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Name:Dunstable Downs
Hill number:5389
Height:243m / 797ft
Parent (Ma):2874  Wendover Woods [Haddington Hill]
RHB Section:39: Central and Eastern England
County/UA:Central Bedfordshire
County (CoH):Bedfordshire (CoH)
County (CoA):Bedfordshire (CoA)
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Thames, Wash
Watershed:The Wash, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Greater Thames Estuary
Class:Hump, Tump (200-299m), Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top,
Clem
(Hu,Tu,2,CoH,CoU,CoA,Cm)
Grid ref:TL 00881 19426
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:105m
Col:138m  SP990164  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 166
(1:25k) 181 182
Observations:ground 30m ESE at field edge is lower
Survey:Abney level
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill
Notes:
  • Bedfordshire (1974) administrative county top
  • Bedfordshire historic county top
  • Central Bedfordshire current county/UA top

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 356 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
sparko10005/01/2024
Dunstable Downs parkrun eventCumbriancyclist30/12/2023
HighwayToFell28/10/2023
Clach Liath25/08/2023
Parked in the Downs NT car park. Trig point at the gate. Better view from beyond the cafe.LizH18/08/2023
PeterAH18/08/2023
From Dunstable across the golf course. Continued on along Icknield Way to Beacon Hill then Ridgeway to Tring.burwellian09/06/2023
With L & RJanet M19/03/2023
Lindsay M19/03/2023
Rod M19/03/2023
With HS, VP and MR. From Pipers Croft, via Five Knolls, then on to the Tree Cathedral and back via the foot of the escarpment.Mark Jackson04/03/2023
AlanD28/02/2023
SteveG13/01/2023
The Maise13/01/2023
Quick Bag From Car Park.Jephcote8329/12/2022
Quick Bag From Car Park.Ivy Jephcote29/12/2022
Quick Bag From Car Park.Iris Jephcote29/12/2022
Walk around the downs in the snow, circular route to Whipsnade Tree Cathedral at dusk.catie17/12/2022
Grip618908/11/2022
Done in the mist at one in the morning, though I did at least get some reasonable enough views from here in the morning.Alex C20/09/2022
CXB15/09/2022
Headed for the carpark to the Visitor Centre which was closed by the time we got there but we spotted the trig by the locked gate. This must be the easiest top to bag.RowanP17/08/2022
From Dunstable, walked up Buttercup Lane and across the golf course. Summit clearly marked with trig point. Attractive views to the north and west on a clear day; overall a nice little county top if not much of a challenge.hillbagger9116/06/2022
With MS, HS and SS. From Pipers Croft, via Five Knolls, then on to the Tree Cathedral and back via the foot of the escarpment.Mark Jackson02/06/2022
steve1856615/05/2022
Very Easy ParkingAlanAdeptly05/04/2022
With AW, VP, JD and AH. From Pipers Croft, via Five Knolls, then on to the Tree Cathedral and back via the foot of the escarpment.Mark Jackson17/01/2022
dubvine10/01/2022
Stayed the night in Dunstable with my cousin to do Dunstable Downs the next day before heading home. An easy but dull county top with damp weather. Unfortunately, pretty forgetable now but a good cafe on top.DavidHiner10/11/2021
Scott Morley 8609/09/2021
Dunstable Downs from GR: TL 00896 19379 NT car parkronaldo33328/08/2021
Dunstable Downs from GR: TL 00896 19379Hippster28/08/2021
Parked at the NT car park and walked to the trig point to bag the top. Stunning views from the top.cjwilliams23/07/2021
V straightforward bag. Parked at NT car park, short walk to Gateway Centre. Trig point behind building adjacent to centre entrance. Continued walk on NT land, finding interesting Tree Cathedral after 20 minutes. Worth a visit.timbo9925/06/2021
rosehip16/06/2021
Last summit of the day and one with a view north. Well worth a visit on a clear day.pclyndes11/06/2021
Matt06/06/2021
Parked at Whipsnade Heath car park and ran over via edge.Wheelsy06/06/2021
35km cycling loop with GFE from Ashridge. Thought I’d missed the trig but the NT sign hides it from one angle so all the more exciting when we found it. Kite flying weather.Fionalevey25/04/2021
dregish21/04/2021
FinnTumps16/04/2021
From NT CP visited Trig and had a wander along the downs. Nothing to see as freezing cold and MistyJephcote8328/12/2020
ParkerP196023/10/2020
Nice 8k loop run from NW inc 150m ascent - couldn’t do a 0m high hill. Good to see all the families kite flying on an early Autumn daydavechaffey12/09/2020
Alan Caine10/09/2020
cbradshaw16/08/2020
ooo02/08/2020
sglennon31/07/2020
Andy West17/06/2020
With the household during semi-lockdown. Drove to park in Pipers Croft near Five Knolls as the main car parks were still shut. Along the ridge to the summit and back along the western base of the escarpment. Lovely to be out again!Mark Jackson16/05/2020