Lewesdon Hill
3 classifications here — Current County/UA Top, Marilyn and HuMP — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 278.6 m · 914 ft
- Prominence
- 187.2 m
- Grid reference
- ST 43776 01174
- Coordinates
- 50.80732, -2.79935
- County / area
- Dorset
- County top
- Highest point of Dorset
- Region
- South Central England
- OS Landranger
- 193
- OS Explorer
- 116
- Summit feature
- grassy mound at east end of ridge
- Key col
- ST 3279 0880 (91.4 m)
About Lewesdon Hill
Lewesdon Hill, near Broadwindsor in west Dorset, is the county's highest ground at 279 m. It is owned and managed by the National Trust and forms part of the Dorset National Landscape.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Lewesdon Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Permission needed Wild camping: Needs the landowner's permission — the Dartmoor commons are the only exception in England.
General position for England — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in England ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 50.807, -2.799. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
mound under tree 60m NNW at ST 43758 01234 is as high.
The recorded summit point is grassy mound at east end of ridge. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 21-Mar-21
- Drop measured from
- ST 3279 0880 · 91.4 m
Classification history: Replaces hill 2898 Pilsdon Pen as Dorset County top.
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Long-distance paths past this hill
3 waymarked long-distance routes run within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Wessex Ridgeway | 221 km | over the top |
| Jubilee Trail (Dorset) | 145 km | 0.9 km |
| Monarch's Way | 922 km | 1.3 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stableyard Restaurant | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 1.3 km · N |
| The White Lion | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 1.4 km · N |
| White Lion | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 1.4 km · N |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.