Walking to Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys from The King’s Head — 3.6-Mile Circular via Challock
Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys — a Grade II* listed building 3.6 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys is a red brick in Challock, 3.6 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its jettied. Historic England listed it in 1984.
Walking to Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys — 3.6 miles from Wye
Rated Challenging at 3.6 miles with about 140m of ascent. Allow around 144 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys is Grade II* listed — the 1984 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1984
- Parish:
- Challock
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Laurenden Forstal, Blind Lane
- NHLE entry:
- 1362736 ↗
TR 05 SW CHALLOCK BLIND LANE (south side) Challock Lees 3/15 Nine Chimneys or Laurenden Forstal GV II* Manor House. C17 with C19 wing. Timber framed and clad in red brick and tile hanging, with plain tile roof. 2 projecting wings, that on left entirely C19. Both of 2 storeys, with brick to ground floor. First floor jettied supported on consoles, and tile hung. 3 hips end on to facade, with 2 large stacks of 4 diagonal chimneys to left and 5 to right. Irregular fenestration of C19 and C20 leaded casements, with a shallow bay on ground floor of right wing. Entrance is central open ‘half-timbered’ porch. Interior: the original C17 L-shaped building is substantially complete. Features include a staircase c. 1630, a dog-leg with half-landing, balustraded; large wooden fire-place mantel, with centre piece carved in high relief of bunch of grapes. Entrenched purlin roof.Marked on the map as Laurenden Forstal, its ancient manorial name. Listing NGR: TR0101250478
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1362736
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1984
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 01012 50478
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 601,012 E / 150,478 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.218106°N, 0.876998°E
- Parish:
- Challock
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Crundale and the Western Ridge
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 1.48 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.60 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 144 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 140 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Challenging
Architectural features at Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys
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 Great Paddock Farmhouse from The King’s Head — 4.5-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade | — | 4.5 miles |
Buildings listed in the 1980s near Wye
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Barn With Sheds About 50 Metres West Of Court Lodge from The King’s Head — 1.7-Mile Easy Stroll via Brook | Grade I | Brook | 1.7 miles | 1989 |
| Walking to Troy Town House And Wall from The King’s Head — 1.8-Mile Easy Stroll via Brook | Grade II* | Brook | 1.8 miles | 1988 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 3.2-Mile Circular via Hastingleigh | Grade I | Hastingleigh | 3.2 miles | 1989 |
| Walking to Handville Green from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Waltham | 3.7 miles | 1980 |
| Walking to Dean Farm from The King’s Head — 4.3-Mile Circular via Elmsted | Grade II* | Elmsted | 4.3 miles | 1988 |
The landscape around Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys — 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 Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flying Horse open_in_new | 1.6 miles | Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HH | TN25 4HH | 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 Laurenden Forstal Nine Chimneys
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