Charges and payment
Free
Prices last checked 14 Sept 2026. Always follow the signs in the car park. Operator’s current charges.
These parking details were checked against the operator’s website on 14 Sept 2026. Things change, so check before you travel.
A free car park on Cockshot Road at the northern end of the hills, near North Hill and End Hill.
Nearest hills
Hill
North Hill
The second-highest of the Malverns, rising straight above Great Malvern and the highest point on the Worcestershire Way.
Hill
End Hill
The northernmost top of the ridge, a lower summit beyond North Hill with views north over Malvern Link.
Food and drink near this car park
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A freehouse on Bank Street in Malvern, with food and cask ales.
- By a walk start
- Dogs welcome
- Near a station
Website for The Nag's Head (opens in a new tab) Directions to The Nag's Head (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
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At the Morgan Motor Company’s visitor centre in Malvern Link: a lunch or tea stop if you visit the Morgan factory. Dogs welcome.
- Dogs welcome
- Near a station
- Afternoon tea
Website for FAUN at Morgan Experience (opens in a new tab) Call FAUN at Morgan Experience Directions to FAUN at Morgan Experience (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Our picks are chosen for their position near the route; partners are paid placements. Check opening times before you go. More food and drink
Staying overnight?
The most practical base for this walk is Great Malvern: town base with a station, shops and places to eat, right at the foot of the Worcestershire Beacon.
- Great Malvern station
- Car-free trips
- First visits
- Food and drink
Our picks nearby
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Two B&B rooms with a vegan cookery school, five to ten minutes’ walk from Malvern Link station: a car-free base for the northern hills. Street parking only; two-night minimum without a course.
- Near a station
- Breakfast
Book direct (opens in a new tab) Website for Our Lizzy (opens in a new tab) Call Our Lizzy Directions to Our Lizzy (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
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A pub-hotel in central Great Malvern. The hotel says the walking trails to the top of the hills start just over the road. There is no lift.
- Walk from the door
- Near a station
- Breakfast
- Food on site
Book direct (opens in a new tab) Website for The Foley Arms Hotel (opens in a new tab) Directions to The Foley Arms Hotel (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)