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27th Mar 2025  14:43  by Multiterrainer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Road was closed off just past the car park due to an accident so had to check with policeman if okay to venture to trigpoint - yes as long as stay in the woods! Trig could easily be missed without the use of OS Maps app.

29th Dec 2024  11:30  by Trigwozza

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Little run around Kingswood as well as very close to car park.

21st Sep 2024  13:06  by slateloose

Gridref: TR 02400 49800   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Same route as others from car park. Nice open woodland, no brambles etc.

17th Apr 2024  10:55  by asbown

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy walk from the car park just up the road, very nice this time of year.

17th Apr 2024  10:55  by The reluctant trigger

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th May 2023  15:59  by Trig Runner

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

In the middle of the woods surrounded by bluebells. Parked in the main carpark and had a nice 4 mile run.

©Trig Runner
©Trig Runner
©Trig Runner
©Trig Runner

25th Apr 2023  12:53  by rowleybirkin

Gridref: TR 02476 49832   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Blends in well with the trees, maybe a suitable candidate for a "white-paint job" like some other pillars have had ? A dry and sunny day but cold for time of year. Plenty of spaces in the main car park, which is the one nearest to the pillar.

Flush bracket

2nd Jul 2022  09:10  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in Kingswood car park, signed from the road as Stour Valley Art Park (something like that). Into woods on west side of the road. No obvious path to the pillar. Wandered about trying to gauge the higher ground which seemed to work. Probably only about 150 metres from the car park but pillar is the same colour as all the tree trunks. Good condition. No views.

Kingswood Flush plate
Kingswood Pillar
Kingswood Pillar, similar to all others over the years

17th Sep 2021  18:37  by VinceTP

Gridref: TR 02477 49825   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Trig ©VinceTP

17th Sep 2021  18:37  by VinceTP

Gridref: TR 02477 49825   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Flush plate ©VinceTP

24th Jul 2021  00:00  by explorer_olway

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found as YOSM 722 whilst walking nearby on the North Downs Way. Parked in nearby car park and made a short walk along the road before entering the wood to find the TP - about 200ft from road.

7th May 2021  12:04  by rowleybirkin

Gridref: TR 02473 49811   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

One of several on this side of the road. We spotted this after we left the wood !
Lots of these little critters up here today; they didn't bother us though.

2nd Oct 2020  15:00  by SurveyorCat

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A bit off the beaten track, and tricky to find among the trees!

©SurveyorCat

23rd Apr 2020  14:20  by rowleybirkin

Gridref: TR 02475 49825   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Main car park fenced off owing to current emergency measures (Covid 19). Quite a few cars occupying available spaces on road verges and occupants nowhere to be seen so precautions working well. Entered forest at TR02593 49834 and walked up track for a short way before turning north-east towards pillar. "Carpet" of bluebells as always at this time of year.

In amongst the trees and bluebells.

27th Dec 2019  18:06  by mountainwanderer

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in the smaller southern car park from the main Kingswood forestry commission car park. Walked SW and managed to find trig -well camouflaged amongst trees.

©mountainwanderer

7th Jun 2019  16:37  by Border Peat

Gridref: TR 02475 49834   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

©Border Peat

13th Nov 2018  09:55  by jonglew

Gridref: TR 02489 49829   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Large woodland car park to NNW, short walk through coppiced woodland. Pillar retains an original centre cap, deeply indented lettering; RHS sight hole open, LHS and rear plugs degrading. No views.

Pillar TP4236©jonglew
Spider TP4236©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP4236©jonglew

4th Jul 2018  14:30  by Tikal

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Amazing location for a Trig Point, how the landscape has changed

23rd Jun 2018  17:14  by DaveSiggy

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Slightly off the path but not a hard find. Car parking nearby.

Flush Bracket ©DaveSiggy
Spider
Pillar

25th Apr 2018  13:30  by rowleybirkin

Gridref: TR 02481 49844   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A good time of year to visit this pillar when the forest floor is carpeted with bluebells, although they always appear to be more prolific on the other side of the wood by the side of the A251. Eastern sight-hole open, western one filled in.

18th Aug 2017  17:10  by gerryu2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked along from the parking. First rain of the day so waterproofs went on. Nice evening walk. Cheers.

18th Aug 2017  17:10  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bagged as YSM0722 Kings Wood. Had to remind myself about this one too, think I'm losing it......had to resort to google earth and a quick look up and down the road! Parked at the FC car park and nipped up the road and into the woods find the trigpoint, so far we'd been very lackadaisical (had to google that word too as couldn't spell it) at looking on cachly to check for nearby caches, we excelled ourselves here and looked it up but couldn't find it, I then widened my search and sure enough there it was! #6 day#1

Kingswood collage
Kingswood and Mrs TJR ©thejackrustles

19th May 2017  11:58  by Thejenkies

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the nearby car park for a short stroll to the pillar. had to pick our way through the bluebells which are looking stunning today. Pillar in amongst trees so no view other than the bluebells. Pillar is mossy but in good condition.

