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| Name: | Wexcombe Down |
| Hill number: | 18362 |
| Height: | 267m / 876ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2906 Walbury Hill |
| RHB Section: | 41: South Central England |
| County/UA: | Wiltshire |
| Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Avon & Stour, Thames |
| Watershed: | Land's End to Dover, Dover to Cape Wrath, Greater Thames Estuary |
| Class: | Tump (200-299m), Clem (Tu,2,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SU277577 (est) |
| Drop: | 84m |
| Col: | 183m SU298586  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 174 (1:25k) 131N |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 40 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Up from tidcombe church along a good track then path. Past water tower with owl box to trig pillar. | cjo | 16/12/2022 |
| Parked at Tidcombe church for a circuit of Wexcombe Down and Haydown Hill. Visited trig, summit and top of reservoir (after donning waterproof trousers as protection against the nettles). | PGCE | 09/07/2021 |
| On a circular out of Ham following the Mid Wilts Way then circling back for Wexcombe Down, Haydown Hill and Walbury Hill. | PhilipChaston | 26/06/2021 |
| Very good 9 mile walk from Tidcombe, first over Haydown Hill (qv for route, Fosbury Fort easily included), then Hippinscombe, Scot's Poor (now v. wealthy) and RoW to HP area. Tidcombe parking not that obvious but locals seemed more concerned for the safety of my car when I asked, than propriety for parking. Lovely countryside, I'd recommend you relax and enjoy. Great pub at Vernham Dean for 5*** beer after. | pwheeler | 04/11/2020 |
| Up from Tidcombe on ROW. Plenty of Skylarks about. | fosal29 | 05/07/2020 |
| From s end of lane in Wexcombe village. Just enough space to park without causing a nuisance. Pleasant downland walk. | Campbell Singer | 25/05/2019 |
| Parked by the church in Tidcombe. Trig is at 27771 57743 and covered reservoir 27788 57780. | clivevilla | 30/01/2019 |
| Circuit from Tidcombe. Good parking. | jimbloomer | 27/01/2019 |
| Nice dusky walk in ice cold wind from Tidcombe. Moon shining bright and a lovely open landscape. Visited trig and reservoirs. | Herbert Anchovy | 18/01/2019 |
| From Wexcombe village. Natural HP at base of small reservoir. Trig very close by. | PeterD | 18/07/2018 |
| On bridleway from SW. The tumulus near trig is actually a covered reservoir. | Chris Peart | 08/10/2017 |
| Bagged whilst on a 10 mile walk around Collingbourne Wood and Scot's Poor. Nice easy one. | mcc | 19/08/2017 |
| Out and back from Tidcombe | rhalstead | 02/04/2017 |
| From Chute Causeway -the old roman road to the east after visiting first Little Down (a Dewey Notable) -then further along a Landranger Top. Some incredible acts of art / vandalism have occurred here with fancy crop circles (e.g six fractured isosceles triangles within a 120 ft circle). Like all hobbies crop circle devotees have their own web sites to log, photograph, record and discuss. Seems to be dying down as a hobby since 'how its done' has been exposed. After yesterday's heavy rain mud circles would be the likely outcome today. | Chris Pearson | 06/03/2017 |
| Walked up lane from Tidcombe. Top is tumulus in field | Ramblingpaul | 24/04/2016 |
| Walked up from Tidcombe & then back via Wexcombe - Trig point just off the bridleway in a field. | DanMaisieBex | 03/04/2016 |
| 4/5 Walked up from Wexcombe village, trig pillar in field of corn | Fergalh | 26/06/2015 |
| Walked up from Tidcombe by track and field path. Trig point 40m into arable field, small reservoir close by is higher | RichardM | 10/01/2015 |
| near trig | Denise | 10/01/2015 |
| East Grafton to Bedwyn. | Smudge | 15/11/2014 |
| verge parking at south end of Wexcombe village. Good track (muddy when wet) south to almost top. Easy access into arable field for summit (which is base of a reservoir) and nearby trig. Quiet place with good views. | Hillsidenick | 24/11/2013 |
| Parked in Tidcombe, walking SW then NW on public paths to trig and hill top. | jonglew | 09/01/2013 |
| Trig revisit: in pasture. Arrived at dusk: did this and S1681 after a conference. | RHW | 17/09/2008 |
| easy ascent, summit is tumulus in arable fld, TP nearby, fine scarp slope & views N, but summit views +/- disappointing. b/way from Wexcombe village | RHW | 15/12/2001 |
| Halfdecent | 09/03/2024 | |
| SteveG | 29/09/2023 | |
| The Maise | 29/09/2023 | |
| Martin R | 21/08/2023 | |
| daveyf2001 | 10/06/2021 | |
| Matt | 05/06/2021 | |
| Andy West | 11/10/2020 | |
| mae | 19/01/2020 | |
| andrew brown | 13/06/2018 | |
| carole engel | 16/02/2017 | |
| Swindon Bagger | 08/09/2015 | |
| Jacqdaw | 24/11/2013 | |
| Adrian | 10/03/2012 | |
| stevent0809 | 07/03/2010 | |
| rbayfield | 09/09/2007 | |
| BrianMatthews | 08/07/2005 |