Walking to Great Paddock Farmhouse from The King’s Head — 4.5-Mile Circular via North Downs Way
Great Paddock Farmhouse — a Grade II* listed building 4.5 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Great Paddock Farmhouse is a red brick in Challock, 4.5 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its gable. Historic England listed it in 1957.
Walking to Great Paddock Farmhouse — 4.5 miles from Wye
Rated Challenging at 4.5 miles with about 140m of ascent. Allow around 179 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Great Paddock Farmhouse is Grade II* listed — the 1957 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1957
- Parish:
- Challock
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Great Paddock Farmhouse, The Paddock
- NHLE entry:
- 1071302 ↗
TR 95 SE CHALLOCK THE PADDOCK (south side) Paddock 2/2 Great Paddock Farmhouse 27.11.57 II* Manorhouse. Early C17 with C19 and C20 alterations. Red brick with plain tile roof. 2 storeys and attic on basement expressed by high weathered plinth; modillion eaves cornice to gabled roof with 2 C20 hipped dormers, and projecting end stacks, with 2 coupled chimneys to left, and 4 octagonal chimneys to right with oversailing moulded heads. A lower hip and pentice to right covers C19 chequered brick extension of 2 storeys. Regular fenestration to main block of 3 C20 wooden mullioned windows,in chamfered brick surrounds with drip moulds over. Central C20 plank door in brick surround with drip mould over. C20 entry to basement to left. C19 extension to right has 3 irregularly placed casement windows. Left and right gable ends: have prominent brick cornices. Interior: timbered partitions between rooms; original staircase, spiral around central decorated newel, opening into square winder in balustraded well. Listing NGR: TQ9916150244
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1071302
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1957
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TQ 99161 50244
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 599,161 E / 150,244 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.216652°N, 0.850398°E
- Parish:
- Challock
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Crundale and the Western Ridge
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 0.92 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 4.48 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 179 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 140 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Challenging
Architectural features at Great Paddock Farmhouse
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
Other Grade II* walks in Challock
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Church Of St Cosmas And St Damian from The King’s Head — 3.1-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade | — | 3.1 miles |
| Walking to Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys from The King’s Head — 3.6-Mile Circular via Challock | Grade | — | 3.6 miles |
Other heritage on the North Downs Way
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Wye Bridge from The King’s Head — 0.4-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.4 miles |
| Walking to Spring Grove And Walled Garden Attached from The King’s Head — 0.8-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.8 miles |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of All Saints from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade I | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles |
| Walking to Boughton Court from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 2.2-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade I | Crundale | 2.2 miles |
| Walking to Hunt Street Farmhouse from The King’s Head — 2.4-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Crundale | 2.4 miles |
Buildings listed in the 1950s near Wye
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Wye Bridge from The King’s Head — 0.4-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.4 miles | 1952 |
| Walking to Spring Grove And Walled Garden Attached from The King’s Head — 0.8-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.8 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of All Saints from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade I | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1957 |
| Walking to Boughton Court from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 1.7-Mile Easy Stroll via Brook | Grade I | Brook | 1.7 miles | 1957 |
The landscape around Great Paddock Farmhouse — Crundale and the Western Ridge
West of Wye the dip-slope climbs towards Crundale, Godmersham and the high ground above the Great Stour. This is wooded downland — pockets of beech hanger and coppice hazel survive on the steeper flanks, interleaved with sheep pasture and long-fallow headlands managed for wild flowers. Country houses of the 17th and 18th centuries (Godmersham Park among them) sit in mature parkland where the hedgerow oaks are old enough to have been saplings when the house was built. Footpaths here are sunken lanes and green roads — often the North Downs Way itself, which threads along the scarp-top before dropping back towards the village.
Pubs within 3 miles of Great Paddock Farmhouse
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flying Horse open_in_new | 2.1 miles | Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HH | TN25 4HH | Ashford |
| The Bowl Inn open_in_new | 3.0 miles | Charing Hill, Charing, TN27 0HG | TN27 0HG | Ashford |
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
Frequently asked about Great Paddock Farmhouse
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