Walking to The Hall from The King’s Head — 3.4-Mile Circular via Brabourne
The Hall — a Grade II* listed building 3.4 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
The Hall is a red brick in Brabourne, 3.4 miles from The King’s Head. Historic England listed it in 1952.
Walking to The Hall — 3.4 miles from Wye
Rated Moderate at 3.4 miles with about 80m of ascent. Allow around 135 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why The Hall 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
- Last amended:
- 1989
- Parish:
- Brabourne
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- The Hall, Weekes Lane
- NHLE entry:
- 1232797 ↗
TR 04 SE BRABOURNE WEEKES LANE (east side) 4/38 The Hall (formerly listed 13.10. 52 as The Limes) GV II* House. C17 or earlier, rebuilt early C18. Timber framed and clad with red and blue brick with red brick dressings. Plain tiled roof. Two storeys, attic and basement on plinth of red brick and ragstone. Paired modillion eaves cornice to hipped roof with 2 gabled dormers (and to right return) and 2 stacks to end left. Regular fenestration of 5 glazing bar sashes on first floor and 4 on ground floor, with 4 to basement in segmentally headed surrounds. Central door of 6 raised and fielded panels, the top 2 glazed, with keyed semi-circular fanlight. Doorcase with engaged Tuscan columns, triglyph frieze and open pediment, a late C20 restoration. The cladding of the rear wings, although in similar style and materials, is of a different date. Two rear wings with enclosed court between (with same C17 brickwork, casement window and trap-door reported). Interior: interior of roof area reported arranged in cubicles, either for smuggled goods, or because the house was used as a convalescent. home for London plaque victims (! Igglesden 10, 1913). Heavily timbered and ornamented interior reported. Fine early C18 dog leg and half-landing stair with barley-sugar turned balusters on open string, moulded rail and dado panelling. (See Igglesden, 10, 1913, p.22). Listing NGR: TR0884042546
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1232797
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1952
- Last amended:
- 1989
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 08840 42546
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 608,840 E / 142,546 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.144072°N, 0.984323°E
- Parish:
- Brabourne
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Brook and the Spring-Line Villages
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 3.08 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.37 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 135 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 80 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate
Architectural features at The Hall
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
Listing history of The Hall
-
1952 · first listed
Added to the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*.
-
1989 · designation amended
The listing record was revised 37 years after the original designation.
The only Grade II* walk in Brabourne
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 The Hall — Brook and the Spring-Line Villages
South of the North Downs escarpment, the land around Brook and the adjacent parishes is a quiet band of spring-line settlement where chalk meets gault clay. The villages grew where water came to the surface, and each church in this belt — many Grade I listed and of Norman or earlier origin — occupies one of those spring-heads. Between them the land is a patchwork of sheep pasture, small fields of winter cereals, and hedgerow-enclosed paddocks of yew, hawthorn and blackthorn. The combination of intact medieval churches, surviving ancient hedgerows, and the dramatic backdrop of the downs above is a landscape character that has scarcely changed in 400 years.
Pubs within 3 miles of The Hall
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Honest Miller open_in_new | 1.7 miles | Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF | TN25 5PF | Ashford |
| The Five Bells open_in_new | 1.7 miles | The Street, Brabourne, TN25 5LP | TN25 5LP | 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 The Hall
How far is The Hall from The King's Head?
When did Historic England last amend the The Hall listing?
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