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Name:Wrotham Hill
Hill number:5442
Height:235m / 771ft
Parent (Ma):3686  Botley Hill
RHB Section:42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight
County/UA:Kent
Catchment:Medway, Catchment Boundaries, Thames
Watershed:Greater Thames Estuary
Class:Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,2,Cm)
Grid ref:TQ 59337 60034
Summit feature:ground a few metres inside wood 27m NE of trig point
Drop:129.4m
Col:105.6m  TQ 5772 5790  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 177 188
(1:25k) 147
Observations:trig point at TQ 59323 60011 is slightly lower
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First new Hump of the year. As Gerry suggests park further down from reservoir. At the end of the hedge the fence is broken down. CCW around field. Top and trig easily found. Misty day with no view. With Geraldine.Pete West29/01/2024
Otford to Vigo Village [NDW]Smudge23/12/2023
On a circular walk from Ightham including Raspit HillPhilipChaston07/10/2023
From layby just outside field, through gap in hedge, where a little track leads onto and around the field edge. Dirt track leads off on the right just before the trig point and into the wood. High point seemed to be under a large old tree.LizH14/08/2023
Verge parking to WSW, into field and around edge to summit and trig point.Minto30/06/2023
Train to Borough Green, then Raspit Hill, bus to Wrotham walk via N Downs Way to minor road to Exedown and walked around field edge on good track to trig. Good views. Then to Hurst Hilltrimarc213/09/2021
Parked in the parking area to the SE as mentioned by Gerry (TQ 58994 59956) easy nip over wooden rail fence where there is a gap in the barbed wire and followed field boundary anticlockwise. There is forestry work underway in the wood to the east and warnings about shooting in the woods so if you are tempted to come up through the woods; be warned.DC11main13/06/2021
Parked in layby SE of covered reservoir at TQ 5889 6006 - Over gate opposite & clockwise around cultivated field boundary to high point just inside wood. Also trig point at edge of field. On return noticed a parking area a bit further to the SE; from there it would have been much shorter to have headed anticlockwise to high point. (S)gerrybowes13/04/2021
Parked on the west side of Wrotham by Blacksole Field. Took the NDW to Exedown road before the bridleway to the M20. from there plenty of paths criss cross the woods to the NW of the trig. Also visited the trig before descending to Exedown road and the NDW.garyhoney22/11/2020
Hump bagging drive around the South East before moving North.atreides788708/08/2020
Clear frosty morning- nice view, pity about motorway traffic noise. Parked near reservoir in lay-by and followed field boundary. HP at trig .Denise 19/01/2020
Park in muddy layby on W side of summit and take woodland path then grassy field margin to the high point trig pillar. All quite level. Stunning clear blue skies and sunshine.RichardM19/01/2020
Parked in a lay by to the west of the big top field. Followed a route through the woods to a point near the top.. Rained very hard at one point. But the trig point was very painfully reached brambles all aroundChinnockC31/08/2019
Detour from North Downs Waylerritt09/08/2019
Drove out to do the trig on top of this hill. Parked on the flytipping corner by the blocked byway and walked steeply uphill. No one around and soon reached summit.MysteriousSue28/07/2019
Parked in lay by to West and walked round field boundary. Under loved trig point here needs someone to lovenickywood118/11/2018
Park by A road, down old lane and over motorway, rough track to summit areanordicstar10/05/2018
From Borough Green station, via Wrotham, North Downs Way, lane and field boundary. From trig, headed East on small track and faint paths to pick up bridleway for the return.PGCE16/01/2018
Parked in a lay-by on the western edge of Wrotham at TQ 60957 59060. Did a loop through the village past the parish church, then joined the Pilgrims/North Downs Way west to a lane. Followed the lane north uphill onto the plateau, then followed the field edge to the trig and flat summit area. Returned much the same way. Solo.Man of Kernow119/12/2017
Single Tump walk from Borough Green to Kemsing. Woods full of motorbikers and rifle shooting so went along road to W of summit and across flinty and ploughed field.Mark Jackson07/10/2017
