Walking to Whist House from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish
Whist House — a Grade II* listed building 3.8 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Whist House is a Regency red brick in Non Civil Parish, 3.8 miles from The King’s Head. Historic England listed it in 1951.
Walking to Whist House — 3.8 miles from Wye
Rated Moderate at 3.8 miles with about 80m of ascent. Allow around 150 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Whist House is Grade II* listed — the 1951 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1951
- Last amended:
- 1976
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Whist House, Tannery Lane
- NHLE entry:
- 1299918 ↗
1. 5344 TANNERY LANE (Formerly Tanyard Lane) Whist House TR 04 SW 3/50 24.9.51. II* 2. Dated 1707 in paint above top central window. 2 storeys and attics red brick with grey headers. Steeply pitched hipped old tiled roof with 2 hipped dormers. Heavy wooden modillion eaves cornice. Long and short quoins. Stringcourse. 5 sashes with wide glazing bars intact. Regency wooden blinds to ground floor windows. Doorcase with engaged Doric columns, flat pediment, panelled reveals and door of 8 fielded panels. On the left hand side there is a 2 storey tile hung extension with half-hipped roof. The rear elevation has 2 hipped dormers and 2 sashes. Projecting 1st floor with canted bay supported on 2 cast iron columns. Listing NGR: TR0134542465
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1299918
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1951
- Last amended:
- 1976
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 01345 42465
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 601,345 E / 142,465 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.146026°N, 0.877274°E
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Brook and the Spring-Line Villages
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 3.22 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.76 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 150 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 80 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate
Architectural features at Whist House
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
Listing history of Whist House
-
1951 · first listed
Added to the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*.
-
1976 · designation amended
The listing record was revised 25 years after the original designation.
Other Grade II* walks in Non Civil Parish
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Willesborough Windmill from The King’s Head — 3.3-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.3 miles |
| Walking to Bridge House from The King’s Head — 3.6-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.6 miles |
| Walking to Nightingale House from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.7 miles |
| Walking to Church Of St Mary The Virgin from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.7 miles |
| Walking to The College from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.8 miles |
| Walking to The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.8 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 Whist House — 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.
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
Frequently asked about Whist House
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