Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Hurst Farmhouse from The King’s Head — 3.2-Mile Circular via Chilham
Hurst Farmhouse — a Grade I listed building 3.2 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Hurst Farmhouse is a brick in Chilham, 3.2 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its hall-house. Historic England listed it in 1957.
Walking to Hurst Farmhouse — 3.2 miles from Wye
Rated Moderate at 3.2 miles with about 40m of ascent. Allow around 127 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Hurst Farmhouse is Grade I listed — the 1957 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- I
- Listed:
- 1957
- Parish:
- Chilham
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Hurst Farmhouse, Mountain Street
- NHLE entry:
- 1071283 ↗
TR 05 SE CHILHAM MOUNTAIN STREET (south end) 4/20 Hurst Farmhouse 27.11.57 I Hall House. C14 hall with C15 cross wing. Timber framed, close studded to cross-wing, with painted plaster and brick infill, flint plinth, and plain tile roof. C14 range: 2 storey with attic. Large irregular frame, gabled roof with 1 C20 roof light, large ridge stack centre right, and stack to rear right, behind C19 1 window extension. 2 C20 wood casements, 1 either side of C19 4 panelled door to centre right. C15 cross-wing: 2 storeys on basement. First floor jetty on all 3 sides, with moulded dragon posts. Hipped roof with gablet and projecting offset stack to left. 1 wooden casement to each floor, and single light to basement. Entrance: Large C14 or C13 rubble porch in re-entrant angle. Buttressed and repaired in brick, double chamfered arch, mutilated chamfered jambs with possible stiff- leaf capitals. C15 arched plank door. Interior: 2 bay semi-aisled hall of C14 with base-crucks. Arched bracing to screens and dais-end tie beams. Doubled bracing to trusses and scissor trusses. Secondary roof system of C15 date of crown- post collar-purlin roof with moulded cap and base to octagonal crown post. Collar-purlin roof over solar end. Inserted floor over hall, inscribed 1704 on one joist. Large mounted stack, bread ovens and 2 C19 coppers. Listing NGR: TR0665951824
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1071283
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade I
- First listed:
- 1957
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 06659 51824
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 606,659 E / 151,824 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.228179°N, 0.958520°E
- Parish:
- Chilham
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- The Stour Valley Floor
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 2.63 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.17 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 127 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 40 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate
Architectural features at Hurst Farmhouse
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
Other Grade I walks in Chilham
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Chilham Castle Keep And Donkey Wheel from The King’s Head — 4.2-Mile Circular via Chilham | Grade | — | 4.2 miles |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Chilham Castle from The King’s Head — 4.2-Mile Circular via Chilham | Grade | — | 4.2 miles |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 4.3-Mile Circular via Chilham | Grade | — | 4.3 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 Hurst 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 Hurst Farmhouse
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Compasses open_in_new | 2.1 miles | Sole Street, Crundale, CT4 7ES | CT4 7ES | Canterbury |
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
Frequently asked about Hurst Farmhouse
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