Sheep Pasture – Pluckley Village loop from Hothfield

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Sheep Pasture – Pluckley Village loop from Hothfield

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Sheep Pasture – Pluckley Village loop from Hothfield

05:34

21.1km

190m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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641 m

Plum Orchards

Highlight • Natural

Walk between different types of fruit. Beautiful to wander between rows and rows of trees full of different types of fruit.

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750 m

Hothfield Common Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Hothfield Common is one of the last remaining heathlands in Kent. Rich in flora and fauna, the nature reserve is a great place for wildlife enthusiasts. You can observe birds including yellowhammers, whitethroat, willow warblers, snipe and linnet, as well as grass snakes, harvest mouse, green tiger beetle, lizards, butterflies, plus lots more. Yellow gorse bushes and purple heather blossoms also make the reserve a very beautiful place to explore.

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2.48 km

St Margaret's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

5.73 km

Sheep Pasture

Highlight • Natural

8.04 km

Worten Wood

Forest

12.0 km

View of Sunrise Over Farmland

Highlight • Viewpoint

15.5 km

Pluckley Village

Highlight • Settlement

In the Guinness Book of Records (1989), Pluckley earned the record for ‘Most Haunted Village in England’ as it reportedly had 12 ghosts. While the record category is no longer used by Guinness, the village remains a hotspot — or coldspot, rather — for fans of everything paranormal. Ghosts aside, the village has a pub that serves food, a shop, accommodation, and a pretty Grade I-listed church.

Some of the ghosts said to haunt the village include: a phantom coach and horses (spotted in several locations); the ghost of a Gypsy woman who drowned in a stream at the Pinnock; the hanging body of a schoolmaster in Dicky Buss’s Lane; the Lady of Rose Court, who poisoned herself in despair over a love triangle; and the Red Lady, who haunts the churchyard.

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18.1 km

Expansive Wheat Fields

Highlight • Natural

The trail goes right through cornfields as far as the eye can see. It's not often you can walk through cornfields. It's also so quiet and without a horde of people.

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18.7 km