{"id":"69394e847202e9abd62bd0cb","title":"Chiddingstone Delaware Hever","path":"walks/routes/recommended/chiddingstone-delaware-hever","contentMarkdown":"# Kent Ramblers: Walk 422\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_422.jpg)\n\n## Points of Interest\n\n### Whistlers\n\nAccording to the Historic \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEngland Grade II listing, the farmhouse was probably a \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t15th century hall house with the service end demolished \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tin the late 16th century and replaced by a cross-wing in \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twhich Jacobean fireplaces were later installed and still \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsurvive.\n\n### ChiddingstoneCemetery\n\nThe lych gate and the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t18th or early 19th century roadside wall are Grade II \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlisted.\n\n### North Cottage\n\nRestored Grade \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tII listed cottage from first half of 16th century.\n\n### Withers\n\nGrade II listed fifteenth \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcentury timber-framed building, probably a hall house, \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tonce housing the village laundry. According to the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHistoric England listing, the front has a hung-tile \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfirst floor while the rear shows exposed framing with \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaster infill, so the side facing the path must be the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\trear. The ground floor of red bricks is nineteenth \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcentury infill; the pattern of blue headers (the ends of \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe bricks are exposed) is known as diapering.\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P422a.jpg)\n\nFor more points of interest, \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplease see our Guide to Three River Valley Walks in West \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKent.\n\n### Public Transport\n\nTake the train to Hever Station \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthen start and finish the walk there. Take path on the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tside of the line opposite the buildings and join the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\troute of the walk in a minute or so.\n\nAutomatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_422.htm on 2025-12-11 08:56","contentHtml":"

Kent Ramblers: Walk 422

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Points of Interest

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Whistlers

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According to the Historic \n\t\t\t\t\t\tEngland Grade II listing, the farmhouse was probably a \n\t\t\t\t\t\t15th century hall house with the service end demolished \n\t\t\t\t\t\tin the late 16th century and replaced by a cross-wing in \n\t\t\t\t\t\twhich Jacobean fireplaces were later installed and still \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsurvive.

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ChiddingstoneCemetery

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The lych gate and the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t18th or early 19th century roadside wall are Grade II \n\t\t\t\t\t\tlisted.

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North Cottage

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Restored Grade \n\t\t\t\t\t\tII listed cottage from first half of 16th century.

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Withers

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Grade II listed fifteenth \n\t\t\t\t\t\tcentury timber-framed building, probably a hall house, \n\t\t\t\t\t\tonce housing the village laundry. According to the \n\t\t\t\t\t\tHistoric England listing, the front has a hung-tile \n\t\t\t\t\t\tfirst floor while the rear shows exposed framing with \n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaster infill, so the side facing the path must be the \n\t\t\t\t\t\trear. The ground floor of red bricks is nineteenth \n\t\t\t\t\t\tcentury infill; the pattern of blue headers (the ends of \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe bricks are exposed) is known as diapering.

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For more points of interest, \n\t\t\t\t\t\tplease see our Guide to Three River Valley Walks in West \n\t\t\t\t\t\tKent.

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Public Transport

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Take the train to Hever Station \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthen start and finish the walk there. Take path on the \n\t\t\t\t\t\tside of the line opposite the buildings and join the \n\t\t\t\t\t\troute of the walk in a minute or so.

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