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Gentle cattle that are very well suited to life on the hills

There are quite a number of these direction arrow stones on the Malverns, they look good and they are very informative.

The Talbot is a particular favourite, they brew their own selection of excellent beers, and the food is superb too! It is also in a great location alongside the River Teme and below Ankerdine Hill. The little chapel in the photo above is actually the Knightwick Mortuary Chapel, and it is up a nearby hill, about 3/4 of a mile from the Talbot.

Tough, wooded hill climbs. In leafy summer, the trees block the views over the valleys.

Nipple Well lies on the slopes of Nipple Coppice. More of a spring really, this "well" is being managed by the forestry company to enhance drainage. Forestry roads are well kept but muddy in all but the longest droughts.

a traditional breed, cute and easy to hike past them

A crossroad stone marks the direction of the various peaks found in the beautiful Malvern Hills. As you arrive at this pointer, you'll be treated to awe-inspiring views in every direction.

This woodland is located high on a hilltop and provides some very picturesque views of the surrounding countryside. The tracks through the woodland are wide and quite compact and are surrounded by beautiful towering trees.

This spout, formerly known as the Cowleigh Spout, is on the left as you leave Malvern on the Cowleigh Road, almost opposite the Worcestershire Way car park. The springs are in an adjacent field and their daily output is 10,000 gallons, with much running to waste. Unlike many of the other natural water sources of the Malverns, Cowleigh Spout maintained a healthy flow even during times of severe drought, such as that in 1921, and on many occasions was the sole supply over an extensive area. During the construction of the North Malvern Tank in the 1870s, when the supply from the Morris tank was cut off, the inhabitants walked the half mile from North Malvern to this spout for their household's water. This rural idyll was witness to the 'dirty' hordes of Birmingham hop-pickers who flocked to the countryside for their annual working holiday. "Cowleigh Spring was the resort of many hoppers on Sunday, the "crystal streams" being freely used for their ablutions. They borrowed a piece of soap and had a "wash and brush up, the pocket handkerchief doing service as a towel". The Madresfield Connection The original spout was replaced with this one by the 7th Earl Beauchamp. He was later immortalised as Lord Marchmain in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. The wording on the tiled surround reads: "This fountain was presented to the people of Cowleigh by William Earl Beauchamp 1905." The Earls Beauchamp lived at Madresfield Court, three miles away on the opposite side of the hills, and the cisterns behind the fountain originally supplied the Court, four farms and a dozen houses on the Madresfield estate. The spout fed a tank on Cowleigh Park Farm. In the 1870s, a three-inch iron main was laid to Madresfield via Dyson Perrins School, Tanhouse Lane and Newland and a 30,000-gallon reservoir/header tank at Lower Woodsfield Farm enabled the supply thereafter to be gravity fed. The laying of the supply is recorded in the local paper of 7 Dec.1872, titled `New water supply to Madresfield Court': "For some time past, the route between Madresfield Court...and the famous flow of water at the entrance to `Cowleigh Park', known as `Cowleigh Spout' has exhibited a line of excavation, in which mains have been deposited for the conveyance of the overflow of water at the spout for use at Madresfield Court. The work is now all but completed." The village was put on to the main public supply shortly after 1955 following concern about possible contamination. A sample analysed during the 1980s suggested a similar composition to the Schweppes Pewtriss Well. The tanks behind still overflow copiously and are maintained because they supply several local households with water. In 1995 water was reinstated at the public spout as a result of the efforts of local enthusiasts. Since then the area around the spout has been the subject of various initiatives to make the area more user friendly in recent years. There are now steps from the car park at the rear, which once housed the bottling works tank. Also the area in front of the spout has been restored and drainage improved. The Madresfield Estates Trust still owns about 50 acres of land behind the spout together with the nearby Cowleigh Wood, but at some time in the past the ownership of the spout changed. In 2007 the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty managers when implementing the Heritage Lottery Fund enhancements unsuccessfully tried to trace the owners of this fountain. What they did discover was that the properties across the road from the fountain had a right to the water and in the case of The Byre it was a gift in perpetuity from the Beauchamp estate for bravery in the Great War. Source: malvernwaters.com

