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Name: | Beacon Hill |
Hill number: | 7811 |
Height: | 242m / 794ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2909 Butser Hill |
RHB Section: | 42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight |
County/UA: | West Sussex |
Catchment: | Arun |
Watershed: | The Solent |
Class: | Tump (200-299m), Subhump, Clem (Tu,2,sHu,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SU 80722 18372 |
Summit feature: | tumulus |
Drop: | 95m |
Col: | 147m SU818179 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 197 (1:25k) OL8 120 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 122 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
On day six South Downs Way | nickywood1 | 02/10/2023 |
From South Downs way | emily | 27/03/2023 |
Steeply up from the South Downs West | fosal29 | 15/11/2022 |
If you don't want to pay for parking there is room for a car to park off the road at SU 78891 18150. Opposite the South Downs Way path. | DC11main | 18/09/2022 |
From the SDW and the fourth Beacon Hill in the last three months. | milimana | 12/06/2022 |
With Jo, from B2141 car park: Beacon Hill and Harting Downs. Weather; sunny but cold wind, good visibility. | amblerbob | 07/04/2022 |
Sunny frosty day | AJones | 05/01/2022 |
Parked in South Harting to made a decent climb of it, up New Lane onto the South Downs way for a traverse of Harting Downs and Beacon Hill. | rhalstead | 19/04/2021 |
Petersfield Circular | PhilipChaston | 28/03/2021 |
Parked at NT car park - currently free due to technical issues. Harting Downs and Beacon Hill. | PGCE | 03/11/2020 |
Detour from SDW | lerritt | 20/08/2020 |
Harting Down car park - Harting Downs - Beacon Hill - Apple Down - Telegraph Hill - Compton Down - Chalton Down - Chalton. | Mark Jackson | 20/06/2020 |
From the Harting Hill carpark, across Harting Downs and on to Beacon Hill, following the Harting walk. A beautiful sunny evening. Belted Galloways were grazing on the hill. | Buck | 13/07/2019 |
From the Harting Hill carpark, across Harting Downs and on to Beacon Hill, returning via the gorgeous Round Down valleys. | summitter | 12/06/2019 |
From Harting Downs NT car park via Harting Downs, straight up and over to Linch Down and back along SDW, round Beacon Hill on this path, and back over HD again. Lovely sunny day with friends Iain and Peter and celebrated with superb real ale and excellent pub grub at the three horseshoes in Elsted! | pdantic | 15/05/2019 |
From Iping Common, nice view of Isle of Wight. | deknyff | 06/05/2019 |
Walking the South Downs Way from Buriton to Cocking and visited this hill top on the way. | ThomasJoseph | 21/04/2019 |
Part of a 25 mile loop from Charlton taking in six Tumps and a hump. Weather must better than the forecast and largely dry all day. | atreides7887 | 27/01/2019 |
Harting Downs and Beacon Hill from the car park. Beautiful evening with Ellie and Kate. | cdshear | 02/06/2018 |
Midhurst - Midhurst Common - Linch Down - Beacon Hill - Harting Downs - Petersfield. All walks along the crest of the South Downs are positively delightful; this one was no exception. | Mark Jackson | 02/06/2018 |
With: hb; Walked up SD way from Cocking CP. Brief cut across sheep field to trigpoint and summit, then continued west along SD way to Beacon Hill and Harting Downs tumps. | Ian Baines | 07/05/2018 |
With: ib; Walked up SD way from Cocking CP. Brief cut across sheep field to trigpoint and summit, then continued west along SD way to Beacon Hill and Harting Downs. | Helen Baines | 07/05/2018 |
Sunny late spring afternoon - the place is heaving. Parked at the NT car park and just a gentle stroll - met someone from SILVA UK doing hill springs with a heavy rucksack.. training for a mountain marathon | M3WDD | 14/04/2018 |
Superb spot. Circular walk from Kill Devil Copse (NT car park full). | dal | 17/02/2018 |
From NT car park on Hartings Down. Good views on a cold sunny day with A. | PeterD | 10/11/2017 |
A 20 mile circular walk linking 12 Tumps (all repeats) with Lesley and Betty the dog . 3000ft of ascent..this last hill and steepest then a 2 km run down to car and to Paula's for a very welcome late tea. | Chris Pearson | 17/09/2017 |
Undulating downland scenery hereabouts - good views al round. With Rosalie en route the Bluebell Inn at Cocking. | JOHNS | 25/03/2017 |
From NT car park via Harting Downs and back. The high point is the rough mound (tumulus) near the trig. Very pleasant walk on a lovely bright autumn afternoon. | ijpowell | 28/10/2016 |
Excellent free NT car park to the west. An easy 30 minute return stroll rewarded by excellent views. | moorsman | 05/07/2016 |
Super hill on South Downs Way. I had mountain bike so found it steep. Good viewpoint | trimarc2 | 30/06/2016 |
Cocking to Petersfield. | Smudge | 27/05/2016 |
Sunny again here! Lots of people on Good Friday afternoon. 8 hours walking up and down the Downs 5 times zig zagging our way along from Cocking car park to South Harting and back, 850m of ascent. A rehab walk for my torn left calf which coped well. w Lesley & Betty the dog. Hot sun at S Harting church ,cold wind on return walk along SDW | Chris Pearson | 25/03/2016 |
Ascended from the NT car park to the W. Great views & quite atmospheric with low cloud. Saw a 40+ strong herd of deer on the flanks of the hill. | DanMaisieBex | 17/01/2016 |
A lovely spot - short grass, steep sides and many paths - have been over here several times - always seems sunny. Once doing a 20 mile LDWA event form pretty South Harting which ended in near-heatstroke after having run 15 miles over blinding white chalk on a sweltering day. | Chris Pearson | 28/06/2015 |
Followed the Southdowns Way from Harting Hill carpark (National Trust) to the Trigpoint on Beacon Hill. | G4TSQ | 06/02/2015 |
From car park on grass and chalk paths. 12.15. Helicopter landed on top just after my visit! | arranc | 17/11/2014 |
Part of long walk with colleague Stu, steep sides to this hill, great views. | fnem | 16/05/2014 |
With Dad. His first hill after his chemo. | mikejacobs | 22/04/2014 |
From Treyford | squeegs | 19/05/2013 |
Someone has defaced the trig with a tacky memorial plaque. If I had had more time I would have fetched a jemmy. | Martin R | 07/05/2013 |
From NT CP. | chrisbien | 23/04/2013 |
Nice walk from Harting Down NT car park. Steep ascent made a bit harder by carrying a baby up. With Martha & Winnie. | Biffin | 16/02/2013 |
From NT car park to W. Great little hill with almost 100m ascent. Path/track all the way and there is a trig and viewing area at the summit as a special bonus. | destaylor | 29/11/2012 |
The first proper climb of the day. | JohnStoneham | 19/02/2012 |
Lovely area, great views, good spot for picnic on sunny day | Wesrob | 29/10/2011 |
Short detour from SDW with Shaky, Smithy & Lunty sometime in 2009. | NotReallyABagger | 01/01/2009 |
After trying and failing to find some breakfast in South Harting, I rejoined the South Downs Way at this nice little summit. More interesting than Linch Down, anyway. | DanHolme | 07/02/2005 |
With M&J whilst doing stages of South Downs Way. | RT1970 | 28/02/2004 |
fine summit & view. South Downs Way from car pk to W | RHW | 19/10/2002 |
with Linch Down(qv for route) | pwheeler | 05/08/2000 |