Walking to Hunt Street Farmhouse from The King’s Head — 2.4-Mile Circular via North Downs Way
Hunt Street Farmhouse — a Grade II* listed building 2.4 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Hunt Street Farmhouse is a brick in Crundale, 2.4 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its hall-house. Historic England listed it in 1952.
Walking to Hunt Street Farmhouse — 2.4 miles from Wye
Rated Moderate at 2.4 miles with about 40m of ascent. Allow around 98 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Hunt Street Farmhouse is Grade II* listed — the 1952 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1952
- Parish:
- Crundale
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Hunt Street Farmhouse, Hunt Street
- NHLE entry:
- 1185666 ↗
TR 04 NE CRUNDALE HUNT STREET (west side) 6/28 Hunt Street Farmhouse 13.10.52 GV 11* Hall house. C15 and C17. Timber framed and exposed with plaster infill and painted brick infill to ground floor. Plain tile roof. Two storeys and attic on rubble plinth. First floor end-jettied to left, and jettied to the front to right. Hipped roof with gablets and projecting end stack to left, and large stack to right. Central 2 storey gable, added c. 1595 with decorative framing and pargetted plaster panels on first floor and oversailing gable with carved bargeboards. Irregular fenestra- tion of 4 windows, wood casement, with 2-storey bay window in central gable, and square bay window to right. Linen-fold panelled door in moulded surround to screens passage left, in gabled porch. Interior: although now under 1 roof north-south, the right end bay has an inner roof running west-east. Stack and first floor inserted in hall c. 1595 with 2-storey gable (porch originally initialled to Chapman family and dated 1595). In 1971 a shoe of c. 1605 and ] bushel weight found in niche in chimney – reference to local building superstitions. Formerly known as Cake’s Yoke, since named after Hunte family, tenants in C15. See Igglesden XXXII, and Wye Local History Magazine Autumn 1980. Listing NGR: TR0906848592
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1185666
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1952
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 09068 48592
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 609,068 E / 148,592 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.198276°N, 0.991089°E
- Parish:
- Crundale
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- The Stour Valley Floor
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 0.40 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 2.44 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 98 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 40 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate
Architectural features at Hunt Street Farmhouse
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
The only Grade II* walk in Crundale
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 Lake House from The King’s Head — 2.8-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Eastwell | 2.8 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 Hunt Street Farmhouse — The Stour Valley Floor
The Great Stour winds east through a broad, flat-bottomed valley of alluvium and river terrace gravels. Meadows close to the river are traditionally managed as damp grazing; in summer the banks are hung with willow and the still pools hold mayfly and brown trout. Historic watermills and gauged river stretches survive along the reach — material reminders of the valley’s medieval milling economy. The valley edges rise sharply into the flanking downs on both sides: looking east from Wye, one is reading a landscape section in real time, from chalk-grassland rim to river-meadow floor and up again.
Pubs within 3 miles of Hunt Street Farmhouse
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Compasses open_in_new | 0.4 miles | Sole Street, Crundale, CT4 7ES | CT4 7ES | Canterbury |
| The Tickled Trout open_in_new | 2.4 miles | Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA | TN25 5EA | Ashford |
| The King's Head open_in_new | 2.5 miles | Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA | TN25 5EA | Ashford |
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
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