your hopes up. Grand trees abound including many veteran Oak and Sweet Chestnuts. We will return to do the Red route some other day! | Dazingdale | 22/07/2020 |
Deep and obvious grass covered earthworks with great views N. Ascent through pleasant woods ( ancient hornbeam) from unfenced road to east of access land to the east. | Denise | 30/06/2020 |
From the NE having first visited the trig on Dionscourt Hill. (No problem parking on the unfenced Common at end of Leys Lane) Superb ancient Hornbeams where Fishpool Valley meets the ridge. Great views from summit including the large quarry to the N. | RichardM | 30/06/2020 |
From Yatton. Across fields and up past old interesting cottage. One bwf and brambles near top. | Campbell Singer | 04/02/2020 |
NT car park is free after 5pm and open 24 hours. Waymarked walk (blue arrows) to rather uninspiring summit 4.08km return 60 minutes. | moorsman | 08/08/2018 |
Parked at start of the track to the west. A fairly long steep walk up to the summit ridge. Nice hill. | Herbert Anchovy | 09/06/2017 |
A pleasant stroll from the NT carpark at Croft Castle on our way to Dionscourt Hill. Interesting Hillfort with far reaching views to the Malverns etc. | sooztops | 08/09/2016 |
Solo walk from Orleton on lovely sunny day. Wonderful hillfort, terrific views of Welsh mountains. Carried on to Pyon Hill then walked to Leominster via back roads. | thesweetcheat | 14/01/2016 |
From Yatton with Bev. | simon and co | 21/12/2015 |
Walked up from Croft Castle. Pleasant ascent, interesting hill fort at the top. Sunny weather and good views of Welsh mountains. | PiranhaFish | 03/09/2015 |
We Parked at Croft Castle and followed the National Trusts Blue route it was a lovely walk that the children enjoyed. Summit gave good views apart from the ugly quarry opposite. Total distance about 3 miles which took us 90 minutes. | isabelle | 16/02/2015 |
Parked on NT carpark followed paths to top. (Some paths restricted because of logging) | heavyhorses | 05/10/2014 |
NT car park at Croft castle. Signed path to the top. No cairn. A lot of wood covered hill forts in this area, mostly Marilyns or HuMPs. This was my first sub HuMP. | arranc | 21/04/2013 |
From Yatton to avoid NT fee. The hill fort is triple-ringed from this end as is a magnificent site. | clivevilla | 27/01/2013 |
Walk from Amystrey | WestlandWessex | 02/11/2012 |
with Tony & Devon.From Aymestrey on Mortimer Trail then return and on to Wapley Hill. | Stuart Hyde | 08/09/2012 |
Walked from Yatton, ample parking & choice of routes. The track just south of Yatton is easy to follow, there were not too many brambles barring the way. | JohnStoneham | 05/08/2012 |
Up from Croft Castle using NTS membership. 
WARNING! Be aware that the NT charge for land access here. You have to pay the castle admission fee if parking or at Croft or walking up the hill by this route. This is £5.50 per person (2012). The National Trust has made parking elsewhere difficult, but you can park at the old Croft School on the B4361 SO 45935 65334 and skirt the ransom strip through Fishpools Valley. | fasgadh | 05/05/2012 |
Walked with Penny | lozinworcester | 04/02/2012 |
Walk up from Yarpole, mainly to investigate the southern annexe that I haven't visited previous. A bit overcast, but the colours of autumn just starting to arrive. Carried on down to Orleton. | thesweetcheat | 10/09/2011 |
Walk up from Orleton via Croft Castle on an overcast summer's day. The hillfort is one of Herefordshire's finest. | thesweetcheat | 25/08/2008 |
Freezing cold Boxing Day walk up to the fort the lose some calories and get away from the TV. Restricted views due to hillfog. | thesweetcheat | 26/12/2007 |
From Lenthall Earls. I remember the views west over the Marches were beautiful and the Fishpool Valley was a very impressive wooded dale. | Jake994 | 02/06/2005 |
fine hill & view, well-preserved earthworks. follow tks from 434670 | RHW | 17/02/2002 |
Have orienteered here on several occasions but this was a walked ascent. | JohnW | 03/10/2001 |
The first of many walks up to the hillfort from Orleton. | thesweetcheat | 01/03/2000 |
With Anna, on walk from Croft Castle | citygent | 08/08/1993 |
Whilst orienteering (199?) - a few times. | summitsup | 01/06/1990 |
W/I. | Sedge | blank |
ChrisShaw1993 | 04/02/2024 | |
Ianto&Sue | 24/08/2023 | |
mnixon | 17/02/2023 | |
Dusty | 13/12/2022 | |
Adrian | 11/01/2022 | |
Martin R | 18/08/2021 | |
Lett | 10/07/2021 | |
Rob Rees | 05/08/2020 | |
ARC | 04/07/2020 | |
Andy West | 01/06/2020 | |
andrew brown | 15/05/2018 | |
Rob Rees | 01/03/2018 | |
rogreeves | 19/02/2018 | |
Alan Whatley | 04/02/2018 | |
Lucky | 05/10/2016 | |
maknipe | 05/10/2016 |