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Name:Ladle Hill
Hill number:18380
Height:232m / 761ft
Parent (Ma):2906  Walbury Hill
RHB Section:42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight
County/UA:Hampshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Test, Thames
Watershed:Greater Thames Estuary, Land's End to Dover, Dover to Cape Wrath, The Solent
Class:Tump (200-299m)
(Tu,2)
Grid ref:SU 47902 56754
Summit feature:mound
Drop:41m
Col:191m  SU489565  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 174
(1:25k) 144W
Observations:highest point on ramparts of hill fort
Survey:KR 2x Hand Level
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Parking for about 5 cars at crossroads west of Sydmonton, then took bridleway heading south for about 1 mile to join the Wayfairer's Walk. Tempted to take the steeper mor direct approach up the north side of hillfort, but thought better of it to protect achiles. Turn left and NE following Wayfairer's Walk and gentle ascent to the hillfort. Resist temptation to hop over barbed wire fence, carry on east along fence and you will be rewarded with a handgate a fence only a short distance beyond hp. After visiting summit return to handgate and continue east along WW towards Watership Down.mntainman17/02/2024
Walked alone.AJScourfield18/11/2023
1st summit of a 6 summit loop. Hill fort at top, view hidden by fog.fnem04/12/2022
Cycled with dad.AJScourfield08/10/2022
From the east. Good leg stretcher. Accompanied by two riders and their posh horses on way back. Then onto Watership Down with the horses.Campbell Singer05/01/2022
Easy roadside parking to E. Quick out and back.PGCE05/12/2021
Circuit of Ladle Hill and Watership Down from Sydmonton. Delightful walk on clear pathsColin Crawford17/10/2021
Cycled with Dad.AJScourfield06/06/2021
Ladle Hill CircularBasingstone25/02/2021
From the car park on B3501. Watership Down, Ladle hill following Wayfarers Walk. Plenty of people about taking advantage of a break in the rain and the allowed amount of exercise during lockdown 2. Back to the car park and then to Cottington's hill in the rain.Buck15/11/2020
Looking at the map, I thought the walk from Cottington's Hill to here would be a retrace, but access land on the scarp side meant most of the way could be varied. I walked below the top of Watership Down, interesting and flowery, just a little trespass at the W end of the Watership Down access land to join the Wayfarer's Path. Very nice flowery strip direct from tumuli, HP area back E. Sunny with long views.pwheeler22/07/2020
from apex of minor road W, parking for several cars Galltywenallt26/05/2020
Run: Cottington's Hill -> Caveley Hill -> Beacon Hill -> Sidown Hill -> Ladle Hill -> Watership Down. HP on hill fort earthworks.maclrc01/03/2020
Parked at 49168 56600 and followed the path westwards. Went to given GR and all possible HPs on the ramparts. If a slag heap can be counted as a hill, surely Iron Age ramparts, being 2000 years older are more natural?clivevilla22/02/2020
Bagged after Watership Down.Dugswell203/09/2019
From Watership Down I followed the Wayfarer's Walk to Ladle Hill. A gate gave access to the hill fort, which I walked all around. I returned to White Hill car park via the Wayfarers Walk.Sprog20/02/2019
Pleasant stroll along b/way from road to east with easy parking .Mark Sims17/01/2019
Lovely walk up from Beacon Hill car park with Pete Doyle. On to Watership Down.Dangerous Dave26/11/2018
Kingsclere (bus from Basingstoke) - Cottington's Hill - Watership Down - Ladle Hill - Beacon Hill - Sidown Hill - Caveley Hill - Kingsclere.Mark Jackson20/10/2018
On route from Kingsclere to Beacon Hill via Watership DownMickeyfinn08/04/2018
Delightful stroll from road to E.dal16/03/2018
Approached from east- where easy to park on verge. A grass- covered hillfort with ditches and embankments in flower- filled meadow. HP is on embankment.The evening light highlighted the rings of the nearby Beacon Hill. Approach includes attractive lane of old beech and crossing land apparently owned by Andrew Lloyd Weber.Denise 19/09/2017
Along bridleway from where lane crosses Down to the E - good parking on verge. Hill top has low bank and ditches, great views including Beacon Hill on far side of A34.RichardM19/09/2017
Ample parking on road between Ladle Hill and Watership Downijpowell08/09/2017
From north at sunset.Wycombe Wanderer27/12/2016
From the east, good views from hill fort.PeterD13/11/2016
A 6 hill,15 km jog/walk circular in 2:50 from Old Burghclere. After Watership Down. Lovely low afternoon sunlight giving great colours to the leaves and distinct red colouring to the bodies of red kites flying low overhead. Here is 'perhaps the best known of all of the unfinished hillforts in Britain' which has apparantly been invaluable in helping archeologists understand the methods employed in the creation of Iron Age date univallate (single bank and ditch) enclosures.Chris Pearson12/10/2016
Over Watership Down and onto Ladle Hill. Good view pointtrimarc208/07/2016
Walked from Beacon Hill car park on a circular route along the Wayfarers Walk from Watership Down hill fort not as impressive as Beacon Hillphilhythe15/11/2015
Three Legged Cross to Kingsclere. Surprised how quiet the area was on a sunny summer afternoon (perhaps locals were all at Ascot).Smudge19/06/2015
Cottington's Hill, Watership Down and Ladle Hill from car park on B3051.rhalstead15/03/2015
Climbed from Beacon Hill car park, via Old Burghclere.DanMaisieBex16/11/2014
Grassed earthwork (pasture), nice hillfort (+AT did Watership Down). From E, PRoW, parking at start.RHW08/04/2012
From car park on W side A34, Beacon Hill, Watership Down then this hillfort on return.jonglew07/01/2012
Maisie's first hillclimb,with Grandma & Granddad for a picnic. She got a blister! Alas, no photographic record.DanMaisieBex01/03/2011
Easy road side parking to east. Did Watership Down from same place. Picnic under tree afterwards with MillieHillsidenick18/07/2007
Wayfarer's Walk from Deane to Woodcott Down, connecting from Overton and to Whitchurch station at endrjf3515/08/2004
Came up here regularly when we lived in Kingsclere. Probably our favourite walk destination. Unfinished hillfort with decent chalk grassland and splendid views. Indicative date.Herbert Anchovy01/06/2002
Many visits. Date approx.Chimp01/06/2002
Halfdecent10/03/2024
Martin R26/06/2023
Minto17/01/2023
TedCymru20/03/2022
daveyf200118/07/2021
Badders07/05/2021
Adrian209/01/2021
mazz09/01/2021
Matt27/09/2020
Andy West23/08/2020
SteveG19/05/2020