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Name:Crich Beacon
Hill number:16658
Height:286m / 938ft
Parent (Ma):2807  Kinder Scout
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Derbyshire
Catchment:Trent
Class:Tump (200-299m), Clem
(Tu,2,Cm)
Grid ref:SK 34365 55401
Summit feature:ground by trig point
Drop:48m
Col:238m  SK346562  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 119
(1:25k) OL24E 269
Survey:obvious summit
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Dirt layby at 31041 94435, up to Sherwood Foresters' Memorial then HP at trig just beyond. 11,000 Sherwood Foresters killed in WW1. Mind-boggling.clivevilla07/02/2024
1st time to actual trig pointvisionset17/08/2023
Started from The Tors down some roads onto a path which lead to a war memorial, the summit was a trig point right next to a big tower. Went with Dad.speedyclimber28/05/2023
Walked N using ROW from The Tors. Past the Tram Museum (with musical carousel) then up the Foresters Memorial access road. No charge for pedestrians unless you want to go up the tower. Just go around the back of the tower to trig point. A sombre return the same way after reading some of the poignant memorial plaques. With FelixRoguePulsar28/05/2023
Third hill of day, after Thorphill and the Tors :-)AJH08/05/2023
On a trail run from Crich.Wheelsy02/01/2023
Spending the day at Crich Tramway Village and walked up from the Glory Mine tramstop mid-afternoon, easy ascent. 360 degree views from the top away across the Peaks, to Staffordshire and Leicestershire and no doubt more. Also the location of Crich Stand Memorial and Crich Trig Pillar. Returned to the Museum via the memorial access road to Town End.praenterprise18/10/2022
Parked in Crich for a walk up Crich Beacon and The Tors.PGCE26/07/2022
Walked up from locked memorial gate to trig pillar that is to the north behind the tall war memorial.vegibagger02/05/2022
From SSE up road to memorial with trig beyond tower. Paid to go up tower. Also checked out ground other side of fence near edge of old quarry.PeterD03/12/2021
A very windy day - but sunny. The memorial car park was locked when I arrived so I parked near Plaistow Grange and made a loop run of it. Pretty good views from the trig - better I guess from the top of the tower - but I didn't have the necessary 50p with meM3WDD07/11/2021
Paid £1.50 to park and 50p to climb the tower and gave a small donation to the Sherwood Foresters regimental association. A good place for quiet reflection.Wycombe Wanderer15/10/2021
Ashover Gravel - Ride (via Strava) visionset18/08/2021
Trig can be found behind the memorial pillar at the far end of a beautiful Memorial Gardens. Easy access.SueJ22/03/2021
Round of 7 hills, cycled from Nottingham with Mags. big day! Scarthin Rocks Bilberry Knoll High Tor Masson Hill Crich Beacon - New Favourite, beacon, another beacon, trig point, nice grass, easy to find, great views, absolutely class. There are a fair few hills that could learn a lot from this one! Thorpill The TorsNicky C21/06/2020
Revisit. After bagging the newly promoted The Tors I went for a benchmarking walk and ended up here. Gate closed to cars at present, a sunny walk up instead.RHW18/05/2020
Parked near Crich Church and walked up from theredazedemon07/07/2019
With Bevsimon and co17/04/2019
Walk up with ErnieNottsOutdoorLad09/03/2019
Sunny morning allowed for good views from the top of the monument.Dugswell222/02/2019
From the monument CP. Was there just before Dugswell2 - can only have missed him by minutes.summitsup22/02/2019
Nice sunny Feb day. Probably been up here > 20 when running, so time to log.davechaffey11/02/2019
Crich Stand Walk.Stestag25/01/2019
A wet day to be up hereLannbot12/08/2018
Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: Parked at entrance to museum as it was now closed. You could drive almost all the way up when it's open. Great views and a shame we couldn't go to the top of the monument at this time of day. Also spotted a benchmark on the building on the way down the hill.thejackrustles05/07/2018
Parked at entrance gates, as museum/tower closed. Short walk to trig. Great views afforded.Ramblingpaul16/06/2018
£1.50 per car entrance charge to drive to the top with a further 20p per person to go up the tower. Money well spent.moorsman10/03/2018
A day out on the bike bagging hills.simonshrewsbury23/12/2017
walked many times before, often from whatstandwell train stationJoel45122/12/2017
A very easy bag. I parked at the memorial. There is a donation of £1.50 for cars but I thought it was for a very worthy cause. The views from the beacon are extensive. There is a Trig Point just beyond the beacon. Well worth the visit.Neil Haslewood09/07/2017
Parked in Sherwood Forester's war memorial car park. Went up tower as well as visiting trig.David Evans14/04/2017
Bagging the trig at dusk so car park closed. Parked at gate and walked up. Great views.BigJ19/03/2017
£1.50 to park now and shut on Wednesdays.andrew brown22/02/2017
Parked at the closed gates (before 10.00am) and walked up the drive to the impressive war memorial. Excellent viewpoint.Campbell Singer02/10/2016
Walked up drive to war memorial. Lovely spot.Barbara Singer02/10/2016
Short walk up access road to memorial.RobertP05/06/2016
From Crich with the familyvictimofmathema19/02/2016
On a long walk up from Duffield. Cold, windy and grey, but very special place Trigpoint behind the monumentMypoorblisters08/01/2016
On a visit to tram museum. Great day out.Malcvolm01/11/2015
Parked on grass verge on lane to monument at SK 34593 55095. Would have driven up to parking area but there was a septic tank sucker-outer (I think that's the technical term) blocking the road.David Gradwell02/04/2015
Parked in Sherwood Forester's war memorial car park. Short walk to trig past tower.ngthack15/02/2015
Road gate to memorial locked today, snow and ice. Interesting place but no time to linger, getting dark. Trig S1719 seems to be highest point.Aye Jimmy24/01/2015
My 3rd hill of the day on a Walk from my house in Aspley, Nottingham to Matlock bath. The other hills were Nuttals park and Thorphill. I approached from Crich village turning onto the minor road with vehicular access to the Memorial. I had the whole area to myself with a gorgeous view bk to CriCH. I took. the fp circumnavigating the quarry down to Wakebridge.Dazingdale14/09/2014
Excellent location in the shadow of the nearby tram museum.timday08/07/2014
Walked from locked gates with Clare, Dad, Ted & Clare, to Trig point. Hazy day.alwaysinshorts15/06/2014
Parked at the beacon car park and pushed Hugo up in pushchairdsas02/08/2013
Clear frosty morning with low mist and hangover from xmas drinks prev night. Also on 09/01/2013 on walk from Robin Hood Inn to Fritchley. Various other times toosteveb200613/12/2012
Park outside locked gates to the Sherwood Forester's War Memorial park. Tarred path to the impressive memorial and to trig 1719.arranc16/04/2012
As part of the Four Towers Challenge. This was the second really steep bit of ascent after coming down from Alport Height, and I was starting to feel it!DanHolme17/03/2012
Tony McGraw's 50th birthday walk, repeat ascent but first time loggedDenise 11/02/2012