Malvern's greatest problem in the nineteenth century was a lack of available water as millions of gallons of the limpid fluid ran annually to waste. The answer, although expensive, was to build tanks to store water when supply exceeded demand, such as overnight and in wet weather. The stored water could be used to buffer against dwindling supplies when demand exceeded supply. The little Morris tank and spout built in 1835 was insufficient, so in the following year Charles paid just over 300 pounds for a 50,000-gallon tank. It was built by local builder George McCann, and kept 63 workmen in employment for three months. When completed Charles Morris feted his 63 workmen with a dinner at the Foley Arms. An exploratory visit into the tank on 2001 confirmed the dimensions of the tank to be 15.600m long, 3.170m wide, 3.170m from the floor to the vault and 4 m from the floor to the top. A quick calculation shows that at best the tank held 43.5 thousand gallons, so it wasn't quite what Morris had anticipated. The plaque on the North Malvern Tank reads: 'The inhabitants of North Malvern have placed this stone to record that these tanks were erected at the sole expense of Charles Morris Jn Esq. of Portman Square London in 1835 and 1836 - Ye young and aged poor pray that the blessings of God may be abundantly poured unto him who has here poured abundant blessings on you.' Access to the public spout was across the grass until 1865, when the North Malvern Road was constructed. The spout was deliberately low down to prevent people putting huge barrels under it and taking away vast quantities at a time. A bucket was about all that could be used because the water was only to be used for domestic purposes, not for brewing or other trades, or filling up traction engines. The water was much too good for that and would have been much prized in metropolitan and industrial areas. It was described as 'bright and pleasant to taste, almost free from organic impurity, and very soft. After Charles Morris' death his sister paid for the upkeep of the tanks but the Local Board announced on the 1 June 1867 that with her approval they would take over the management and maintenance of the tanks. '..the Board, as the local authority, had the right to take the management of all fountains, tanks and wells, for the use of the public, to themselves'. They took over the responsibility in 1867 and that's when the complaints began. The Board received a complaint that the tap had been broken on the tanks and the water had 'been misused' - particularly by brewers. It was suggested that a notice be placed on the tank saying that people not living in the district had no right to the water. Despite these restrictions the tank rarely held enough water so the inhabitants frequently had to walk the half mile to the Cowleigh Spout for their water. Conservation measures were introduced and the Surveyor put up a notice at the Tank prohibiting the use of water except for domestic use. The width of the gates was also reduced to prevent barrel laden carts from driving in to collect large quantities of water. These feeble attempts to prevent wastage were followed by yet another, when it was later decided to lock the gate and the tap at the Morris Tank from 9pm to 6am to stop water being taken away by people who lived outside the area. The chief reason for the shortage was the inadequate size of the tank; other reasons were the use of water for purposes other than those authorised, and the Commissioners' tendency to neglect the facilities. In 1867 Mr.Wink of North Malvern Hotel complained that the Tank was not in a proper state of order so the local people were suffering a water shortage and in 1870 pounds 30 was spent repairing the Tank conduit so that the water ran into the reservoir and not into the ground. In 1872 the Local Board finally addressed the main reason for the town's water shortage and a one million gallon tank was constructed about 150 ft further up the hill above and behind the Clock Tower. The building works interfered with the flow of water to the Tank, which was reduced to a trickle and taken by the building contractor. The residents had once again to toil down to Cowleigh Spout for their water. To add indignation to injury, the following month the inhabitants could not use the flow that became available at the Tank because it was discoloured and unfit for domestic use. They watched 3,000 - 4,000 gallons a day being wasted. The disruption was caused by the contractors working on the new reservoir and the water was passing through a clay layer before entering the Tank. It was decided to clean out the Tank and install a pipe leading directly from the spring to the Tank. The pipe was duly laid. The work took almost a year. The residents were badly off all round; no-one wanted to lodge in the area any more because of the noise of the stone blasting for the works and the local boys were frequently endangering their lives by playing on the site, particularly on the new stone crusher. Worse was to come. When the new North Malvern Reservoir was completed many local people had meters installed to receive the new town supply, thereby having to pay for what was once free. Those who could not afford this luxury continued to use the free water from the tap in the enclosure under the porch at the Morris Tank. Some people could not take advantage of nature's bounty for other reasons. 