A good starting point is at the southern end of the range, at British Camp (aka Herefordshire Beacon) where there’s a pay and display car park together with the very fine Malvern Hills hotel if you need an overnight stop or a decent meal. The walk up to the top of the Iron Age hill fort at British Camp is steep but has been paved for abundant of the way to handle the big number of visitors. The read from the top is well worth the effort as you’ll see the whole length of the hills, together with much of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Severn valley because it winds its way down to the Bristol estuary.
If you’re feeling energetic, once walking back down from the beacon, you’ll then head north on the rest of hills that gently roll on the top of the ridge until you reach the highest point Worcestershire Beacon at 425 metres (1,394 ft) above sea level. From here it’s just a brief hop and a skip down past St. Ann’s Well and into nice Malvern, where there are many places to rest your legs and top up with food and water.
Explore the city and its fine Abbey, and if you’ve got time head on the road that runs down the side of the hills to Malvern Wells and little Malvern. A visit to the recently renovated Holy Well is also recommended, believed to be the oldest bottling plant in the world, and home to the original Malvern Water.
The area has much more to offer and it’s well worthwhile booking into a local hotel and enjoying a long weekend or a mid-week break, so you’ll explore The Malverns in full.