John Abbott: I wore shorts when I climbed Watch Croft on an idyllic summer's evening. I was accompanied by my dog (normally a dim-witted creature) who refused to walk through the prickles surrounding the summit. Of course, I had to reach the trig point and so I carried her to the summit which caused puzzlement and amusement to a couple walking on a good path nearby. I was obviously in discomfort and I think they formed their own impression on which of us was the dim-witted creature.
Rob Woodall: Despite being a NT property there's no way across to the summit from the marked bridleway - other than to wade across the dwarf and western gorse - two small but determined species! The prickliest journey I've ever undertaken. To minimise the pain, leave the track about 200 metres S of the house, at SW418353 - the gorse is a bit shorter and there's a semblance of a path. To maximise the effect, do it in shorts and trainers. Nice view.
