I had recently moved to Pershore in Worcestershire due to a works contract in nearby Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.  I was keen to get out at the weekends and indulge in some walking and landscape photography.  One of my first photo walks just had to be the Malvern Hills.

IFootpath Malvern Hills

As early as the Monday at work the BBC weather forecast for the Malvern Hills for the coming weekend was going to be brilliant sunshine.  I found a great walk and guide to follow for the Malvern Hills on IFootpath of 11 miles!

The weather forecast held true to its promise and when Sunday came round it was a brilliant day of sunshine.

Hangman to British Camp

I arrived post dawn though around 8AM and started to climb up the first of the Malverns called Hangman Hill where you then follow the three choirs way.  It was cold and frosty and very fresh but beautiful.  This time of year winter is suppose to be good for Landscape photography due to the shorter days with sunsets occurring between 4 and 5pm and visibility is greater with less pollution in the atmosphere.

On reaching British camp which is an old iron age fortress the views across the Malvern hills were spectacular I was heading to that far off peak called the Worcestershire Beacon at a height of 425 meters.

Sallys Place Herefordshire Beacon

Beyond British camp at Wynds point down by the roadside opposite the Herefordshire beacon car park  there is a very handy cafe popular with bikers called Sallys place.

At Sallys cafe you can get freshly made bacon sausage egg sandwiches and hot filtered coffee.  Sallys place is a great stop off point on any long walk across the Malvern hills.  I stopped here again on the circuit back.

Worcestershire Beacon

Refreshed I continued the walk along the Malvern Hills to the Worcestershire Beacon.   It was later in the morning now and quite a few more people were making this walk too on such a bright sunny winters day.  You get tourists from all over the world visiting the Malvern hills.

The worcestershire beacon is the highest point on the Malvern hills at 425 meters. From a distant you would almost think they would qualify as mountains rather than hills.  Having reached the beacon it was then the long walk back south to the swinebrook carpark.

Being winter and the days short I was in time for the twilight sky over castlemorton before packing up and heading home having walked over 12 miles up and down the Malvern hills.