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The Malvern Hills, north to south

20 named summits in one ridge. The highest is Worcestershire Beacon at 425 m (1394 ft); the lowest on the main ridge is Chase End Hill at 191 m.

Profile of the Malvern ridge from south (left) to north (right), showing summit heights 284m 338m 308m 357m 325m 425m 397m South North

Heights at a glance

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Malvern Hills summits from north to south, with heights
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1 End Hill 329 m 1079 — —
2 Table Hill 373 m 1224 — —
3 North Hill 397 m 1302 — 3
4 Sugarloaf Hill 368 m 1207 Sugar Loaf Hill 2
5 Worcestershire Beacon 425 m 1394 Worcester Beacon, The Beacon 6
6 Summer Hill 382 m 1253 — 3
7 Perseverance Hill 325 m 1066 — 3
8 Jubilee Hill 327 m 1073 — 4
9 Pinnacle Hill 357 m 1171 — 4
10 Black Hill 308 m 1010 Black Hill (north top), Black Hill (south top) 3
11 Tinkers Hill (off the main ridge) 213 m 699 Tinker's Hill —
12 British Camp 338 m 1109 Herefordshire Beacon 6
13 Millennium Hill 327 m 1073 — 3
14 Broad Down 291 m 955 — 2
15 Hangman's Hill 276 m 906 Hangmans Hill 3
16 Swinyard Hill 272 m 892 — 2
17 Midsummer Hill 284 m 932 — 2
18 Hollybush Hill 242 m 794 Holly Bush Hill 1
19 Ragged Stone Hill 254 m 833 Raggedstone Hill 2
20 Chase End Hill 191 m 627 — 2

Heights from the Malvern Hills AONB Partnership key views report and the Database of British and Irish Hills. Where sources differ by a metre, we note it on the hill’s entry.

Summit by summit

From End Hill above Malvern Link to Chase End Hill on the Gloucestershire border.

  1. End Hill 329 m

    The northernmost top of the ridge, a lower summit beyond North Hill with views north over Malvern Link.

    End Hill is where the Malvern ridge begins in the north. At 329 metres it sits just beyond North Hill and Table Hill, and it is quieter than the summits above the town centre. Walkers heading along the whole range often start or finish here.

    • Northern end of the ridge

  2. Table Hill 373 m

    A small top on the west side of North Hill, between North Hill and Sugarloaf Hill.

    Table Hill sits on the western shoulder of North Hill rather than squarely on the line of the ridge. Flint tools, including part of an arrowhead and a scraper, have been reported between North Hill and Table Hill. A 19th-century guidebook recorded a mound on its top. Its height is given as 373 metres by Wikipedia, but it is missing from the survey used for the other heights, so treat that figure with care.

    • Flint finds reported nearby

  3. North Hill 397 m

    The second-highest of the Malverns, rising straight above Great Malvern and the highest point on the Worcestershire Way.

    • Second-highest summit
    • Highest point of the Worcestershire Way
    • Rocky outcrop summit
    • 3 walks
    Walks, parking and views

  4. Sugarloaf Hill 368 m

    The shapely summit between North Hill and the Worcestershire Beacon, crossed by most walkers linking the two.

    Sugarloaf Hill (368 metres) lies on the ridge between North Hill and the Worcestershire Beacon. Most walkers cross it without a second thought on the way between the two bigger summits, but its cone shape stands out clearly from the town below.

    • On the North Hill to Beacon ridge
    • 2 walks

    Walks: Malvern Hills end to end, North Hill and the Worcestershire Beacon

  5. Worcestershire Beacon 425 m

    The highest point of the Malvern Hills and of Worcestershire, with a toposcope and trig pillar on its rocky summit.

    • Highest point in Worcestershire
    • Toposcope (1897)
    • OS trig pillar
    • Armada beacon site
    • 6 walks
    Walks, parking and views

  6. Summer Hill 382 m

    The first summit south of the Worcestershire Beacon on the main ridge path.

    Summer Hill (382 metres) is the first top you reach walking south from the Worcestershire Beacon. The main ridge path crosses it on the way down towards the Wyche Cutting.

    • On the main ridge path south of the Beacon
    • 3 walks

    Walks: Easiest route up the Worcestershire Beacon, Malvern Hills end to end, Worcestershire Beacon along the ridge from Jubilee Drive

  7. Perseverance Hill 325 m

    A summit south of the Wyche Cutting, between Summer Hill and Jubilee Hill.

    Perseverance Hill (325 metres) rises south of the Wyche Cutting, where the B4218 crosses the ridge. It lies between Summer Hill and Jubilee Hill on the central section of the range.

    • South of the Wyche Cutting
    • 3 walks

    Walks: Malvern Hills end to end, Grand Traverse: Ledbury to Great Malvern, Worcestershire Beacon along the ridge from Jubilee Drive

  8. Jubilee Hill 327 m

    A central summit named in 2002 for Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee, between Perseverance and Pinnacle hills.

    Jubilee Hill (327 metres) was named by the Malvern Hills Conservators, now the Malvern Hills Trust, in 2002 for Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. A plaque was unveiled in 2003. It was taken in 2018 and replaced in June 2022.

