Worcestershire Beacon
Worcestershire Beacon is a Marilyn, 425m high, in the Malvern Hills National Landscape, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Great Malvern is the nearest station, 0.9 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot), close enough to walk to from the train. From Great Malvern it's about 1 hour to the summit, 1 in 4 on average. Malvern Link is next, 1.6 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot), and 7 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Worcestershire Beacon, also popularly known as Worcester Beacon, or locally simply as The Beacon, is a hill whose summit at 425 metres (1,394 ft) is the highest point in Worcestershire. It is part of the Malvern Hills which run about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border.
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Stations within 10 miles of Worcestershire Beacon, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Great Malvern0.9 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 4 on average to the summit
- Malvern Link1.6 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 7 on average to the summit
- Colwall1.9 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 11 on average to the summit
- Ledbury5.5 mi (about 7 to 8 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Worcester Foregate Street8.0 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Worcester Shrub Hill8.3 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours to the summit
- Worcestershire Parkway8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit