Walking to Mystole Coach House from The King’s Head — 4.9-Mile Circular via Chartham
Mystole Coach House — a Grade II* listed building 4.9 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Mystole Coach House is a red brick in Chartham, 4.9 miles from The King’s Head. Historic England listed it in 1967.
Walking to Mystole Coach House — 4.9 miles from Wye
Rated Challenging at 4.9 miles with about 40m of ascent. Allow around 197 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Mystole Coach House is Grade II* listed — the 1967 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1967
- Parish:
- Chartham
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Mystole Coach House, Mystole
- NHLE entry:
- 1100332 ↗
1. 5273 CHARTHAM MYSTOLE Mystole Coach House TR 05 SE 11/258 30.1.67. II* GV 2. Early C18. Three storeys red brick and grey headers. Hipped tiled roof. Stringcourses. In the centre of the roof is a square turret grooved to resemble masonry and probably faced with wood, with a clock-face, an iron railing above it and, inset within this, a circular cupola containing a bell with a leaden dome and a weather-vane over it. On the ground floor are four coach-houses with elliptical heads, painted keystones and double doors. The central door is now a doorcase with elliptical fanlight and narrow lights in each side of the door. Sun fire plaque. Listing NGR: TR0952053752
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1100332
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1967
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 09505 53706
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 609,505 E / 153,706 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.244039°N, 1.000315°E
- Parish:
- Chartham
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- The Stour Valley Floor
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 2.68 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 4.92 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 197 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 40 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Challenging
Architectural features at Mystole Coach House
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
Buildings listed in the 1960s near Wye
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Bartholomew from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade I | Waltham | 3.7 miles | 1967 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St James from The King’s Head — 4.0-Mile Circular via Elmsted | Grade I | Elmsted | 4.0 miles | 1966 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 4.0-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade I | Westwell | 4.0 miles | 1967 |
| Walking to Spong Farm House from The King’s Head — 4.3-Mile Circular via Elmsted | Grade II* | Elmsted | 4.4 miles | 1966 |
| Walking to Old Leigh Place from The King’s Head — 4.7-Mile Circular via Elmsted | Grade II* | Elmsted | 4.7 miles | 1966 |
The landscape around Mystole Coach House — 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 Mystole Coach House
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Compasses open_in_new | 2.8 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.
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