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Bredon Hill 2004

 

This summit was activated by me, accompanied by Jimmy on Saturday 26th June 2004:    Click to return to summit index

 

Tom M1EYO on CE-003   Jimmy at Banbury Stone, the summit marker on Bredon Hill CE-003

Headed directly south on country lanes from Walton Hill CE-002, following signs for Bromsgrove. Picked up M5(S) and went down to junction 9 south-west of Bredon, from where I worked back up to the village of Kemerton, and through there and up the hill. At the end of this lane there is parking for three cars, and I got the last spot. The path continues from the end of the road in the same direction, and continues past a junction where one path goes into the wood.  Then you get to a sign which says something of the order of "You are not on a PROW any more, please go back to the PROW"!  So into the wood it was, and back out of it pretty quickly, and continuing the gradual ascent along the sides of the fields. A number of tracks lead off to the left, but the one to take is not a PROW, but signed as a concessionary footpath. This leads across in the direction of the building with aerials on that looks like an old water tower.  Another track then curves its way up towards the iron age fort and to the summit, marked by a large stone ("Banbury Stone").  Just beyond the rock is a large hole in the ground, presumably part of the old fort, and we sat in here to activate and gain shelter from the wind.  Weather was murky with drizzle - again. The activation was qualified very quickly on 2m FM, before descending and heading onto Cleeve Hill CE-003.

Thanks to the following stations worked, all on 2m FM with 2.5 watts:

G4PTX Redditch Lee
G4JZF Walsall Graham
G3ZQQ Kidderminster Jim
G0NES Wythall Don
M0COP Hall  Green Pete