    • Named in 2002
    • Jubilee plaque
    • 4 walks

    Walks: Malvern Hills end to end, Grand Traverse: Ledbury to Great Malvern, Jubilee Drive path from the Wyche, Worcestershire Beacon along the ridge from Jubilee Drive

  9. Pinnacle Hill 357 m

    A central summit above Jubilee Drive with possible Bronze Age burial mounds, and a surfaced easier-access trail on its western slopes.

    • Possible Bronze Age round barrows
    • Easier-access trail nearby
    • County boundary
    • 4 walks
    Walks, parking and views

  10. Black Hill 308 m

    A two-topped hill above Jubilee Drive, with a short surfaced easier-access trail from the Black Hill car park.

    Black Hill has two tops: a northern one at 308 metres and a southern one at 270 metres. The Malvern Hills Trust’s Black Hill car park on Jubilee Drive is the start of a short surfaced easier-access trail, about 200 metres long, which climbs towards the ridge. It is one of the easiest ways for people with limited mobility to reach the high ground.

    • Two tops (308 m and 270 m)
    • Easier-access trail from the car park
    • 3 walks

    Walks: Malvern Hills end to end, Grand Traverse: Ledbury to Great Malvern, Black Hill easier-access trail

  11. Tinkers Hill 213 m

    A low outlier east of British Camp, off the main ridge, with views east over the Vale of Evesham.

    Tinkers Hill (213 metres) is an outlier to the east of Herefordshire Beacon rather than a summit on the main crest. It looks east across the Vale of Evesham towards the Cotswolds.

    • Eastern outlier

  12. British Camp 338 m

    Herefordshire Beacon, crowned by British Camp: one of the best-preserved Iron Age hillforts in Britain, with huge views from its ramparts.

    • Iron Age hillfort
    • Scheduled monument
    • Later ringwork castle
    • British Camp Reservoir below
    • 6 walks
    Walks, parking and views

  13. Millennium Hill 327 m

    The summit just south of British Camp, on the route from Giant’s Cave up to the hillfort.

    Millennium Hill (327 metres) lies just south of Herefordshire Beacon. Walkers climbing from Giant’s Cave to British Camp pass over it. Sources disagree on whether it or Broad Down comes first walking south.

    • Next to British Camp
    • 3 walks

    Walks: British Camp and Giant’s Cave circular, Malvern Hills end to end, Grand Traverse: Ledbury to Great Malvern

  14. Broad Down 291 m

    A broad summit south of British Camp, along the line of the Shire Ditch.

    Broad Down (291 metres) lies south of British Camp. The Shire Ditch, the ancient boundary earthwork that follows the crest of the hills, runs along the ridge towards it. Cattle sometimes graze here as part of the Malvern Hills Trust’s conservation grazing. Their locations change, so check the Trust’s website if you are walking with a dog.

    • Shire Ditch
    • Conservation grazing at times
    • 2 walks

    Walks: British Camp and Giant’s Cave circular, Malvern Hills end to end

  15. Hangman's Hill 276 m

    A southern summit between Broad Down and Swinyard Hill, above Giant’s Cave.

    Hangman’s Hill (276 metres) sits between Broad Down and Swinyard Hill in the southern hills, above the paths that lead to Giant’s Cave.

    • Above Giant’s Cave paths
    • 3 walks

    Walks: British Camp and Giant’s Cave circular, Malvern Hills end to end, Grand Traverse: Ledbury to Great Malvern

  16. Swinyard Hill 272 m

    A southern summit with a quartzite outcrop, above the Swinyard car park and Gullet Quarry.

    Swinyard Hill (272 metres) lies north of Midsummer Hill and south of Hangman’s Hill, and has an outcrop of quartzite. The Malvern Hills Trust’s Swinyard car park on Gullet Road is close by, as is Gullet Quarry.

    • Quartzite outcrop
    • Near Gullet Quarry
    • 2 walks

    Walks: Malvern Hills end to end, Grand Traverse: Ledbury to Great Malvern

  17. Midsummer Hill 284 m

    A quieter southern summit whose Iron Age ramparts enclose both Midsummer Hill and neighbouring Hollybush Hill.

    • Iron Age hillfort
    • Over 400 hut platforms identified
    • National Trust land
    • Summit shelter
    • 2 walks
    Walks, parking and views

  18. Hollybush Hill 242 m

    A lower hill east of Midsummer Hill, inside the same Iron Age hillfort ramparts.

    Hollybush Hill (242 metres) lies just east of Midsummer Hill, and the Midsummer Hill hillfort’s ramparts enclose both. A pillow mound, an artificial rabbit warren, survives on the hill.

    • Inside Midsummer Hill fort
    • Pillow mound
    • 1 walk

    Walks: Midsummer Hill hillfort from Hollybush

  19. Ragged Stone Hill 254 m

    A steep, twin-topped hill above the Hollybush pass, close to the point where Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire meet.

    • Twin tops (254 m and 250 m)
    • Near the three-counties point
    • Local legend
    • 2 walks
    Walks, parking and views

  20. Chase End Hill 191 m

    The southernmost hill of the range, with a trig point on top: the start or finish of the Malvern Hills end-to-end walk.

    • Southern end of the ridge
    • Trig point
    • County boundary
    • 2 walks
    Walks, parking and views