Walsgrove Hill boasts fantastic views from its 869-foot (265 m) summit towards Abberley Hill and its clock tower. It is at the northern end of a ridge that also contains Cockshot, Rodge, Pudford, Penny, Berrow and Ankerdine Hills.

Formed during the Silurian period, the ridge is part of the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark, an area of considerable geological significance, spanning 700 million years of natural history.

Sasha Taylor

June 7, 2023

View to the West

The lower part of Walsgrove Hill and the hill on which Abberley clock tower stands are Silurian siltstone. The valley of the River Teme cuts into soft mudstones of the upper Silurian Old Red Sandstone with the harder sandstones of the lower Devonian Old Red Sandstone forming the Bromyard plateau. The low hummocky ground at the base of these hills is underlain by Carboniferous age Coal Measures rocks. These form the southerly tip of the Wyre Forest coalfield. Coal was mined here until the early twentieth century. To the north west, the Clee Hills are also formed of Carboniferous rocks. A molten layer of rock pushed between the layers and formed a hard black dolerite rock, the Dhustone, which slowed the erosion of these still prominent hills and is quarried for roadstone to this day.

Source: Local signage

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 250 m

Weather

Today

Thursday 13 November

14°C

11°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Shelsley Beauchamp, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Kingswood Common

Knowles Mill

St Leonard's Church and Cemetery, Ribbesford

Wyre Forest Line Railway Path

Bewdley Bridge

Worcestershire Beacon Summit & Toposcope

Wyre Forest

Gruffalo Statues

Ankerdine Hill Viewpoint

View of Fetterlocks

Table Hill (375 m)

Walsgrove Hill Summit View

1. View of Teme Valley – Walsgrove Hill Summit View loop from Great Witley

2. View of Abberley Landscape – Abberley Clock Tower loop from Great Witley

3. View of Teme Valley – Walsgrove Hill Summit View loop from The Common Abberley

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️