Where is best to park at the Malvern Hills?

How long does it take to walk across the Malvern Hills?

Enjoy this 10.1-mile loop trail near Malvern, Worcestershire. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 59 min to complete. This trail is great for hiking, mountain biking, and walking.

Where do you park to walk the Worcestershire Beacon?

The walk starts in the pleasant village of Upper Wyche, which is easily reached from the A449 that runs through Great Malvern. Limited on street parking is available (grid ref. SO768437) with a pay and display parking area in a disused quarry a few hundred metres down the hill towards the A449.

Where do the Malvern Hills start and end?

The start point for the walk is the car park at North Malvern in the 19th century spa town of Great Malvern. You then pass End Hill, Table Hill and Sugarloaf Hill on your way to Worcestershire Beacon.

Where are the Malvern Hills located?

Where are the Malvern Hills? The Malvern Hills sit roughly halfway between the cities of Birmingham and Bristol. The 12-mile ridge-line falls within three English counties: Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small part of northern Gloucestershire.

How many hills make up the Malvern Hills?

The Malverns are a line of 22 hills, including the evocatively named Hangman’s, Tinkers and Perseverance.

What are the origins of Malvern?

The name Malvern is derived from the ancient British or old Welsh moel-bryn, meaning “Bare or Bald Hill”, the modern equivalent being the Welsh moelfryn (bald hill). It has been known as Malferna (11th century), Malverne (12th century), and Much Malvern (16–17th century).

What is the difference between Malvern and Great Malvern?

Great Malvern is an area of the spa town of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the eastern flanks of the Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill, and is the historic centre of Malvern and includes its town centre.

Is Malvern worth visiting?

Part of this beautiful area is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is rich in heritage, the arts and contains an extraordinary range of activities, attractions as well as tours and walks such as the Teme Valley Tour and discovering the Malvern Hills themselves.

Does Malvern have a town Centre?

There are three town centres in Malvern – Great Malvern, Barnards Green and Malvern Link, with all three centres offering something different for shoppers. There’s plenty of independent retailers, arts and craft shops, galleries, boutiques and much more!

What shops are there in Malvern?

What shops are in Malvern Shopping Park?

Occupiers include Marks & Spencer, Halfords, Poundstretcher, Poundland, New Look, Next, Argos, Pets at Home, Matalan, Boots, McDonald’s, Card Factory, Carphone Warehouse and Caffe Nero.

How far is Great Malvern from Malvern?

What’s Malvern famous for?

Malvern is home to ancient iron-age hill-forts at British Camp and Midsummer Hill, a tour of the Morgan Motor Factory, Elgar’s Birthplace Museum and Visitor Centre, as well as historic houses and museums telling the idiosyncratic stories from around the local area from days gone by.

Where do trains go to from Malvern?

Malvern is fortunate to have two rail stations on the Worcester to Hereford line: Great Malvern and Malvern Link. Both stations have direct trains to Worcester, Hereford, Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Oxford and London.

How big is Malvern?

Is Malvern a hill or mountain?

The core of the Malvern Hills, with an elevation above 1,300 feet (400 metres), comprises Precambrian gneisses and volcanic rocks. Those hills form the boundary with Worcestershire.