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Hanging Hill Summit – Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument loop from Bath Racecourse

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Hanging Hill Summit – Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument loop from Bath Racecourse

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Hanging Hill Summit – Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument loop from Bath Racecourse

01:42

6.42km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.35 km

From Hanging Hill, you get wonderful views that stretch over Bristol to the Severn Estuary and right into the heart of Wales if conditions are clear. A great battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Lansdown, was fought around this area on July 5, 1643.

Tip by

3.07 km

Beech Wood

Forest

3.64 km

Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument

Highlight • Monument

This monument is dedicated to Sir Bevil Grenville, a Royalist commander in the Civil War, who was killed in the Battle of Lansdowne on July 5, 1963. Henry Grenville, Lord Lansdown, erected the monument where his grandfather, Sir Bevil, died. Standing 25 feet (7.6 m) high, it carries an inscription on the south side describing the battle and two poems on the north side. The monument is topped by a griffin bearing the Grenville coat of arms.

Tip by

3.82 km

View of Caterpillar Tracks

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.42 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.95 km

1.77 km

280 m

271 m

121 m

Surfaces

3.95 km

1.00 km

629 m

601 m

201 m

Elevation

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Sunday 5 July

27°C

13°C

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