Haddington Hill (also called Wendover HillThe Hardys – The UK’s High Points at www.thehardys.org. Accessed on 15 Mar 2013.) is a hill in The Chilterns within the parish of Halton, and the highest point in the English county of Buckinghamshire. On the north-eastern flank is Coombe Hill, not to be confused with another Coombe Hill to the south-west.
Haddington Hill is owned by the Forestry Commission, whose Wendover Woods cover much of the hill. Many tracks run through the forest, and a car park is located near the summit among the trees: the flat summit means the precise location of the highest point is difficult to determine with certainty. However, in the woods to the east of the car park there are a series of large stones bearing the inscription 'The Chiltern Summit'. The stones are surrounded by trees.
Ascents The peak is accessible by road, with a car park near the stone. It is also possible to climb on foot.
SOTA Haddington Hill is known as Wendover Woods for the purposes of Summits On The Air due to its wide activation zone and has a SOTA reference of G/CE-005 SOTLAS website accessed 19/01/2025 https://sotl.as/summits/G/CE-005
Pavis Wood Pavis Wood, the highest point of Hertfordshire, at , is on the eastern ridge of this hill, on the boundary with Buckinghamshire.
Panorama
The following principal hills may be seen from the summit plateau in perfect viewing conditions (distances in miles):
N-NE: Ivinghoe Beacon (6) NE-E: Dunstable Downs (10) SE-S: Box Hill (40), Leith Hill (44), St Martha's Hill (39), Hascombe Hill (44), Hog's Back (38), Black Down (49) S-SW: Gibbet Hill (46), Bricksbury Hill (37), Wheatham Hill (52), Widdenton Park Hill (12) SW-W: Bald Hill (14), Coombe Hill (3), White Horse Hill (39), Boars Hill (25), Shotover Hill (20) W-NW: Wytham Hill (27), Muswell Hill (16), Cutsdean Hill (51), Ebrington Hill (48), Shenlow Hill (39) NW-N: Arbury Hill (38), Borough Hill (38), Honey Hill (45)
See also List of Marilyns in England
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