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Name:Pen Hill
Hill number:17279
Height:267m / 876ft
Parent (Ma):2869  Cleeve Hill
RHB Section:39: Central and Eastern England
County/UA:Gloucestershire
Catchment:Thames
Class:Tump (200-299m)
(Tu,2)
Grid ref:SO 99533 12397
Summit feature:no feature: ground c.10m SE of trig point
Drop:32m
Col:235m  SO986125  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 163
(1:25k) 179
Observations:level summit area
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 32 users)ByDate of Ascent
Martin R13/10/2022
dickiewren30/01/2022
Parked to N at Colesbourne church. ROW off main road (sign in the hedge). Across two fields, then rough pasture to summit and trig near clump of trees.PGCE30/10/2021
From opposite pub to N. ROW entrance unsigned, just a low hole in the hedgejohnkenyon11/09/2021
Re-visit from road to the WNW to make a trig pillar FB air dry clay castvegibagger18/08/2021
Parked on lane to Colesbourne Church, then ROW leading S, diverting across rough pasture to top - all easy, no fences. Continued W to pick up lane for return leg.milimana23/11/2020
Andy West04/11/2020
Walk from Rencombe to visit Woodmancote round barrow and Cotswold Park long barrow. Approached Pen Hill from Rapsgate Farm. Nice Cotswolds views and very pleasant top by the trees. Dropped down to Colesbourne then up the other side of the valley to visit Norbury Hillfort. Walked back to Cheltenham via the eastern edge of Leckhampton Hill.thesweetcheat23/08/2020
From north opposite pub on slightly hidden entrance ROWMark Sims20/08/2020
bladeblaster18/01/2020
Rendcomb to Cheltenham. SE to NE loop off the ROW in autumnal mist.Smudge17/11/2019
Parked on the minor road to the west and made my way up. Trig is behind the little copse and summit GR is close to the trig.clivevilla13/11/2019
From W parking by gate at SO 9910.1205. Pleasant sheepy fields, through small wood to trig on far side. High point seemed to be gap in nettles 15m SW of trig.Aye Jimmy22/06/2019
From Colesbourne following footpath and open pasture.Top near trig.Ramblingpaul30/04/2019
Parked on verge on lane to west of Hill. Pleasant walk up rough track into sheep pastures. Lovely views.Campbell Singer10/07/2018
RichardM08/05/2018
From Colesbourne.rhalstead11/02/2018
1/5(Pen Hill/Wistley Hill/Chase End Hill/Howlers Heath/Midsummer Hill)Fergalh19/07/2017
Parked by the gate on the road to the west. I did block the gate but the return trip was complete within 14 mins, so didn't feel too guilty.DC11main12/04/2017
From the west, where you can park on the verge and walk up some rough grassland towards the clump of trees. Agree top appeared somewhere near the trig. Seemed a lovely hill in early spring sunshine with the bonus of three brown hares and a large herd of fallow deer.Herbert Anchovy17/03/2016
andrew brown18/09/2015
Swindon Bagger11/07/2015
Approach from FP to east across fieldPeterD07/06/2015
From field gate on minor road due W of hill. Pleasant walk as sun was breaking through the Cotswold gloom. Broad flat hill top, not obvious for precise summit point; maybe at trig pillar.jonglew04/09/2014
approach from west. nice views.Adrian22/12/2013
stevent080926/10/2013
approach from Narranc20/09/2011
griefmiester05/07/2010
BrianMatthews10/02/2009
RHW25/06/2005
can't remember it but I have it written on my 1.25k summit at 6.42 trig S2426vegibagger30/08/1998
David Bell22/10/1973