Worcestershire Beacon
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
- 425.1 m · 1,395 ft
- Prominence
- 335.6 m
- Grid reference
- SO 76883 45237
- Coordinates
- 52.10494, -2.33895
- County / area
- Worcestershire
- County top
- Highest point of Worcestershire
- Region
- Welsh Borders S
- OS Landranger
- 150
- OS Explorer
- 190
- Summit feature
- rock between topograph and trig point
- Key col
- SO 5024 6477 (89.5 m)
About Worcestershire Beacon
Worcestershire Beacon, widely called Worcester Beacon or simply The Beacon, is the highest ground in Worcestershire at 425 metres. It belongs to the Malvern Hills, a ridge running roughly 13 km north to south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border.
A dense and easily reached network of footpaths crosses the hill, and it draws large numbers of walkers. The Countryside Agency designated the area an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the hills are managed by the Malvern Hills Conservators under Acts of Parliament of 1884, 1909, 1924, 1930 and 1995, framed to preserve the landscape and guard it against encroachment.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Worcestershire Beacon (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
- Sunrise
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- Sunset
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 52.105, -2.339. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (425 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
rock is 0.3m higher than ground by trig point 12m S at (SO 76884 45223) and 1m higher than topograph 10m N at (SO 76881 45248).
The recorded summit point is rock between topograph and trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level
- Record revised
- 03-Jun-24
- Drop measured from
- SO 5024 6477 · 89.5 m
Classification history: Dropped from Trail 100 list Jan 2020.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Geopark Way | 179 km | over the top |
| Three Choirs Way | 301 km | over the top |
| Worcestershire Way | 50 km | 0.6 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 Brewers Arms | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 0.6 km · NW |
| St Ann's Well Cafe | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 0.8 km · NE |
| ASK | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 0.9 km · NE |
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.