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| Name: | Bussock Hill |
| Hill number: | 18510 |
| Height: | 150.4m / 493ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2906 Walbury Hill |
| RHB Section: | 39: Central and Eastern England |
| County/UA: | West Berkshire |
| Catchment: | Thames |
| Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
| Grid ref: | SU 46364 72178 |
| Summit feature: | ground by field edge |
| Drop: | 35m |
| Col: | 115m SU470729  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 174 (1:25k) 158 |
| Observations: | summit 320m WSW at SU 46095 72004 is 1.3m lower |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 43 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked in layby at 46459 72162, through a few yards of woodland, over a bwf and hp is at field edge. There are two mounds right next to hp but they are man made. Went up them anyway. | clivevilla | 24/01/2024 |
| Walking back to Shefford Woodlands from Donnington Castle, I diverted to bag this tump. Used both footpaths for personal satisfaction. Pub in Winterbourne is now closed. | PhilipChaston | 01/10/2023 |
| A drive around the Newbury-Oxford area. Hoar Hill; Bussock Hill; Snelsmore East Common; Grimsbury Castle; Warren Hill; Blewburton Hill; Wittenham Clumps. | Mark Jackson | 29/04/2023 |
| Footpath from NW then horsey fields. Would have been much simpler and quicker from road to east! | Aye Jimmy | 08/10/2022 |
| Cycled with dad. | AJScourfield | 03/07/2022 |
| Cycled with Dad. | AJScourfield | 06/11/2021 |
| Donnington Castle and Snelsmore Common Walk | Basingstone | 11/06/2021 |
| Cycled with Dad. | AJScourfield | 27/02/2021 |
| Parked in layby on B4494 near track to Snelsmore Farm. Walked SW along road to ROW, then along edge of field. Returned direct through woodland. | PGCE | 30/10/2020 |
| Most problematic of the 4 Tumps just N of Newbury today. Approached from B4494 by Pebble La but set dogs barking as I got to Paddock gate. Retreated, then approached from Winterbourne. Pebble La is pleasant here, with views as it climbed. A field path, one of many PRoWs in the area, gave access to a gate where I was able to get access to the water tower/paddock. Encountered 2 trees on the common blown down in last 24h, the first right across a minor lane. | pwheeler | 25/09/2020 |
| Cycled with Dad. | AJScourfield | 31/08/2020 |
| 3rd of 4 tumps on a traverse from Hermitage to Wickham Heath, climbing Grimsbury Castle and Snelsmore East Common,continuing West on track and dropping down onto road turning NE on lane then on bridleway detouring to visit Bussock camp fort embankments- lovely place. Continued on road to visit 148m spot then into paddock although highest point is artificial. Hawthorn hedge was highest inside copse. Continued via open access woodland to road then took fp heading Nw and explored RHW summit, access via gap at SU46078 72088, to visit pasture in paddock and under electrified fence in churned up field with a Shetland pony for company. Continuation to Hoar Hill... | Dazingdale | 21/03/2020 |
| Walked up bridleway from NW at N end of village of Winterbourne | Mark Sims | 20/09/2018 |
| As for Dugswell2 | arranc | 25/08/2018 |
| As Dugswell. | Campbell Singer | 29/03/2018 |
| Short walk down the PROW from the B4494. Quick detour into the paddock area to the highest tuft of grass. | DanMaisieBex | 23/10/2017 |
| Parked on road to the SE then up bridleway to access 2 horse paddocks plus water tower via footpath on Bussocks Hill then back down road passed bench mark on Pillar Box Cottage. | Dugswell2 | 03/11/2016 |
| Boxford to Hermitage. | Smudge | 28/10/2016 |
| Betjeman's wonderful poem -Indoor games near Newbury -celebrates this area : ...In among the silver birches, winding ways of tarmac wander.And the signs to Bussock Bottom,Tussock Wood and Windy Brea. Gabled lodges, tile-hung churches, catch the lights of our Lagonda, As we drive to Wendy's party, Lemon curd and christmass cake. Where is Wendy? Wendy's missing! - (gone hill bagging perhaps to play outdoor games near Newbury?) | Chris Pearson | 25/05/2016 |
| Parked at start of track to SE and followed it until I reached the first paddock. Headed for the water tower and then went beyond that, passing through two gates to another paddock which seemed higher than anywhere else I could see. | Herbert Anchovy | 16/05/2016 |
| From Country park through woods. | rhalstead | 13/03/2016 |
| Parked at start of BW. Short walk and also thought track leaving BW rose to same height as pasture. Although close to the water tower seemed to be a similar height | PeterD | 17/08/2015 |
| Found Snelsmore too well defended in the late Sunday afternoon, so went on to Bussock hill. Parked to SE. Felt that hp was a little way along track doubling back SE | GordonAdshead | 16/08/2015 |
| Parking at Snelsmore Common Country Park approx 1km south on B4494, walked N through forest then wandered around summit area. GPS gave various readings up to 160m for SU 46135 71877. Did Snelsmore East Common next. | jonglew | 24/06/2014 |
| Bagged on way home from a walk at Ashmansworth. Glad I didn't make a special trip to do it. | Hillsidenick | 28/07/2013 |
| (1) Paddock SU 46086 72033 SW of water tower prob highest point; (2) paddock edge at SU 46390 72157 similar elev; (3) earthwork embkt in garden SU 46774 72542 manmade and poss lower. From 1:10k map SHs, all three could all be equal. (4) SU 4. Mostly parked in main rd layby and wandered around. | RHW | 08/04/2012 |
| good traipse around to find the highpoint. | Adrian | 03/03/2011 |
| Minto | 09/08/2023 | |
| SteveG | 09/08/2023 | |
| johnkenyon | 06/11/2022 | |
| Martin R | 03/10/2022 | |
| Matt | 05/06/2021 | |
| Wycombe Wanderer | 24/12/2019 | |
| RichardM | 07/05/2018 | |
| DC11main | 18/09/2017 | |
| ijpowell | 07/09/2017 | |
| andrew brown | 21/09/2016 | |
| ngthack | 29/08/2015 | |
| Swindon Bagger | 20/06/2015 | |
| BrianMatthews | 13/01/2015 | |
| stevent0809 | 01/01/2014 | |
| Jacqdaw | 28/07/2013 | |
| ajwxyzt | 08/04/2012 |