A Day Out on the Malverns

Spending a whole day on the Malvern Hills, it should be possible to walk most of the way along the ridge, and this is what we planned to do 2 weeks ago, with excellent weather forecast. In fact we walked from North Hill to the A 449 which bisects the Malverns by the Malvern Hills Hotel Restaurant, just down the road from Little Malvern at Wynds Point. On the way we walked up all the hills apart from North Hill which had been walked the previous day.
The first Hill was the Worcestershire Beacon, at 425m high, it's the highest point in the county and of course there are fabulous views from up there.

 There's a Toposcope erected in memory of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 up there as well:

We three were photographed in front of the toposcope

and from there we walked along the ridge

We took a detour to look at St Ann's Well where there was a cafe and access to water from the well. It's a lovely spot.

 The writing above the water says:
'Drink of this crystal fountain and praise the loving Lord who from the rocky mountain this living stream out-poured fit emblem of the holy fount that flows from God's eternal mount.'
The tablet was placed by Lady Emily Foley, Lady of Great Malvern Manor in 1892.

From there we walked up and down all the remaining hills : Summer Hill, Perseverance Hill, Jubilee Hill, Pinnacle Hill and Black Hill

 The tracks are well marked, it's not possible to get lost, on the way there we kept to the high ground with fantastic views

 You feel on top of the world walking along the Malvern Hills

 and although there are lots of climbs and descents, it's exhilarating.

 There was rather a lovely bus shelter near Upper Colwall at Wyche cutting.

 Having had a coffee at The Malvern Hills Hotel, we walked back along the lower part of the Hills near the road, although we didn't have the views, it was an easier route home.

 Here's a final photo of the day, we had walked about 16 miles by the end of the day.