'An iron ladle with a strong chain might be attached to the tank at North Malvern, to enable thirsty souls to refresh themselves,' grumbled a visitor seeking health and refreshment in the town, also complaining about the rotting sheep's carcass above the North Malvern Tank. Just a few years later it was a human body which was discovered in the vicinity. The route from the Morris Tank to the reservoir was steep, rocky and dangerous and there was no handrail to prevent walkers from falling over the precipice. In October 1886 a body, badly cut about the face and head, was found at the foot of the rocks, just above the Clock Tower Tank. The unfortunate fellow was William Seabrook, aged 30, from Watford, who until two weeks earlier had been employed as a waiter at the Abbey Hotel. An empty brandy bottle nearby suggests that he died after drowning his sorrows at becoming unemployed. The flow from the North Malvern spouts was entirely dependent upon rainfall; in the disastrous drought of 1887 the supply during May measured 1 gallon every 15 - 30 minutes, and by the second week in June the Clock Tower tank failed completely and did not produce another drop until November. Once again the North Malvern residents - the poorer ones who could not afford mains water - were forced to trek down to the Cowleigh Spout, though the inconvenience was minimised by a certain community spirit. Mrs Bruton, 'a poor widow' in the neighbourhood, had a good pump of excellent water which she gave freely to her neighbours; in Malvern, such well-blessed people were selling their liquid silver at 2 buckets a penny! Mr Mander made an analysis of the reservoir water in 1895: "From the public tap a sample was collected and found excellent. Perfectly bright and pleasant to taste, almost free from organic impurity, and very soft." Although the Clock Tower Tank was not quite as important as in the past it still had its uses. In 1883 permission was granted to Rev F.H. Cope to use the Tank yard once a week for drill for the children of the North Malvern National School. How best to care for the vicinity of the Tank was also being considered and it was decided to improve the enclosure surrounding the Tank. In 1886 a new facility was added when Mr F G Staples-Brown of West Malvern was given permission to erect, at his own expense, a dogs' drinking trough at the Clock Tower Tank. By the summer of 1904 the North Malvern Tank was neglected and a suggestion was made to tidy up the area and install a canopied seat to the rear of the tank. Morris' installation is now redundant and the cathedral like tank immediately behind the clock lies empty. It is entered by a manhole on the level area behind the Clock tower. In the early 21st century Heritage Lottery Funding enabled restoration of the fabric of the buildings, the spout to be restored with new gates across the alcove at the foot of the tower and water to be reinstated at the spout. There was some controversy regarding the gates to the spout alcove. In spite of objections, the Malvern Hills District Council Committee approved a design that was described by one Local District Councillor as reminiscent of Tolkein and Lord of the Rings. Being a grade II listed 19th century building that one objector described as muscular, geometric and industrial, many felt that the wavy lines interspersed with spirals was inappropriate as part of a project to conserve a building of this nature. Overall however the HLF monies gave the structure a welcomed restoration and enhancement. The Tank Clocks - In 1843 a clock tower was added by Morris, the mechanism striking the hours for the benefit of the local inhabitants. The clock was mounted in the space now occupied by the circular tablet which bears an inscription dated 1901. The clock clearly gave trouble as the local paper records in 1869: 'The Tank Clock. The inhabitants of North Malvern complain that the clock scarcely ever indicates anything approaching correct time by day or night; and that it is sometimes stopped for the greater part of a week. The philanthropic gentleman by whom it was erected, intended that it should be of service to the people, and so it might be; but whether it has got out of repair, or been neglected by the party to whose charge it has been committed, the instrument has been for sometime worse than useless, by greatly misleading the neighbourhood.' The Local Board anticipated a 25 pounds bill for repairs but in July Mr Ashfield of North Malvern informed the Board that a man he knew had offered to regulate the Tank Clock for 25 shillings - one twentieth of the anticipated cost! Adhering to Red Tape the offer was turned down because the gentleman had not made a proper tender for the work. The work must have been completed as there were no more complaints! In March 1901 the dilapidated state of the clock was brought to the attention of the Urban District Council. It was decided to replace it with a new one and the owner, Mr C W Dyson Perrins, gave his consent for it to be gas illuminated. (The fittings were still in situ although not working in the 1990s.) John Smith & Sons of Derby supplied a 4-dial, hour-striking clock for 88 pounds 14s which by May was installed and working smoothly. A further 90 pounds was spent on installation and the new, much enlarged terracotta tower. Although the inscription on this extension reads, 'This clock was erected in the first year of the reign of his most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII by the Urban Council, H E Dixey Chairman 1901' it was originally intended as a functional local requirement rather than a commemorative artifact. The present clock is a flatbed clock powered by weights and incorporates a chiming mechanism. The light was extinguished during the Second World War and in July 1946 was relit by gas, although electricity was being installed increasingly in new buildings. The clock was maintained by the local council and kept good time until it was recently restored with HLF monies to its supposed 1869 condition. In July 2006 the local newspaper reported that 'the restoration of North Malvern Clock Tower is complete, as it now has four time-telling faces.' The Tank and Clock Tower at North Malvern is a grade II listed building. Source: malvernwaters.com

