Primrose Hill

Significance: Greater London Protected Sightline to St. Paul’s Cathedral and The Palace of Westminster
Member of: N/A
Parent Peak: Haddington Hill (Wendover Woods). NHN = Hampstead Heath
Elevation: 65m
Date “climbed”: December 3rd 2021
Coordinates: 51° 32' 19'' N, 0° 9' 40'' W
Nearest Station: Chalk Farm (Northern Line): 0.8 km
On route of: N/A. The Regents Canal / Jubilee Greenway is 0.5 km to the south
Map: OS Explorer Map (173) London North, The City, West End, Enfield, Ealing, Harrow & Watford
Links: Wikipedia, Peakbagger

I visited Primrose Hill on my day of bagging the Central London Borough High Points. All of those were dull spots on uninspiring roads so although it’s not high Primrose Hill is at least a proper hill view a view. It’s also has protected sighlines to both St Paul’s Cathedral and The Palace of Westminster.

The hill’s name comes from the botanical specimens found on its slopes. We've often seen it written in trivia books that the mound was once known as Greenberry Hill and that, by a stunning coincidence, a high-profile murder was committed on the hill by three men known as Green, Berry and Hill. We suspect it was the other way around, and the hill was briefly dubbed Greenberry Hill as a dark jest after the murder. Source: How London’s Hills Got Their Names).

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