A moderately hilly eight mile circular walk from Godden Green, we will head east to cross the road onto Seal Chart. By Redhill Wood, we will turn south-east, following the track past the village of Stone Street, before re-crossing the road and following the path south to Ightham Mote. From there, we will head west along the Greensand Way, passing the car park at One Tree Hill. We will continue following the Greensand Way up Carters Hill and into Knole Park, swinging east again around Knole House to return to our starting point.

A brief history of Knole and Ightham Mote.

Knole is a country house and former archbishop's palace situated within Knole Park, a 1,000-acre park. The current house dates back to the mid-15th century, with major additions in the 16th and, particularly, the early 17th centuries. Its Grade I listing reflects its mix of late-medieval to Stuart structures and particularly its central façade and state rooms. In 2019 an extensive conservation project, "Inspired by Knole", was completed to restore and develop the structures of the buildings and thus help to conserve its important collections. The surrounding deer park has also survived with varying degrees of management in the 400 years since 1600.

Ightham Mote is a medieval moated manor house.  The house is a Grade I listed building, and parts of it are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Originally dating to around 1320, the building is important because it has most of its original features; successive owners effected relatively few changes to the main structure, after the completion of the quadrangle with a new chapel in the 16th century.

Both properties are now owned and maintained by the National Trust and are open to the public.

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