Kingswood Pillar FB ©Thejenkies
Kingswood Pillar ©Thejenkies

28th Apr 2017  14:24  by rowleybirkin

Gridref: TR 02481 44982   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Up here for a visit to Challock Church, diverted here to view the carpet of bluebells in King's Wood. Pillar quite difficult to spot among the tree trunks but in good condition. Sight hole open but some evidence of concrete on the east side.

Flush bracket
In amongst the bluebells A carpet of bluebells and fresh foliage on the trees.
Good condition with some weathering. Very tempted to return here with white paint and brushes !
Looks as good as it did four years ago.

15th Feb 2017  16:31  by pkbathrooms

Gridref: TR 02477 49823   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

in amongst the trees

18th Jun 2016  16:28  by Limitless

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

17th Feb 2016  11:06  by wrose

Gridref: TR 02479 49834   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nothing really to add other than to confirm that it is still there and in good condition.

S4025 Kingswood Pillar.
S4025 Kingswood Flush Bracket.
S4025 Kingswood Plug.

12th Feb 2016  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TR 02480 49825   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st Sep 2015  00:00  by eddyr

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bit of an afternoon cruising and remembered I'd not visited this trig. Right up there in terms of eeriness out of all the trigs I've been to. No view whatsoever. Must have been well coppiced when it was built all those years ago! Parking at the FC car park just up the road.

©eddyr

19th May 2013  16:50  by rowleybirkin

Gridref: TR 02478 49827   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Found this from memory. Walked about 100m from car park entrance in direction of A28/ Wye then turned directly right into woods. The pillar is not far from road and it's just a matter of keeping a good lookout. Trig at this time of year is surrounded by a 'carpet' of bluebells. As far back as I can remember this area has been woodland and the pillar is hidden from view apart from rare periods of coppicing, I certainly never noticed it when I drove past here during my course of work in the 70s. My father must have passed by here over 12,000 times en route to and from his place of work every day.

The pillar
Looking good !

27th Dec 2011  14:45  by Lost Lad

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Third time of asking !! Enlisted the help of my friend, TA Gaz. Now suspect my previous attempts failed because the track I'd taken my bearing from on the map wasn't the track I was actually standing on on the ground. Easiest way to find it is to stand in the entrance of the main car park then head into the wood on a bearing of 144. Not easy to spot the grey concrete pillar against the dark trees unless you are virtually next to it. A good challenge though as I don't go in for this GPS tomfoolery !!

23rd Oct 2011  10:49  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In a dense wood of formerly coppiced beech. Pleased to find it after some searching - you have to get close to spot it.

7th Nov 2010  12:05  by Jim Hawkins

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

In good condition with plug.

12th Sep 2010  14:04  by Arnand

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy parking in nearby car park. Crossed the road & short walk through dark woods led to the pillar. Found with branch laid over top for some reason possibly to show someone directions so moved it to take a picture then put it back (45 degrees to what it was. whoops). vgc with FB & cap

Kingswood cap ©Arnand
Trig branch ©Arnand

26th Dec 2007  14:26  by Glaslyn

Gridref: TR 02470 49820   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Found after short search ,imagine a bit harder in summer .

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

21st Oct 2006  12:45  by mickandshane

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

We parked in the forestry carpark on White Hill. Not too hard to find without GPS (we've had plenty of practise in worse woods than this). Plug with heavily indented lettering.

1st May 2006  15:30  by rowleybirkin

Gridref: TR 02476 49830   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Not too far off road, but one to test your map and compass skills if without GPS. Forestry walks from car park opposite side of road have interesting sculptures

The only extensive view from here !
Plenty of parking space.

14th Nov 2005  15:49  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy to reach, located about 100 meters into the woods, this is one of those that you could completely miss with out GPS. Pillar in good condition.

10th Oct 2005  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

S4025
S4025
S4025

2nd Aug 2005  15:44  by kandd

Gridref: TR 24800 49900   FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

29th May 2005  15:06  by barryhunter

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Not far from the road, and a nice large car park. The GPS worked surprisingly well considering the tree cover. Still has engraved plug. Looks like the moss the prev log talks about has been scraped off?

3rd Apr 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap deep letters, in open wdland c50m SW from start of track

montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

18th Dec 2004  15:30  by minstrelcat

FB Number: S4025  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Found right where it should be in heavy woodland. Good condition except it is rather mossy - due to lack of sunlight probably.

The FB
Amongst the autumn leaves