There are three paths off of the car park. There’s one right at the bottom end of the lower car park, one about halfway down the car park on the right hand side, and one at the the top of the car park on the main road. We started from the exit by the main road. Once you’re on the path from here, you can take either the second or third right turn, both of which head up the bank. Either of these will bring you to the main path that leads straight up to British Camp Hill Fort. 

As you go along the path towards the summit (also known as the Herefordshire Beacon), there are several interlinking paths criss-crossing the hill that can be explored. These pathways, especially those running around the circumference of the hill, are a reminder of the site’s history. 

It’s unknown exactly when the site was first settled, but the original hill fort that encompassed the summit is thought to have been constructed in either the late Bronze Age or the early Iron Age. The fort was extended in the middle Iron Age to include the spurs to the south and north-east of the Beacon. It was abandoned at some point after the arrival of the Romans, but later became the site of a ringwork and bailey castle in the medieval period. If you’re interested in learning more about the history of the site, you can read the report from the English Heritage archaeological survey here.