Pretty cool marker stone, points to everywhere

This intriguing clocktower on the edge of Malvern is far more than a means of telling time. It sits above a vast underground reservoir, vital for keeping freshwater flowing to the town in years gone by. The need of the reservoir was created by the fast expansion of Malvern in the mid-1800s. As the town's population doubled, urgent solutions for the lack of drinking water were needed.

Cloaked across part of the Suckley Hills, Blackhouse Wood Nature Reserve is a rich and ancient semi-natural woodland. The green heart-shaped leaves of the lime tree are a welcome sight; the large-leaved lime is among the rarest of Britain's native lime trees. Wood vetch, nettle-leaved bellflower, rock rose, yellow wort, wild thyme and tutsan all benefit from the ridge's geology. The reserve is also a stronghold for moths, with around 500 species recorded here.

Between the Abberley Hills to the north and the Malvern Hills to the south are the gently rolling, wooded Suckley Hills, which rise above the village of the same name. It's a beautiful place for a stroll, particularly in spring and summer when the surrounding orchards and woodland are full of colour and life. Dandelions bob on the breeze, bluebells carpet the woodland and bees buzz from flower to flower.

Ankerdine Hill, at 489 feet (149 m), is part of the Abberley Hills ridge in the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark. The ridge was formed during the Silurian period and is of considerable geological significance. The River Teme loops around the hill, surrounding it on its western, southern and eastern side, giving it superb views of the Teme Valley. It is most commonly ascended from the village of Knightwick, where the award-winning Talbot pub is a good post-hike option.

Knightwick is a small and pretty village nestled below Ankerdine Hill and within a meander of the River Teme. It is a superb base for exploring this beautiful part of the country, with the Abberley Hills ridge and the Malverns on your doorstep and within easy driving distance of the Wye Valley AONB, the Shropshire Hills AONB, and the Cotswolds AONB. In terms of accommodation, the Talbot is a 15th-century coaching inn that serves excellent food and has rooms, perfect after a long hike.

Inside is a natural spring. It comes with a warning, don’t drink the water!