With K. Around field boundary from road. Woods have GOML notices. Unsatisfying day but that's this bit cleared.Ashley30/04/2017
From Borough Green station - climbed over the gate by the reservoir. Walked round the field to the trig, then along the North Downs Way to Otford station.Richard29/04/2017
Parked near gate, in fading light walked around field edge to Trig.PeterD25/11/2016
A walk in wellies across harvested and flinty field in grey damp conditions.Dugswell205/09/2016
Followed the same roue as Steve Smith. There are 2 laybys on Exedown Road which are near the gate which gives access to the summit field. The field boundary is wide and can easily be followed to the trig. Sounds of gun fire from Cooper's Wood. With JT and HT.Sprog21/08/2016
From Cooper's Wood, easy access on scrambler tracks from motorway footbridge.rhalstead13/08/2016
Beeline across harvested field to trig. Trig now resides in the perimeter vegetation rather than the cultivated area.jimbloomer12/08/2016
5/11 Fifth of eleven on wet day (Langdan Hill/Heath Mount/London Road/Wrotham Hill/Holly Hill/Dettling Hill(North Downs)/Cheriton Hill/Toys Hill/Betsoms Hill/Westerham Heights/Botley Hill)Fergalh25/12/2015
From near hairpin bend to SRobertP12/12/2015
Off road parking on west bound side of Exedown Road, walked anti-clockwise round field to trig, then continued round field boundary to make a circular route coming out at gate near reservoir.mntainman04/03/2015
Simple walk around the field to the trig. Parked to the SW and climbed over the gate by the reservoir.SmudgerSmith22/04/2014
Done this at least twice before. A nice little hill near a small parking area.steverd21/08/2013
From Hotel off A20 taking path over M20 then staying to the right in woods to emerge at trig.squeegs11/08/2013
P at side of road just SE of res. Gate into field and around perimeter to trig.chrisbien26/04/2013
An easy walk around the field edge. Three very loud bangs at close quarters set the heart racing - only then did I spot the "gas gun" bird scarer near the trig.Chris Peart10/04/2013
Park at a busy junction of 4 minor roads, along field edges, mainly on grass headlands around to Trig column 2012 on a raised concrete base. 16.40. Noise of M20.arranc01/03/2013
Bagged from NDW. Firing range at top of track active - avoid going too far SW in woods.prwild14/10/2012
Nice margin to walk around - same as others.simon and co30/04/2012
Easy parking & walk. Trig at edge of wood, not in treesDavid Rawden28/03/2012
Parked by the lane to the west and followed the southern edge of the field to the trig. There's a good, wide, uncultivated margin.davidpettit8422/10/2011
Parked on road to the west. The field now has a set aside margin in which the trig point stands so it is an easy walk from there. (Lot's of thistles so shorts might not be a good idea).clivevilla17/07/2010
Leave ROW just south of motorway bridge for contouring path that takes you to sighting of top field. Without crops the trig base does seem to be high point.Smudge03/01/2010
As D Taylor. The mountain bike tracks through the wood are a bit of a maze but not too hard to find the right field. The trig isn't within the cropped area so can be reached without trampling the crop. Probably not the highest point though.Herbert Anchovy08/08/2009
Walked round edge of field to reach trig point, obviously out of use as is surrounded by trees! Parked on verge opposite field, sounds of shooting nearby.Nick29/03/2009
Walking the section of the NDW between Otford and Birling Hill on a warm day. The NDW is such a curate's egg of a walk, and I deviated to visit the highest ground between the Darent and Medway, thus unknowingly bagging a hump. I also deviated onto open ground at Trosley country park to escape a long tedious section of deep woodland. Did Wrothan Hill again, straight up paths in the quarry area to the S on a 1 mile 'bag' (but interesting) for brother Pete on 14/03/2017.pwheeler23/05/2008
Space for 2/3 cars on hairpin bend 500m south. Sign says Live Ammunition Please Stay Out (typed on home computer)Follow tracks in forest to trig 10m into crop field - so cannot reach it but top flat so doesn't really matter. Very slippery if wet.destaylor09/10/2007
Stop off on drive to Sandwich to collect a bed - 1st ever purchase on e-bay.Chris Pearson11/12/2005
RHW16/03/2003
Walked when living in GravesendPjb100blank
Tom Mundell31/12/2023