Circular Walks from The King’s Head
Each walk starts and finishes at The King’s Head, Wye. Distances are round-trip via footpath and the North Downs Way; all buildings are listed by Historic England.
Hero photo: Dylan Moore / Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0
Stats for the catalogue
Walks in scope
57
Grades
24 Grade I
· 33 Grade II*
Distance from Wye
0.4 – 5.0 mi
Listing dates
1951 – 1989
Spanning 20 parishes in the Kent Downs AONB around Wye.
Walks by parish
| Parish | Walks | Grade I | Grade II* | Nearest to Wye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Civil Parish | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3.3 mi |
| Chilham | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.2 mi |
| Brook | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 mi |
| Mersham | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.0 mi |
| Elmsted | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 mi |
| Challock | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 mi |
| Wye with Hinxhill | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 mi |
| Smeeth | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.6 mi |
| Brabourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 mi |
| Godmersham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 mi |
| Hastingleigh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 mi |
| Molash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 mi |
| Waltham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 mi |
| Boughton Aluph | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 mi |
| Chartham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 mi |
| Crundale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 mi |
| Eastwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 mi |
| Sevington with Finberry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 mi |
| Great Chart with Singleton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 mi |
| Westwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 mi |
Grade II*
Church Of St Mary The Virgin
straighten 3.7 mi
timer 147 min location_on Non Civil Parish
Grade I
Church Of St Bartholomew
straighten 3.7 mi
timer 148 min location_on Waltham
Grade II*
Handville Green
straighten 3.7 mi
timer 150 min location_on Waltham
Grade II*
Whist House
straighten 3.8 mi
timer 150 min location_on Non Civil Parish
Grade II*
The College
straighten 3.8 mi
timer 151 min location_on Non Civil Parish
Grade I
Parish Church Of St Mary The Virgin
straighten 3.8 mi
timer 151 min location_on Non Civil Parish
Grade II*
The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall
straighten 3.8 mi
timer 152 min location_on Non Civil Parish
Grade I
Church Of St Peter
straighten 3.8 mi
timer 154 min location_on Molash
Grade I
Church Of St Mary
straighten 3.9 mi
timer 155 min location_on Sevington with Finberry
Grade I
Church Of St James
straighten 4.0 mi
timer 159 min location_on Elmsted
Grade II*
Great Bower Farmhouse
straighten 4.0 mi
timer 160 min location_on Molash
Grade I
Mersham Le Hatch
straighten 4.0 mi
timer 161 min location_on Mersham
Grade I
Church Of St Mary
straighten 4.0 mi
timer 161 min location_on Westwell
Grade I
Chilham Castle Keep And Donkey Wheel
straighten 4.2 mi
timer 167 min location_on Chilham
Grade I
Chilham Castle
straighten 4.2 mi
timer 167 min location_on Chilham
Grade II*
Hubert Fountain
straighten 4.2 mi
timer 168 min location_on Non Civil Parish
Grade II*
Newhouse
straighten 4.3 mi
timer 171 min location_on Mersham
Grade II*
Dean Farm
straighten 4.3 mi
timer 172 min location_on Elmsted
Grade I
Church Of St Mary
straighten 4.3 mi
timer 172 min location_on Chilham
Grade II*
The Vicarage
straighten 4.3 mi
timer 173 min location_on Chilham
Grade II*
Spong Farm House
straighten 4.3 mi
timer 174 min location_on Elmsted
Grade I
Church Of St Mary
straighten 4.4 mi
timer 175 min location_on Brabourne
Grade II*
Great Paddock Farmhouse
straighten 4.5 mi
timer 179 min location_on Challock
Grade I
Church Of St Mary
straighten 4.6 mi
timer 184 min location_on Smeeth