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Bredon Hill Summit – Parsons Folly on Bredon Hill loop from Bredon's Norton

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Bredon Hill Summit – Parsons Folly on Bredon Hill loop from Bredon's Norton

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Bredon Hill Summit – Parsons Folly on Bredon Hill loop from Bredon's Norton

03:16

11.1km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

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Start point

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1.61 km

Bredon Hill National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

On the west side of Bredon Hill is a national nature reserve which contains some magnificent old oak trees such as this one. The reserve goes quite a long way up the hill, but beware, there is no access route from the reserve to the top of the hill.

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2.53 km

Woolas Hall Deer Farm

Highlight • Structure

The track runs between two enclosures that belong to the Woolas Hall Deer Farm, and the collection of deer there are quite something to see and watch.

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2.65 km

View from Woollas Hall Gardens

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.56 km

Elephant Stone (Banbury Stone)

Highlight • Natural

Also known as the Banbury Stone, there is conjecture about the exact origin of the Elephant Stone. Some believe it to be an ancient focus for the dark arts, others say it was a type of amber stone dedicated to the sun by druids. There's also a superstition that if you kiss the stone on Good Friday you will be cursed with bad luck.

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4.71 km

Bredon Hill Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic views over the Malverns and towards Wales.

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4.71 km

Parsons Folly on Bredon Hill

Highlight • Monument

Historic Bredon Hill stands proud in isolation. From its 981-foot (299 m) summit you can gaze out across Worcestershire to the Malverns and south into the rolling Cotswolds. Scenic magnificence.

The hill was once an Iron Age hillfort, known as Kemerton Camp and it then became an important Roman encampment. In the 18th century, the squire of Kemerton Court erected a small stone tower, Parsons Folly. A number of ancient standing stones also adorn the hill.

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9.58 km

Malvern View

Highlight • Viewpoint

The track from Norton Park to Bredon Hill offers fine views to the south and west, looking down the lower Avon valley to its confluence with the Severn at Tewkesbury and also across to the Malverns seen side-on.

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9.97 km

Norton Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Magnificent Cotswold stone manor house set in beautiful sloping parkland with fine oak trees on the lower west slopes of Bredon Hill.

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.30 km

2.56 km

2.09 km

1.12 km

Surfaces

3.45 km

2.66 km

2.48 km

1.66 km

812 m

Elevation

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Monday 13 July

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Bredon Hill Summit – Parsons Folly on Bredon Hill loop from Bredon's Norton

Bredon Hill National Nature Reserve

Woolas Hall Deer Farm

View from Woollas Hall Gardens

Elephant Stone (Banbury Stone)

Bredon Hill Summit

Parsons Folly on Bredon Hill

Malvern View

Norton Park

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