Walking to Lake House from The King’s Head — 2.8-Mile Circular via North Downs Way
Lake House — a Grade II* listed building 2.8 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Lake House is a brick in Eastwell, 2.8 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its hall-house. Historic England listed it in 1952.
Walking to Lake House — 2.8 miles from Wye
Rated Challenging at 2.8 miles with about 140m of ascent. Allow around 113 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Lake House 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:
- Eastwell
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Lake House
- NHLE entry:
- 1362760 ↗
TR 04 NW EASTWELL 5/13 Lake House 13.10.52 GV II* Hall house. Late C13, with C17 roof and C19 windows. Flint and rubble with stone dressings and plain tile roof, brick window surrounds. Upper floor hall plan with staircase. Extension to north. Two storeys, hipped roof, central stack and end right. Irregular fenestration of brick “Dering” windows and C20 doors. West and south fronts each with 2 large brick buttresses. Interior: first floor hall, with 2 blocked arched windows either end, and central hearth, now marked by brick inserted stack. (See R.C.H.M. report, E.W. Parkin, 1968). Listing NGR: TR0101347326
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1362760
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1952
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 01013 47326
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 601,013 E / 147,326 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.189798°N, 0.875248°E
- Parish:
- Eastwell
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Crundale and the Western Ridge
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 0.66 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 2.82 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 113 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 140 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Challenging
Architectural features at Lake House
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 Eastwell
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 Lake House — 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 Lake House
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flying Horse open_in_new | 0.6 miles | Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HH | TN25 4HH | Ashford |
| The King's Head open_in_new | 2.8 miles | Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA | TN25 5EA | Ashford |
| The Tickled Trout open_in_new | 2.9 miles | Upper 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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