Betsom's Hill: Kent County Top

Significance: Highest peak in Kent (Historic CT)
Member of: N/A
Parent Peak: Botley Hill. NHN = Botley Hill
Elevation:
 251m
Date “climbed”: 3rd November 2013
Coordinates:  51°17′18″N 0°03′26″E
Route Start / End: Parking / Bus stop on A233
Route Distance: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Route Elevation Change: +/- 2m
Subsidiary tops on route: None
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched: None
Map: OS Explorer Map (147) Sevenoaks and Tonbridge
Guidebook: The UK's County Tops (Jonny Muir), Walking the County High Points of England (David Bathurst)
Links: Wikipedia (Kent), Wikipedia (Betsom’s Hill), Peakbagger, Hillbagging


I bagged Betsom’s Hill, the high point of the Historic County of Kent, in 2013 as a part of series of quick high-point drive-bys. It’s just over the border with Greater London so it can bagged within a short walk with Westerham Heights, the high point of Greater London. Nothing to see at either high point so do it on the way to much more interesting destinations along the North Downs Ridge.


Red = Betsom’s Hill. Green = Westerham Heights. Actual summits not accessible

Red = Betsom’s Hill. Green = Westerham Heights.

A peak so boring we only took 1 photo

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OTHER HIGH POINT IN Kent

Greater London Borough High Points formerly within Kent